Ted Cruz doubles endorsements from Tennessee lawmakers
Joey Garrison, jgarrison@tennessean.com 12:27 a.m. CST February 2, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz brought his campaign to Nashville Tuesday as part of his “Take-Off with Ted Cruz Country Christmas Tour." Cruz spoke at Rocketown on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)Buy Photo
Ted Cruz, winner of Monday's Republican Iowa caucuses, has doubled his presidential campaign's endorsements from Tennessee state lawmakers to 18.
The Cruz campaign has waited until Tuesday to formally release the updated list of nine new endorsements in the Tennessee legislature, seeking to display momentum after Cruz emerged as the winner in Iowa on Monday night.
Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas who enjoys large evangelical and tea party followings, including in the Tennessee legislature, had already racked up more public endorsements from Tennessee state lawmakers than any other Republican presidential candidate. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is second with eight.
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New Cruz endorsements are Republican Sens. Janice Bowling of Tullahoma; Mark Green of Clarksville; Joey Hensley of Hohenwald; France Nicely of Strawberry Plains; Jim Tracy of Shelbyville, and Reps. Tilman Goins of Morristown; Ron Lollar of Bartlett; Billy Spivey of Lewisburg and Rick Womick of Rockvale.
Previously committed Cruz endorsements from the Tennessee legislature, announced in October, are Republican Reps. Judd Matheny of Tullahoma; Sheila Butt of Columbia; Kelly Keisling of Byrdstown; Mike Sparks of Smyrna; Courtney Rogers of Goodlettsville; Micah Van Huss of Jonesborough; Jerry Sexton of Bean Station; Jay Reedy of Erin and Jason Zachary of Knoxville. .
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The Cruz campaign is also touting that it now has county campaign chairs in all 95 counties in Tennessee. A separate Cruz initiative has been able to identify pastor chairs in all 95 counties.
The Tennessee Republican and Democratic primaries take place March 1. Early voting begins Feb. 10.
Reach Joey Garrison at 615-259-8236 and on Twitter @joeygarrison.
Joey Garrison, jgarrison@tennessean.com 12:27 a.m. CST February 2, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz brought his campaign to Nashville Tuesday as part of his “Take-Off with Ted Cruz Country Christmas Tour." Cruz spoke at Rocketown on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)Buy Photo
Ted Cruz, winner of Monday's Republican Iowa caucuses, has doubled his presidential campaign's endorsements from Tennessee state lawmakers to 18.
The Cruz campaign has waited until Tuesday to formally release the updated list of nine new endorsements in the Tennessee legislature, seeking to display momentum after Cruz emerged as the winner in Iowa on Monday night.
Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas who enjoys large evangelical and tea party followings, including in the Tennessee legislature, had already racked up more public endorsements from Tennessee state lawmakers than any other Republican presidential candidate. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is second with eight.
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New Cruz endorsements are Republican Sens. Janice Bowling of Tullahoma; Mark Green of Clarksville; Joey Hensley of Hohenwald; France Nicely of Strawberry Plains; Jim Tracy of Shelbyville, and Reps. Tilman Goins of Morristown; Ron Lollar of Bartlett; Billy Spivey of Lewisburg and Rick Womick of Rockvale.
Previously committed Cruz endorsements from the Tennessee legislature, announced in October, are Republican Reps. Judd Matheny of Tullahoma; Sheila Butt of Columbia; Kelly Keisling of Byrdstown; Mike Sparks of Smyrna; Courtney Rogers of Goodlettsville; Micah Van Huss of Jonesborough; Jerry Sexton of Bean Station; Jay Reedy of Erin and Jason Zachary of Knoxville. .
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The Cruz campaign is also touting that it now has county campaign chairs in all 95 counties in Tennessee. A separate Cruz initiative has been able to identify pastor chairs in all 95 counties.
The Tennessee Republican and Democratic primaries take place March 1. Early voting begins Feb. 10.
Reach Joey Garrison at 615-259-8236 and on Twitter @joeygarrison.
