- Sen. Ted Cruz
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Press Release from Cruz for President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Rick Tyler |
News Release | Catherine
Frazier |
August 10, 2015 |
Cruz for President Announces
Mississippi Leadership Team
Sen. Cruz Names Mississippi State Co-Chairs Senator Chris McDaniel and Keith Plunkett
HOUSTON, Texas
– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today announced the beginnings of his
Mississippi Leadership Team, consisting of top Mississippi conservative
activists and current state senators. Led by Co-Chairs State Senator
Chris McDaniel and Keith Plunkett, the group will be in charge of
helping to assemble and grow Sen. Cruz’s grassroots network in
Mississippi in advance of the March 8th primary.
This
Tuesday,
Sen.
Cruz will visit the Magnolia State on his ‘Cruz Country ‘
bus tour to speak at locations across Mississippi, including a “Down
Home Breakfast” at Connie’s Fried Chicken in Tupelo and at Sweet Pea’s
Table in Olive Branch. The events schedule may be found at www.tedcruz.org/cruzcountry.
“Ted
Cruz’s
values
are Mississippi’s values, and Mississippi is essential to
the 2016 primary election process. I understand what it means to be a
strong, principled leader who will fight even when it is not easy to do
so. Ted Cruz is that kind of man,” said State Sen. Chris McDaniel.
“That is why I am so incredibly excited to serve as a Mississippi
Co-Chair for the Cruz campaign. I look forward to spreading Sen. Cruz’s
conservative message and helping elect him to be our next President.”
“I
am
thrilled
to work with such a tenacious group of courageous
conservatives who have shown time and time again that they will
vigorously fight to defend conservative principles,” said Cruz. “I am
honored that they will help help spread my message to all
Mississippians.”
The
Cruz
for President Mississippi Leadership Team includes:
State
Senator
Chris McDaniel, State
Co-Chair,
Taylor Hill
State
Sen.
Chris
McDaniel is the state senator for the 42nd District of
Mississippi. McDaniel leads the United Conservatives Fund, a member-led
state political action committee dedicated to advancing the
conservative movement and electing true conservative candidates.
Keith
Plunkett,
State Co-Chair, Flora
Keith
Plunkett
is
currently the Policy and Communications Director for the
United Conservatives Fund. Throughout his career he has worked on
communications and policy issues with a range of public officials, from
Aldermen to Congressmen, and a variety of businesses, government
agencies, and non-profits. He has served as a board member of several
non-profit, civic, and political organizations.
State
Senator
Melanie Sojourer, Natchez
State
Sen.
Melanie Sojourer represents the 37th
District of Mississippi and is a sixth generation member of Oakwood
Plantation in addition to serving as a community and church volunteer.
Kolby
Busby, Jackson
Kolby
Busby
is currently the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans
Executive Director. Formerly,
he
was
the President for the College Republicans at Jones County Junior
College. Busby has been an activist for a variety of conservative
causes throughout Mississippi.
Laura
Van
Overschelde, Pearl
A
former
nurse
anesthetist for 37 years, Laura Van Overschelde is
currently the Chairwoman of the Mississippi Tea Party and a council
member on the Mississippi Humanities Council.
Brad
Patano, Ocean Springs
Brad
Patano
is
the President of Young Professionals Business Leaders and is
an Executive Committee Member for the United Conservatives Fund. As
a partner in an engineering and architecture firm on the gulf coast,
Brad is all too familiar with the overreach and interference of
government regulation.
Steve
Hopkins,
Southaven
Steve
Hopkins
founded the DeSoto County Conservative Coalition
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