Rick Santorum‘s campaign has been rolling out numerous high profile endorsements at both the national and local levels. Today a list of 30 social conservative leaders who were part of the group of 150 to coalesce around Santorum put out a press release. A few of these names have already been released by the campaign, but many haven’t yet:
Conservatives are the largest ideological bloc in the American electorate. In this election cycle a number of candidates with legitimate claims to conservative support have considered or sought the Republican nomination for President, but this has left the conservative vote divided, empowering those who do not share our views and values. To defeat Barack Obama now is the time for conservatives to rally behind the most electable conservative candidate, and we believe that candidate is former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.
In recognition of Rick Santorum’s character, judgment, and especially his commitment to institute an administration that will govern according to conservative principles, we the undersigned endorse former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum for President of the United States and pledge to advance his candidacy.”
The complete list of endorsers includes:
Cathie Adams, President, Texas Eagle Forum
Gary Bauer, President, American Values
Brian Burch, President, CatholicVote.org Candidate Fund
Tim Busch, Businessman, philanthropist, and attorney
Ken Campbell, California Conservative Leader
Peggy Dau, Special Liaison Representative, Voice of the Martyrs
Penna Dexter, Radio Host and Commentator
James Dobson, Family Talk
Elaine Donnelly, Center for Military Readiness
Tim Echols, Georgia Public Service Commission
Kirk Elliott, Philanthropia, founder and chairman
William J. Estrada, Director, Generation Joshua
Joseph Farah, Editor and Chief Executive Officer, WND.com and WND Books
Robert Fischer, President, Fischer Furniture, Inc
Richard Ford, President, Heritage Alliance
Foster Friess, Friess Associates
Maggie Gallagher, Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
Michael Geer, Family Policy Leader, Harrisburg, PA
Ellen Grigsby, Conservative Leader
Rebecca Hagelin, President, Rebecca Hagelin Communications and Marketing, LLC
Patrick and Toya Hall, Vice President, Guadalupe Radio Network
Jason Jones, Producer of the film “Bella”
Tim LeFever, Chairman of the Board, Capitol Resource Institute
Brad Mattes, Executive Director, Life Issues Institute
William J. Murray, Chairman, Religious Freedom Coalition
Richard Neill, Texas Conservative Leader
Preston Noell III, President, Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.
Pam Olsen, President, Florida Prayer Network
Paul and Nancy Pressler, Justice, TX Court of App (ret)
Penny Pullen, Illinois State Representative 1977-1993, State President, Eagle Forum of Illinois
Jill Stanek, Pro-life activist and blogger
John Stemberger, Florida Family Action
Stacy Taylor, Texas Conservative Leader
Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com
Then a well known name in the home school community, Michael Farris who is a former Virginia Attorney General, Chancellor at Patrick Henry College, and Founder/Chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association had this to say about Santorum:
I want to thank Rick Santorum for his stalwart defense of life, marriage, and the rights of parents. He has made these issues his priority throughout his career. As a fellow homeschooler, he knows how important it is to protect parental rights. That is why I strongly commend Rick Santorum for his support of the Parental Rights Amendment.
Even more noteworthy in light of the South Carolina Primary are the number of South Carolinian conservatives who endorsed Santorum today, such as Lisa Van Riper, a prominent prolife activist in South Carolina. Also seven members of the Palmetto Family Council (the prominent social conservative group in South Carolina) board members publicly backed Santorum, as well as, 10 Upstate Republican leaders (they tend to be more conservative Upstate, more moderate in the Low Country).
Will this help give Santorum a boost? We’ll see. Out of the remaining candidates Santorum likely has the best organization and has spent the most time in the state. Unlike Iowa with a primary that isn’t as much of an advantage as it was going into the Iowa Caucus. We’ll find out tomorrow night where Santorum lands.
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