Romney Campaign Press Release - Mitt Romney Announces Additional Michigan Endorsements

Mitt Romney today announced the endorsements of former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, former Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, and additional members of the Michigan Legislature and Michigan Republican State Committee.

"I am honored to have such overwhelming support from leaders across Michigan," said Mitt Romney. "Michigan has been home to me. I remember when Michigan was the envy of the nation — I look forward to working with these leaders to bring jobs back and restore Michigan's economy."

"Michigan and the rest of the country can't afford four more years of failed policies from President Obama," said former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox. "Mitt Romney is the Republican Party's best chance to defeat President Obama, repeal Obamacare, cut spending, and appoint Supreme Court Justices who respect the Constitution. Conservatives who are concerned about the direction of our country should join our growing Michigan team in supporting Mitt Romney — four more years of President Obama could be devastating for the country."

Announcing his support, former Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop said, "Mitt Romney is a conservative businessman — he knows that Washington can't keep spending more than it takes in and mortgaging our children and grandchildren's future. As governor, he balanced his state's budget every year and turned a $3 billion deficit into a $2 billion rainy day fund. That is the exact leadership we need in the White House. It will take someone with Mitt Romney's lifetime of leadership to bring fiscal sanity back to the federal government."

Elected Officials And Leaders Endorsing Mitt Romney:

State Representative Jeff Farrington

State Representative Deb Shaughnessy

Former State Representative Brian Palmer

Joshua Leatherman, Allegan County Chair

Phillip Goodrich, Ionia County Republican Chair

Juanita Pierman, Oceana County Republican Chair & 2nd District State Committee Member

Rick Shaffer, St. Joseph County Republican Chair

Sandra Hanson, Van Buren County Republican Chair

Allan Filip, 8th District Chairman

John Haggard, 1st District State Committee Member

Paul DeYoung, 6th District State Committee Member

Theresa Stayer, 9th District State Committee Member

Gary Howell, 10th District State Committee Member

Susan Licata Haroutunian, 14th District State Committee Member

Ed Haroutunian

These Individuals Join The Already Released Romney Leadership Team In Michigan:

Attorney General Bill Schuette, Michigan Campaign Chairman

Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, Michigan Campaign Co-Chair

Speaker Jase Bolger, Michigan Campaign Co-Chair

John Rakolta, Jr., National Finance Chairman

G. Scott Romney, National Finance Co-Chair

Saul Anuzis, Republican National Committeeman

State Representative Holly Hughes, Republican National Committeewoman

Ambassador Peter F. Secchia, former Republican National Committeeman

Nancy Danhof, Secretary of the State Board of Education

Melanie Foster, Vice Chair of the Michigan State Board of Trustees

L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive

Congressman Dan Benishek, 1st District

Congressman Bill Huizenga, 2nd District

Congressman Dave Camp, 4th District

Congressman Fred Upton, 6th District

Congressman Tim Walberg, 7th District

Congressman Mike Rogers, 8th District

Congressman Thad McCotter, 11th District

Former Congressman Vern Ehlers

Former Congressman Joe Knollenberg

State Senator Goeff Hansen

State Senator Dave Hildenbrand

State Senator Rick Jones

State Senator Roger Kahn

State Senator Mike Kowall

State Senator Jim Marleau

State Senator John Moolenaar

State Senator John Pappageorge

State Senator Phil Pavlov

State Senator John Proos

State Senator Tonya Schuitmaker

State Representative Jim Stamas, Majority Floor Leader

State Representative Dave Agema

State Representative Jon Bumstead

State Representative Mike Callton

State Representative Kurt Damrow

State Representative Frank Foster

State Representative Joe Haveman

State Representative Gail Haines

State Representative Joe Haveman

State Representative Kurt Heise

State Representative Ken Horn

State Representative Bradford Jacobsen

State Representative Marty Knollenberg

State Representative Eileen Kowall

State Representative Matt Lori

State Representative Greg MacMaster

State Representative Chuck Moss

State Representative Margaret O'Brien

State Representative Mark Ouimet

State Representative Lisa Posthumus-Lyons

State Representative Wayne Schmidt

State Representative John Walsh

State Representative Ken Yonker

State Representative Dale Zorn

Bill Bullard, Oakland County Clerk

John McCullough, Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner

Mike Gingell, Chairman, Oakland County Board of Commissioners

Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski, Former House Majority Floor Leader

Paul Welday, Former Candidate For Congress

Dennis Cowan, Former Chairman, Oakland County Republican Party

Ronna Romney, Former Republican National Committeewoman

Carl Meyer, Treasurer of the Michigan Republican Party

Hank Fuhs, Secretary of the Michigan Republican Party

Linda Lee Tarver, Ethnic Vice Chair of the Michigan Republican Party

Eileen McNeil, Outreach Vice Chair of the Michigan Republican Party

Sarah Ledford, Youth Vice Chair, Michigan Republican Party

Gerry Mason, former Grassroots Vice Chair of the Michigan Republican Party

Scott Greenlee, former Coalitions Vice Chair of the Michigan Republican Party

Matt Hall, former Youth Vice Chair of the Michigan Republican Party

Judy Rapanos, 4th District Chair

Joe Haas, 6th District Chair

Theresa Mungioli, 9th District Chair

Stanley Grot, 10th District Chair

Tom Stroup, 11th District Chair

Linda Birgel, 1st District State Committee Member

Denise Pallarito, 1st District State Committee Member

Joan Runnels, 2nd District State Committee Member & Lake County Chair

Paul Leidig, 2nd District State Committee Member

Andrew Emmitt, 3rd District State Committee Member

Sharon Yentsch, 3rd District State Committee Member

Todd Gambrell, 4th District State Committee Member

Maxine McClelland, 4th District State Committee Member

Gerald Wall, 4th District State Committee Member

Bill Womer, 3rd District State Committee Member

Russell Spencer, 8th District State Committee Member

Mary Stasek, 8th District State Committee Member

Jean Gush, 10th District State Committee Member

Pamela Smith, 10th District State Committee Member

Scott Czasak, 10th District State Committee Member

Martha Snow, 11th District State Committee Member

Victor Cassis, 11th District State Committee Member

Mike Mitchell, 11th District State Committee Member

Deloris Newell, 11th District State Committee Member

Mary Katherine DeCuir, 12th District State Committee Member

Nicola Hawatmeh, 12th District State Committee Member

Julia Michals, 12th District State Committee Member

Richard Cunningham, 13th District State Committee Member

Walter Koppy, 13th District State Committee Member

Mary Treder Lang, 13th District State Committee Member

Torion Bridges, 14th District State Committee Member

Michael Humphries, 15th District State Committee Member

Frankie Middleton, 15th District State Committee Member

Jake Jelsema, Barry County Chair

Aaron Baylis, Bay County Chair

Joe Groff, Clare County Chair

Al Heilman, Kalamazoo County Chair

Michelle O'Neal, Lapeer County Chair

Barbara Van Sickel, Macomb County Chair

Todd Gambrell, Midland County Chair

Kathleen Berden, Sanilac County Chair

Joseph Xuereb, Wayne 11 County Chair