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Press Release from Cruz for President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Alice
Stewart |
News Release | Catherine
Frazier |
March 20, 2016 |
Congressman Matt Salmon Endorses Ted Cruz for President
HOUSTON, Texas – The
Cruz for President campaign announced the endorsement of Congressman
Matt Salmon from Arizona. Salmon represents
Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District. Prior to serving in
Congress, Salmon was
elected
to the Arizona State Senate, where he served from 1991 until
1995. During this time, he served as Assistant Majority Leader
and
Chairman of the Rules Committee. He was first elected to the U.S. House
of Representatives 1994, where he served three terms. In 2012 and 2014,
Arizonans reelected him to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He also served chairman of the Arizona Republican
Party. Salmon is
one of the strongest conservative leaders in Congress. He co-founded
the House Freedom Caucus in 2015. Salmon is
the fourth member of the Arizona delegation supporting Ted Cruz for
President, joining Representatives Gosar, Franks, and Schweikert.
“The 2016 election will be one of the most important of our time,"
said Rep. Salmon.
"The future of our country, our security, and our way of life hang in
the balance. We need a president that understands the myriad of global
security challenges we face from ISIS to Iranian aggression to Russian
and Chinese expansionism. Our next president must recognize, embrace,
and empower the many Americans who have been left behind while the
Obama Administration focused on growing government by sacrificing the
middle class. Our next president must be a warrior for smaller
government, more freedom, opportunity for all Americans, and a
conviction that life, no matter how nascent, must be protected and
celebrated. Ted Cruz is such a warrior. He will fight to keep the
American Dream alive, grow our economy for all Americans, and keep us
safe here at home. I am proud to endorse him for President of the
United States.”
“Matt
is a strong, principled conservative,” said Cruz. “He has consistently
fought for issues that are of the utmost importance to conservatives.
He has stood up against Washington’s burdensome regulations, fought to
repeal Obamacare, and protect our First Amendment liberties. He has
spent his career fighting for the people of Arizona and all Americans.
I am thrilled to have his support and look forward to having his help
coalescing conservatives around our campaign.”
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