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News Release
Sept. 27, 2011
40 Maryland GOP Legislators and Leaders
Endorse Rick Perry for President
BALTIMORE – Forty Maryland Republican legislators and party leaders
today endorsed Gov. Rick Perry for president.
“Rick Perry is the candidate who not only can lead our party to victory
in 2012 – he’s the candidate who will get America working again,” said
State Senator Chris Shank. “With more than a million jobs gained in
Texas on his watch, Gov. Perry’s record proves that the conservative
philosophy works.”
“Rick Perry is a principled conservative who has signed 65 tax cuts,
reduced state spending and stood up to the job-killing regulations of
Washington bureaucrats,” said State Delegate Kelly Schulz. “Gov. Perry
doesn’t just talk about conservative reform, he backs up his words with
actions.”
“I am humbled to have the support of so many Republican lawmakers and
party leaders in Maryland,” said Gov. Rick Perry. “They share my vision
for a stronger America with more jobs, more freedom and less government
intrusion in the lives of our citizens. With their help, we will run a
spirited campaign in Maryland, and in 2012 we’ll get America working
again.”
Gov. Perry has been endorsed by the following Maryland leaders:
- State Senator Chris Shank
- State Delegate Wendell Beitzel
- State Delegate Gail Bates
- State Delegate Kathy Szeliga
- State Delegate Nancy Stocksdale
- State Delegate Kelly Schulz
- State Delegate Justin Ready
- State Delegate Steve Hershey
- Finance Chairman Dick Hug, Bob Ehrlich for Governor, 2002 -2010
- County Councilman Jerry Walker, Anne Arundel County
- Commissioner Evan Slaughenhoupt, Calvert County
- Commissioner Haven Shoemaker, Jr., Carroll County
- Commissioner Doug Howard, Carroll County
- Commissioner Blaine Young, Frederick County
- Former Councilman Mike Christman, City of Annapolis
- Former Commissioner Eric Wargotz, Queen Anne's County
- 2nd Vice President Patt Parker, National Federation of
Republican Women
- 1st Vice Chair Diana Waterman, Maryland State GOP
- Former General Counsel Dirk Haire, Maryland State GOP
- 2nd Vice President Sylvia Darrow, Maryland Federation of
Republican Women
- 3rd Vice President Catie Ravenscroft James, Maryland Federation
of Republican Women
- National Committeeman Trae Lewis, Maryland Young Republicans
- Legal Counsel Jason Rheinstein, Maryland Young Republicans
- Central Committee Member Flora Betro, Howard County
- Central Committee Member Lisa Griffith, Allegany County
- Central Committee Member Debbie Belcher, Anne Arundel County
- Central Committee Member Jeanette Radford, Montgomery County
- Central Committee Member Dwight Patel, Montgomery County
- Central Committee Member Rachel Audi, Prince George's County
- Central Committee Member Alan Rzepkowski, Anne Arundel County
- Central Committee Member Sastry Dhara, Montgomery County
- Central Committee Member John Milden, Montgomery County
- Central Committee Member Joe Collins, Jr., Baltimore City
- Central Committee Member Gary Collins, Baltimore City
- Former Central Committee Member Doug Burkhardt, City of Annapolis
- Former Central Committee Member Brandon Wright, City of Annapolis
- Former Central Committee Member Ruth Umbel, Garrett County
- Former Central Committee Member April Rose, Carroll County
- Board Member Michelle Corkadel, West Anne Arundel County
Republican Club
- Former President Diane Nash Dillon, Chevy Chase Women's
Republican Club
For more information about Gov. Rick Perry’s record, presidential
campaign and plan to get America working again, please visit: www.rickperry.org