PRESS RELEASE from Rick Santorum for President

July 26, 2011

For Immediate Release 

Contact: Matt Beynon
South Carolina TEA Party Leader Endorses Santorum
Fmr. Lt. Governor Candidate Bill Connor Endorses Rick Santorum

Fort Dodge, IA - Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced today that he has received the endorsement of former South Carolina Lt. Governor Candidate, TEA Party leader, and Bronze Star recipient Bill Connor.

 

Bill Connor, former GOP runoff candidate for SC Lt. Governor, will serve as one of the leaders for the Rick Santorum for President campaign's South Carolina National Security team.  As a Lt. Colonel, Bill was the former senior US advisor to the volatile Helmand Province, Afghanistan where he received the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge.  Bill is an attorney and partner of a law firm in his hometown of Orangeburg SC, where he lives with his wife of 20 years and their three children.  Bill also serves as board chairman for Orangeburg Christian Academy and published the book "Articles From War" about his experiences in Afghanistan.  He donates all his proceeds from the book sales to low-tuition Christian schooling in SC as his part of helping the parental choice movement.  As a former TEA Party candidate during his Lt. Governor campaign and as one of the leaders of the South Carolina TEA Party movement, Bill will also serve as an outreach coordinator for the campaign to the numerous TEA Party organizations in the state.

 

"I am honored to receive the endorsement of this true American hero," said Senator Santorum.  "Bill spent a lifetime defending the Constitution at home and overseas.  South Carolina came to know Bill as one of the first "TEA Party" candidates and a sincere, comprehensive conservative.  His endorsement means a great deal and I am honored to stand by his side as we fight for the Constitution."

 

"In taking much time to research candidates and find the true, comprehensive conservative, one candidate clearly stood out, Rick Santorum," said Bill Connor. "I found a consistency in Senator Santorum fighting for conservative ideals and his proven courage to face criticism to do what he saw as right.  At this time in our nation's history, we need a solid fiscal conservative who will not waver on other conservative values like life and marriage.  As someone who has been with the TEA Party from the beginning, I believe Rick Santorum to be the candidate who will fight hardest for the values of that movement.  I am honored to help Senator Santorum become the next President of the United States."


To learn more about former Senator Rick Santorum, please visit
www.RickSantorum.com.

                                               

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