- Sen. Ted Cruz « Press Release on NV Assembly Majority Whip Jim Wheeler Endorsement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Rick Tyler |
News Release | Catherine Frazier |
October 5, 2015 |
NV Assembly Majority Whip Jim Wheeler Endorses Ted Cruz for President
HOUSTON, Texas
- Presidential candidate Ted Cruz today received the endorsement of
Nevada Assembly Majority Whip Jim Wheeler, who had previously endorsed
Scott Walker and served as his state co-chair. This is the most recent
of several endorsements Sen. Cruz has secured from former Walker
supporters, including Nevada Assemblyman and Assistant Majority Floor
Leader Ira Hansen, Nevada Assemblywoman Victoria Dooling, along with
Julianne Thompson, Rachel Little, and Louie Hunter of Georgia and Iowa
State Senator Randy Feenstra.
"I
am thrilled to have Jim join our team in Nevada. His record as a
principled leader and strong, conservative fighter will be invaluable
in our effort to win the Nevada caucuses," Cruz said. "The continued
growth of our ground game in Nevada, as well as the early states and
beyond is a testament to the courageous conservatives all across the
country who are standing up, ready to work together to take our country
back. Their passion reinforces my commitment to continue fighting the
Washington Cartel so we can restore power and opportunity back to the
people."
"While
we as a party have the deepest field I have ever seen running for the
nomination to our highest office, there is one candidate who stands
above the rest in personifying the values I am looking for in a
President - and that is Ted Cruz," Wheeler said. "Ted is willing to
take on the tough fights for what is right. He is willing to look ahead
and see that we can make America even greater than we are. Most
importantly, he will follow the Constitution of the United States. If
we as Americans don’t defend our Constitution, how can we expect it to
defend us?"
Jim
Wheeler was first elected to the Nevada Assembly in 2012 and is serving
his second term, representing District 39 (Douglas, Lyon and Storey
Counties), and is Chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee.
He is former CEO of Powerdyne Automotive Products and is a
veteran of
the U.S. Air Force.
Mr.
Wheeler joins other conservative Nevada legislators who have endorsed
Sen. Ted Cruz, including Victoria Seaman, Michele Fiore, Victoria
Dooling and Ira Hansen, as well as former Nevada Assemblyman Ed
Goedhart.
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