As previously reported, Ted Cruz’s campaign had tapped Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Franklin), as well as Shak Hill and Cynthia Dunbar, to lead their effort in Virginia.
Today, the campaign released quite an impressive list of conservative grassroots leaders and activists that will give the campaign’s ground game some significant heft in the lead-up to the March 1 presidential primary.
Several names on this list are notable, including Sen. Dick Black (R-Loudoun) as a new statewide co-chair, and The Bull Elephant’s own Michael Giere, as well as a slew of party leaders.
The full press release is here. The list of endorsements is below:
Chairman Senator William M. “Bill” Stanley
Majority Whip of the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus
Co-Chair Senator Richard “Dick” Black
Co-Chair Shak Hill
Former candidate for U.S. Senate and United States Air Force veteran combat pilot
Co-Chair Cynthia Dunbar
Board Member of the Virginia First Foundation and former elected member of the Texas State Board of Education and former assistant Professor of Law and Advisor to the Provost of Liberty University
Ken Adams
Chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee, Chairman of the 24th Senate District Republican Committee
Sandra Adams
STAND Executive Assistant, retired missionary, leader with Concerned Women for America
Melvin Adams, Sr.
President, Renewanation
Delegate Mark Berg, MD
Virginia House of Delegates, 29th District, Republican State Central Committee Representative-10th District, Retired Emergency Department physician and Family physician
Don Blake
Chairman and President of the Virginia Christian Alliance
Daniel Bolton
Director of Spiritual Programs, Liberty University
Rick Boyer
Conservative Activist
Timothy Keith Boyer
Past Vice Chairman, 5th Congressional District Republican Committee; Past Chairman, Campbell County Republican Party
Frank Branson
Chilhowie Christian Church
Rick Buchanan
Virginia Tea Party Alliance Vice Chair; Fauquier County Tea Party Patriots; Virginia Vision PAC Vice Chairman
Charles Cooper
Founding Member and Chairman of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
Wayne Cunningham
Prince George County Republican Committee Chairman; Chester Patriots Tea Party Leader
Suzanne Curran
Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee Vice Chairwoman, Western Region; Member, Shenandoah Valley Constitutional Conservatives; Member, Virginia Federation Republican Women
Mark Daughtery
Former Chair of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation; Leader, Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Patriots
Susan Edwards
9th Congressional District State Central Committee Representative, Republican Party of Virginia; Roanoke County Republican Committee, Treasurer & Catawba Magisterial District Chair
Ann Taetzsch Fitzgerald
State Central Committee for the Republican Party of Virginia, Chair of the Legislative District Committee for District 20 of the House of Delegates; former Chair of the Staunton Republican Committee
Reagan George
President of the Virginia Voters Alliance; Former 2nd Vice Chairman, Virginia Tea Party Federation; Founder, Fair Lakes Area Tea Party; Fairfax County Republican Committee Member
Mike Giere
Former Virginia Republican Party State Central Committee Member
John Gress
Event Planner, Covenant Church
Matt Groves
President, Fauquier County Young Republicans Club
Donna Hamilton
Virginians for Quality Healthcare Research Director and former Executive Director
Kathy Hayden
Virginia RNC Committeewoman
Anita Hile
Henrico County Tea Party Leadership, Secretary of the Virginia Tea Party Federation
Mark Hile
Henrico County Tea Party Leadership
Ringo Lanzetti
Small Business Owner
Shayam Menon
Falls Church City Republican Committee; former Secretary of the Indian American Republican Council
Delegate Brenda Pogge
Virginia House of Delegates, 96th District
Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond
The Reformed Bible Church
Alec Sackett
Virginia Student State Director; Vice President of Liberty University Young Americans for Freedom
Chris Shores
Founding Board Member of the Virginia First Foundation; Virginia Republican Party State Central Committee Member
Nancy Smith
Virginia Grassroots Activists; Former Elections Chair for the Virginia Federation of Tea Party Patriots; Owner of We rVirginia, LLC
Pastor Ken Sparks
Grace Baptist Church
Dan Thompson
Former The Family Foundation Vice President- Advancement
Pastor Buddy Thompson
Senior Pastor, Life Church, Virginia
Ashley Traficant
Liberty University Campus Coordinator
Anh Tu Do
Business Women and Conservative Activist
Steve Waters
Founding Board Member of the Virginia First Foundation and Grassroots Director
Dean Welty
Founder and Director, Valley Family Forum
Zachary Werrell
Conservative activists and former Campaign Manager, Dave Brat for Congress
James Willis
Montgomery County Republican Party Communications Committee Chairman
John Wood
Liberty University Campus Coordinator
Waverly Woods
Hampton Roads Tea Party Chair; Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation Events Chair; Former Dave Brat for Congress organizer
