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Perry Campaign Press Release - 40 Maryland GOP Legislators and Leaders Endorse Rick Perry for President

September 27, 2011

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 Senator J.B. Jennings
  • 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
  • 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

Rick Perry, Perry Campaign Press Release - 40 Maryland GOP Legislators and Leaders Endorse Rick Perry for President Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/297764

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