30 Key Leaders Swing Support to Cruz Camp

Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced Monday night the endorsements of more than 30 key Ohio leaders, including clergy, elected officials and activists representing thousands of Ohio voters.

“I am thrilled to announce such outstanding endorsements from Ohio leaders,” he said. “These are some of Ohio’s top conservative leaders and they add to our incredible list of courageous conservatives from all across the Buckeye State.”

As of Monday, more than three dozen pastors have also endorsed Ted Cruz in Ohio. More than 200 county leaders are organizing for Cruz on the ground in Ohio, with at least one in each of the state’s 88 counties. Those endorsements include:

• Cleveland Right to Life
• Ohio Conservatives United
• Citizens for Community Values Action (CCV Action)
• Cuyahoga Valley Republicans
• State Representative Andy Thompson, District 95
• Phil Burress
  Chairman of Citizens for Community Values Action
• Molly Smith
  President of Cleveland Right to Life
• Lori Viars
  Board Member of Conservative Republican Leadership Committee
• Diane Stover
  Founder of NE Ohio Values Voters
• Linda Theis
  President of Ohio ProLife Action
• Linda Harvey
  Founder of Mission America
• Bobbi Radeck
  Former State Director, Concerned Women for America
• Crystal Gurry
  Former Legislative Liaison, Concerned Women for America
• Former State Representative Diana Fessler
  Public Policy Analyst
• Pastor JC Church
  Senior Pastor, Victory in Truth Ministries
• Ed Sitter
  Executive Director, Greater Toledo Right To Life
• Barbara Burkard
  Miami Valley Citizens Informed
• Sue Hardenbergh
  Co-Leader of Anderson Tea Party in S.W. Ohio
• Joseph Platt, Esq.
  Board Member of Family First
• Joan Loebker
  Former V.P. of Greater Cincinnati Right To Life
• Debbie Smith
  President of Warren County Right To Life
• Councilman Don Prince
  Mason City Councilman & former Warren Co. Republican Central Committee Chairman
• Pastor Bruce Moore
  Warren County Republican Executive Committee member
• Candice Keller
  Butler County Republican Central Committee member
• T.J. Honerlaw
  Warren County Republican Executive Committee member 
• Denver Sallee
  President of Lake County Right to Life; V.P. of Geauga Co. TEA Party  
• Pastor Tim Throckmorton
  Senior Pastor, Crossroads Church in Circleville OH
• Jeannine Jones
  Secretary of Cleveland Right to Life; Member of Ohio Right to Life PAC
• Marlene Johnson
  Greene County Republican Central Committee Member
• Annette Kocka
  Convention of The States Ohio District Chair 6
• Bob Lattimer
  State Board of Eagle Forum of Ohio
• Lois Arconti
  Precinct Chair
• Benjamin Mutti
  Spokesman, Richland Community Family Coalition
• Bonnie Kaufman
  Conservative Activist

“Ted Cruz has a consistent track record of supporting pro-family values,” said Burress, a leader in Ohio’s initiative to protect natural marriage. “He is the leader we need to defend and protect our God-given rights.”