PRESS RELEASE from Rick Santorum for President


October 19, 2011
For Immediate Release 
Contact: Matt Beynon

NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSERVATIVE LEGISLATORS JOIN THE FIGHT WITH SANTORUM
Additional New Hampshire State Legislators Endorse Rick Santorum for President

Verona, PA - Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced today that his campaign has received the endorsements of New Hampshire State Senator Fenton Groen (R-Rochester), State Representative John McDonnell (R-Chichester/Pembroke), and State Representative John Sedensky (R-Hampstead). This brings the total New Hampshire state legislative endorsements received by the Santorum for President campaign to 14.

 

Senator Santorum said: "I am honored to have the endorsement of this esteemed group of New Hampshire conservatives. Fenton, John, and John understand the great hurdles facing our nation and what it will take to return to our founding principles. I am excited to work with each of them as we move closer to the First-in-the-Nation Primary and build the team necessary to emerge victorious."

 

State Senator Groen said: "Senator Santorum has not only focused his campaign on earning Granite State votes, but he has made it a priority to value our votes themselves. As a small business owner myself, I can attest that Senator Santorum 'gets it' and knows what it will take to get our economy back on track. That is why I am proud to offer my endorsement of Senator Santorum's campaign and I commit to working with him and his campaign to win the New Hampshire primary."

 

State Representative McDonnell said: "I am pleased to endorse Senator Santorum for President. I am excited to begin working with Senator Santorum's campaign and join his business advisory team to help them on to victory in our First-in-the-Nation primary."

 

State Representative Sedensky said: "I am proud to endorse Rick Santorum's candidacy for President today because of his commitment to New Hampshire values and his commitment to our vote. Senator Santorum shares our belief in the freedoms that makes America great and he has the experience necessary to lead our nation forward. I look forward to working with his campaign to win our kick-off primary."

 

State Senator Fenton Groen has more than 38 years of finance and management experience in small business, currently owning and operating Groen Builders, Inc. - a commercial and residential construction company specializing in energy efficient buildings. Groen is a long-standing leader in his community, serving in leadership positions at his church and on a local private school board. Groen has been married for 40 years to his wife Shirley, and they are the proud parents of seven grown children and the grandparents of six grandchildren.

 

State Representative John McDonnell currently represents Chichester & Pembroke in the New Hampshire state legislature. A former combat veteran of the Vietnam War, McDonnell is a retired small business owner and will serve as a member of Senator Santorum's New Hampshire Business Advisory Board.

 

State Representative John Sedensky is the Vice Chairman of the State House's Pension Reform Committee, also serving on the State House's Labor Committee. Sedesky is a veteran of the Korean War and is a well-known leader in his community - serving as a member of the Knights of Columbus, the National Rifle Association, and is the former Dean of Newbury College in the greater-Boston area. Sedesky has been married for 25 years.

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

                                               

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