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Press Release from Cruz for President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Rick Tyler |
News Release | Catherine Frazier |
October 26, 2015 |
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Named Texas Chairman of Cruz for President
Cruz Adds Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton, Six Former Perry Supporters and Texas Business Leaders to Texas Leadership Team
HOUSTON,
Texas
–
Today
at his national campaign headquarters in Houston, presidential
candidate Ted Cruz named Lt. Governor Dan Patrick his Texas Chairman
for the Cruz for President campaign. Texas Railroad
Commissioner Ryan
Sitton, a statewide elected official, will join Railroad Commissioner
David Porter as Texas Co-Chair of the Cruz for President campaign. In
addition, six major financial supporters of former Gov. Rick Perry’s
joined Cruz’s National Finance Team.
With today’s announcement, the Cruz for President campaign has secured
a significant number of key Texas endorsements, including three
statewide elected officials, 41 state lawmakers (more than a third of
the GOP delegation), and six Congressmen, indicating the strength of
the Cruz organization and deep support across his home state.
Texas
holds its primary on March 1, when 155 delegates will be awarded.
“It is a tremendous honor for me that Dan has accepted the Texas
Chairmanship of my campaign,” said Cruz. “Dan is a conservative
warrior. He knows and loves Texas and understands how important
the
Lone Star State is to winning the nomination.”
Six major Texas business leaders, who were helping lead the Perry
finance team, have agreed to serve on the Cruz National Finance
Committee:
· Darwin Deason of Dallas, Chairman of
Deason Capital Services
· Doug Deason of Dallas, the son of
Darwin, and Chairman and CEO of Deason Capital Services
· Brint Ryan of Dallas, Chairman and CEO
of Ryan Industries Inc.
· Lee Roy and Tandy Mitchell of Dallas –
Lee Roy is the Chairman of the Board of Cinemark
· Jim Lee of Houston, President of
Ascendant Advisors, LLC
“Rick Perry was a great governor for the State of Texas,” said Ted
Cruz. “These six Texas business leaders who supported the
governor
speak to the kind of man Perry is. I am humbled and honored to
have
their support and the support from major business leaders across the
state of Texas.”
“We as a group wanted to stay together to support a true conservative
candidate for president - one who will stand up for and defend the
Constitution. We did our research and concluded unanimously that
Ted
Cruz, who went to DC and did what he promised Texans he would do, has
the best chance of winning the Republican nomination and the general
election next year,” said Darwin Deason. “We are proud to support
him.”
The Cruz campaign had had enormous success raising money from Texas
donors. To date it has raised more than $10.9 million from Texas,
considerably more than any other candidate in the race. With the
welcomed additions to Cruz’s National Finance Team, it will only
continue to grow. Cruz, a top-tier national fundraiser, finished
the
third quarter reporting $13.8 million, the most cash on hand of any of
the Republican candidate for president.
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