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RELEASE: Romney announces Texas Endorsements
Today, Mitt Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC announced the endorsement of the following 10 candidates in Texas and that it is contributing a total of $32,500 to their individual campaign committees:
Governor Rick Perry: Texas Governor Rick Perry is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, please visit www.rickperry.org.
Representative John Carter: Representative John Carter currently represents the 31st Congressional District of Texas and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.johncarterforcongress.com.
Representative Mike Conaway: Representative Mike Conaway currently represents the 11th Congressional District of Texas and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.mikeconaway.com.
Representative Kay Granger: Representative Kay Granger currently represents the 12th Congressional District of Texas and is running for reelection. For more information about her and her campaign, visit www.kaygranger.com.
Representative Sam Johnson: Representative Sam Johnson currently represents the 3rd Congressional District of Texas and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.samjohnsonforcongress.com.
Representative Pete Olson: Representative Pete Olson currently represents the 22nd Congressional District of Texas and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.olsonforcongress.com.
Representative Pete Sessions: Representative Pete Sessions currently represents the 32nd Congressional District of Texas and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.petesessions.com.
Representative Lamar Smith: Lamar Smith currently represents the 21st Congressional District of Texas and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.texansforlamarsmith.com.
Francisco “Quico” Canseco: A successful businessman and philanthropist, Francisco “Quico” Canseco is now running to represent the 23rd Congressional District of Texas. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.cansecoforcongress.com.
Bill Flores: A successful businessman and philanthropist, Bill Flores is now running to represent the 17th Congressional District of Texas. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.billfloresforcongress.com.
The PAC also announced that it has sent Perry a $10,000 contribution toward his gubernatorial campaign, and that it is sending Carter, Conaway, Granger, Johnson, Olson, Sessions, Smith, Canseco, and Flores each a $2,500 general election contribution toward their respective Congressional campaigns.
“Texans are fortunate to have so many strong Republican candidates running for office who will work to turn around our economy by cutting wasteful spending, keeping taxes low, and fostering job creation. By electing fiscally-conservative leaders who will say no to higher taxes, higher spending, and higher debt, we will get our economy back on track,” said Romney.
These Texas endorsements are another in a series of state rollouts of the PAC’s 2010 endorsements, which are aimed at electing conservative candidates who will work to lower taxes and spending, restore commonsense principles to healthcare and get our economy moving again. As part of this program, Romney’s PAC also has announced endorsements in Ohio, Missouri, California, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Nevada, Illinois, and Georgia.