This is a list of prominent individuals and organizations that voiced their endorsement of Ted Cruz as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 United States presidential election.
U.S. governors
Incumbent Greg Abbott, Texas Phil Bryant, Mississippi Eddie Calvo, Guam Nikki Haley, South CarolinaSvitek, Patrick. Cruz Wins Support of Former Rubio Backers in Texas, Texas Tribune, March 16, 2016. (previously endorsed Marco Rubio) Gary Herbert, Utah Mike Pence, Indiana (eventual running mate of Donald Trump) Scott Walker, Wisconsin; 2016 presidential candidate
Former Jeb Bush, Florida; 2016 presidential candidate Rick Perry, Texas; 2012 and 2016 presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Massachusetts; Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2012 ("Mr. Romney’s vote in Utah, where he owns a house in Holladay, is not an endorsement, his allies stressed. Rather, it is part of his effort to unite the Republican Party around an alternative to Mr. Trump." per The New York Times) Mark Sanford, South Carolina; also U.S. representative from South Carolina 1995–2001 and 2013–2019 Pete Wilson, California
U.S. senators
Current Cory Gardner, Colorado (previously endorsed Marco Rubio) Lindsey Graham, South Carolina; 2016 presidential candidate (previously endorsed Jeb Bush) Mike Lee, Utah Jim Risch, Idaho (previously endorsed Marco Rubio) Ben Sasse, Nebraska Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania (previously endorsed Marco Rubio)
Former Phil Gramm, Texas (previously endorsed Marco Rubio) Bob Smith, New Hampshire; 2000 presidential candidate Pete Wilson, California
Executive branch officials John S. Herrington, 5th United States Secretary of Energy (1985–1989)
U.S. representatives
Current Justin Amash, Representative from Michigan (previously endorsed Rand Paul) Brian Babin, Representative from Texas Jim Bridenstine, Representative from Oklahoma Mo Brooks, Representative from Alabama Ken Buck, Representative from Colorado Michael C. Burgess, Representative from Texas John Culberson, Representative from Texas Jeff Duncan, Representative from South Carolina Trent Franks, Representative from Arizona Louie Gohmert, Representative from Texas Paul Gosar, Representative from Arizona Sam Graves, Representative from Missouri Glenn Grothman, Representative from Wisconsin Jeb Hensarling, Representative from Texas Jody Hice, Representative from Georgia Tim Huelskamp, Representative from Kansas Sam Johnson, Representative from Texas Steve King, Representative from Iowa Doug Lamborn, Representative from Colorado Mia Love, Representative from Utah (previously endorsed Marco Rubio) Tom McClintock, Representative from California Mark Meadows, Representative from North Carolina Alex Mooney, Representative from West Virginia John Ratcliffe, Representative from Texas Reid Ribble, Representative from Wisconsin (previously endorsed Marco Rubio) Dana Rohrabacher, Representative from California Matt Salmon, Representative from Arizona David Schweikert, Representative from Arizona Ann Wagner, Representative from Missouri Randy Weber, Representative from Texas Roger Williams, Representative from Texas
Former Bob Barr, Representative from Georgia; also Libertarian nominee in 2008 Paul Broun, Representative from Georgia David Davis, Representative from Tennessee Jack Kingston, Representative from Georgia Jim Ryun, Representative from Kansas Tom Tancredo, Representative from Colorado; also presidential candidate in 2008
Republican National Committee members Saul Anuzis, chair of MI GOP (2005–2009) Ellen Barrosse (DE), Melody Potter (WV), and Carolyn McLarty (OK), leaders of the Conservative Steering Committee of the Republican National Committee Tina Benkiser, chair of TX GOP (2003–2009) Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia Richard Cebra, chair of ME GOP (2012–2013) Giovanni Cicione, former chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party Tirso del Junco, former California Republican Party Chairman Will Deschamps, former Montana Republican Party Chairman Kathy Hayden, Republican National Committeewoman from Virginia Jack Kimball, former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee Willis Lee, former Hawaii Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring, chair of CA GOP (2007–2011) Dr. Jim Pelura, former chairman, Maryland Republican Party 2006–2009. Barry Peterson, former chairman of the Idaho Republican Party Mike Schroeder, California Republican Party Chairman (1997–1999) Norm Semanko, chair of ID GOP (2008–2012)
Statewide officials
Kirk Bushman, Montana Public Service Commissioner Patricia Dillon Cafferata, former Nevada State Treasurer Charlie Condon, former South Carolina Attorney General Spencer Cox, Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2013-2021) Ron Crane, Idaho State Treasurer Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General of Virginia and President of Senate Conservatives Fund David Dewhurst, former lieutenant governor of Texas Scott Gessler, former secretary of state of Colorado Ralph Hudgens, Georgia Insurance Commissioner Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General (2015-2019) Mark Martin, Arkansas Secretary of State Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (2015-present) David J. Porter, Texas Railroad Commissioner Matt Schultz, former secretary of state of Iowa Ryan Sitton, Texas Railroad Commissioner Don Stenberg, Treasurer of Nebraska George Strake Jr., former secretary of state of Texas Wayne W. Williams, Secretary of State of Colorado
State legislators
: Shay Shelnutt, state senator
Joe Markley, state senator
Elbert Guillory, state senator (former)
James J. Lyons Jr., state representative
Michael Patrick Carroll, Assemblyman
: David Storobin, state senator (former)
Andy Thompson, state representative
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Jan Goldsmith, San Diego City Attorney Diane Harkey, Member of the California State Board of Equalization Steve Lonegan, former Mayor of Bogota, New Jersey Michelle Park Steel, Orange County Supervisor
International political figures
Cory Bernardi, Australian Senator (Liberal Party) Oskar Jarle Grimstad, Norwegian MP (Progress Party) Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish MEP, leader of KORWiN Trevor Loudon (ACT New Zealand), New Zealand-born anti-communist commentator Louise Mensch, former British MP (Conservative Party), author and political commentator Kenneth Svendsen, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)
Businesspeople
Neil Bush, son of George H. W. Bush; brother of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush Darwin Deason, founder of Affiliated Computer Services Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard; 2016 presidential candidate; also Cruz's VP candidateLivingston, Abby. Carly Fiorina endorse Ted Cruz for President, Texas Tribune, March 9, 2016. Charles Foster, chairman of Foster LLP Cary M. Maguire, president of energy companies Robert Mercer, hedge fund manager Toby Neugebauer, shale and fracking private equity Richard Uihlein, manufacturing Kelcy Warren, chairman and chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric (also author/speaker) Dan and Farris Wilks, founders of Wilks Masonry
Celebrities, commentators, and activists
Newspapers and magazines
National Review, semi-monthly magazine The New York Sun, daily newspaper based in New York City
Organizations
American Conservative Party (United States) California Republican Assembly CatholicVote Club for Growth Georgia Right to Life Gun Owners of America National Federation of Republican Assemblies National Organization for Marriage National Right to Life Committee Secure America Now Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Texas Patriots PAC Young Conservatives of Texas
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