Endorsements in the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
	January 3 to July 14, 2012
	January 3 to July 14, 2012
Mitt Romney Rick Santorum	Newt Gingrich Ron Paul
Previous Republican nominee; John McCain;	Republican nominee ; Mitt Romney;

This article is a list of endorsements made by members of the 112th United States Congress and other elected officials during the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. Endorsements of statesmen and celebrities are also important to candidates. Late in the Republican race cycle, Romney toured Israel and Poland after a visit to the London 2012 Olympics. He received the endorsement of former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa,[3] and soon after, the endorsement of actor and Second Amendment proponent Clint Eastwood.[4] The winning of endorsements, also known as the Endorsement Race or Endorsement Derby, is argued to be a vital feature of the United States presidential race and the political party system.

Cumulative endorsements
As of May 7, 2012
Candidate		Endorsement by:			Total
Candidate		Governor	Senate	House	Total
	Jon Huntsman Jr. (withdrawn)	0	0	1	1
	Tim Pawlenty (withdrawn)	0	0	2	2
	Ron Paul	0	0	3	3
	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	0	0	6	6
	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	1	1	9	11
	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	1	0	11	12
	Mitt Romney	19	28	85	132

Tier 1

Former Presidents of the United States

	Former President	Party	State	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
	George H. W. Bush	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	March 28, 2012	41st President of the United States 43rd Vice President of the United States	[5]
	George W. Bush	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	May 15, 2012	43rd President of the United States	[6]

Withdrawn 2012 Republican candidates

Former candidate	Party	State	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Tim Pawlenty	Republican	Minnesota	Mitt Romney	9.12.2011		[7]
Thaddeus McCotter	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	September 22, 2011		[8]
Gary Johnson	Republican/Libertarian	New Mexico	Ron Paul	December 28, 2011	Encouraged support for Paul in Republican primaries, but his own candidacy (Libertarian) in the general election.
Jon Huntsman Jr.	Republican	Utah	Mitt Romney	January 16, 2012		[9]
Herman Cain	Republican	Georgia	Mitt Romney	April 17, 2012	Originally endorsed Newt Gingrich on January 28, 2012[10]	[11]
Rick Perry	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	April 26, 2012	Originally endorsed Newt Gingrich on January 19, 2012[12]	[13]
Michele Bachmann	Republican	Minnesota	Mitt Romney	5.3.2012		[14]
Newt Gingrich	Republican	Georgia	Mitt Romney	5.6.2012		[15]
Rick Santorum	Republican	Pennsylvania	Mitt Romney	5.7.2012		[16]

Current Governors

Governor	Party	State or Territory	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Terry Branstad	Republican	Iowa	Mitt Romney	4.10.2012		[17]
Jan Brewer	Republican	Arizona	Mitt Romney	February 26, 2012		[18]
Sam Brownback	Republican	Kansas	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	September 22, 2011	2008 presidential candidate	[19]
Phil Bryant	Republican	Mississippi	Mitt Romney	3.8.2012		[20]
Eddie Calvo	Republican	Guam	Mitt Romney	3.9.2012		[21]
Chris Christie	Republican	New Jersey	Mitt Romney	10.11.2011		[22]
Mitch Daniels	Republican	Indiana	Mitt Romney	April 18, 2012		[23]
Nathan Deal	Republican	Georgia	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	December 13, 2011		[24]
Benigno Fitial	Republican	Northern Mariana Islands	Mitt Romney	3.9.2012		[25]
Luis Fortuño	Republican	Puerto Rico	Mitt Romney	January 27, 2012		[26]
Bill Haslam	Republican	Tennessee	Mitt Romney	1.11.2012		[27]
Nikki Haley	Republican	South Carolina	Mitt Romney	December 16, 2011		[28]
Dave Heineman	Republican	Nebraska	Mitt Romney	6.10.2011		[29]
Gary Herbert	Republican	Utah	Mitt Romney	February 2, 2012		[30]
Bobby Jindal	Republican	Louisiana	Mitt Romney	4.10.2012	Originally endorsed Rick Perry on 9.12.2011[31]	[32]
Bob McDonnell	Republican	Virginia	Mitt Romney	January 20, 2012		[33]
Butch Otter	Republican	Idaho	Mitt Romney	June 20, 2011		[29]
Rick Perry	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	April 26, 2012	Originally endorsed Newt Gingrich on January 19, 2012[12]	[13]
Brian Sandoval	Republican	Nevada	Mitt Romney	4.11.2012	Originally endorsed Rick Perry on September 13, 2012[34]	[35]
Rick Scott	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney	4.10.2011		[36]
Rick Snyder	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	February 16, 2012		[37]

Current Senators

Senator	Party	State	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Lamar Alexander	Republican	Tennessee	Mitt Romney	February 24, 2012		[38]
Kelly Ayotte	Republican	New Hampshire	Mitt Romney	November 20, 2011		[39]
John Barrasso	Republican	Wyoming	Mitt Romney	April 13, 2012		[40]
Roy Blunt	Republican	Missouri	Mitt Romney	September 20, 2011		[41]
Scott Brown	Republican	Massachusetts	Mitt Romney			[42]
Richard Burr	Republican	North Carolina	Mitt Romney	11.29.11		[43]
Tom Coburn	Republican	Oklahoma	Mitt Romney	3.4.12		[44]
Thad Cochran	Republican	Mississippi	Mitt Romney	10.12.2011		[45]
Mike Enzi	Republican	Wyoming	Mitt Romney	April 13, 2012		[40]
Lindsey Graham	Republican	South Carolina	Mitt Romney	4.10.2011		[36]
Orrin Hatch	Republican	Utah	Mitt Romney	7.6.2011		[46][47]
Dean Heller	Republican	Nevada	Mitt Romney	4.11.2012		[35]
John Hoeven	Republican	North Dakota	Mitt Romney	November 18, 2011		[48]
Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	May 15, 2012		[49]
Jim Inhofe	Republican	Oklahoma	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	August 28, 2011		[50]
Mike Johanns	Republican	Nebraska	Mitt Romney	December 21, 2011		[51]
Ron Johnson	Republican	Wisconsin	Mitt Romney	4.1.2012		[52]
Mark Kirk	Republican	Illinois	Mitt Romney	December 19, 2011		[53]
Jon Kyl	Republican	Arizona	Mitt Romney	April 20, 2012	Minority Whip of the United States Senate	[54]
Mike Lee	Republican	Utah	Mitt Romney	March 26, 2012		[55]
John McCain	Republican	Arizona	Mitt Romney	1.4.2012	2008 Republican presidential nominee	[56]
Mitch McConnell	Republican	Kentucky	Mitt Romney	April 17, 2012	Minority Leader of the United States Senate	[57]
Lisa Murkowski	Republican	Alaska	Mitt Romney	12.2.2011		[58]
Rand Paul	Republican	Kentucky	Mitt Romney	6.7.2012	Originally endorsed his father, Ron Paul[59]	[60]
Rob Portman	Republican	Ohio	Mitt Romney	January 19, 2012		[61]
Jim Risch	Republican	Idaho	Mitt Romney	June 20, 2011		[45]
Marco Rubio	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney	March 28, 2012		[62]
John Thune	Republican	South Dakota	Mitt Romney	November 23, 2011		[63]
Pat Toomey	Republican	Pennsylvania	Mitt Romney	4.10.2012		[64]

Current Representatives

U.S. Representative	Party	State	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Joe Barton	Republican	Texas	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	5.12.2011		[65]
Michael Burgess	Republican	Texas	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)			[66]
Dan Burton	Republican	Indiana	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)			[67]
Trent Franks	Republican	Arizona	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	January 13, 2012	Originally endorsed Michele Bachmann on 12.1.2011[68]	[69]
Phil Gingrey	Republican	Georgia	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	August 26, 2011		[66]
Andrew Harris	Republican	Maryland	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	November 30, 2011		[70]
Jack Kingston	Republican	Georgia	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	May 17, 2011		[71]
Tom Price	Republican	Georgia	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	5.4.2011		[72]
David Rivera	Republican	Florida	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	January 13, 2012		[73]
Austin Scott	Republican	Georgia	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	August 26, 2011		[74]
Lynn Westmoreland	Republican	Georgia	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)			[66]
Richard Hanna	Republican	New York	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	1.8.2012		[75]
Justin Amash	Republican	Michigan	Ron Paul			[66]
Tim Johnson	Republican	Illinois	Ron Paul	March 13, 2012		[76]
Walter Jones	Republican	North Carolina	Ron Paul			[66]
John Kline	Republican	Minnesota	Tim Pawlenty (withdrawn)	2.24.11		[77]
Joe Wilson	Republican	South Carolina	Tim Pawlenty (withdrawn)	6.9.2011		[78]
Mike Coffman	Republican	Colorado	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	October 17, 2011		[79]
John Culberson	Republican	Texas	Rick Perry (withdrawn)			[66]
Sam Graves	Republican	Missouri	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	August 15, 2011		[80]
Jeb Hensarling	Republican	Texas	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	August 25, 2011		[81]
Sam Johnson	Republican	Texas	Rick Perry (withdrawn)			[66]
Kenny Marchant	Republican	Texas	Rick Perry (withdrawn)			[66]
Mike McCaul	Republican	Texas	Rick Perry (withdrawn)			[66]
Mick Mulvaney	Republican	South Carolina	Rick Perry (withdrawn)			[66]
Steve Scalise	Republican	Louisiana	Rick Perry (withdrawn)			[82]
Sandy Adams	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney	January 18, 2012		[83]
Rodney Alexander	Republican	Louisiana	Mitt Romney	10.6.2011		[84]
Mark Amodei	Republican	Nevada	Mitt Romney	October 26, 2011		[85]
Michele Bachmann	Republican	Minnesota	Mitt Romney	5.3.2012		[14]
Spencer Bachus	Republican	Alabama	Mitt Romney	4.11.2012		[86]
Charlie Bass	Republican	New Hampshire	Mitt Romney	November 21, 2011		[39]
Dan Benishek	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	January 20, 2012	Originally endorsed Herman Cain on 11.5.2011[87]	[88]
Judy Biggert	Republican	Illinois	Mitt Romney	10.12.2011		[89]
Brian Bilbray	Republican	California	Mitt Romney	12.6.2011		[90]
Rob Bishop	Republican	Utah	Mitt Romney			[66]
Diane Black	Republican	Tennessee	Mitt Romney	12.5.2011		[91]
John Boehner	Republican	Ohio	Mitt Romney	April 17, 2012	Speaker of the United States House of Representatives	[57]
Jo Bonner	Republican	Alabama	Mitt Romney	4.11.2012		[86]
Mary Bono Mack	Republican	California	Mitt Romney			[66]
Mo Brooks	Republican	Alabama	Mitt Romney	4.11.2012		[86]
Ken Calvert	Republican	California	Mitt Romney	12.6.2011		[90]
Dave Camp	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	December 20, 2011	Chairman of the House Ways And Means Committee	[92]
John Campbell	Republican	California	Mitt Romney			[66]
Eric Cantor	Republican	Virginia	Mitt Romney	3.4.2012	House Majority Leader	[93]
John Carter	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	4.5.2012	Originally endorsed Rick Perry[66]	[94]
Steve Chabot	Republican	Ohio	Mitt Romney	April 18, 2012		[95]
Jason Chaffetz	Republican	Utah	Mitt Romney		Former Campaign Manager for Jon Huntsman's gubernatorial campaign.	[96]
Howard Coble	Republican	North Carolina	Mitt Romney	October 17, 2011		[97]
Mike Conaway	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	January 20, 2012	Originally endorsed Rick Perry[66]	[98]
Ander Crenshaw	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney	June 16, 2011		[99]
Jeff Denham	Republican	California	Mitt Romney	March 27, 2012		[100]
Charlie Dent	Republican	Pennsylvania	Mitt Romney	March 13, 2012		[101]
Scott DesJarlais	Republican	Tennessee	Mitt Romney	3.2.2012		[102]
Mario Díaz-Balart	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney	November 29, 2011		[103]
Robert Dold	Republican	Illinois	Mitt Romney	November 14, 2011		[104]
Jimmy Duncan	Republican	Tennessee	Mitt Romney	12.5.2011		[91]
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	Pennsylvania	Mitt Romney	3.2.2012		[105]
Jeff Flake	Republican	Arizona	Mitt Romney	September 19, 2011		[106]
Virginia Foxx	Republican	North Carolina	Mitt Romney	October 17, 2011		[97]
Jim Gerlach	Republican	Pennsylvania	Mitt Romney			[66]
Kay Granger	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	January 20, 2012		[98]
Timothy Griffin	Republican	Arkansas	Mitt Romney	10.5.2011		[107]
Michael Grimm	Republican	New York	Mitt Romney			[108]
Nan Hayworth	Republican	New York	Mitt Romney			[109]
Joe Heck	Republican	Nevada	Mitt Romney			[66]
Wally Herger	Republican	California	Mitt Romney			[66]
Jaime Herrera Beutler	Republican	Washington	Mitt Romney	2.6.2012		[110]
Bill Huizenga	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney			[66]
Darrell Issa	Republican	California	Mitt Romney		Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee	[46]
Leonard Lance	Republican	New Jersey	Mitt Romney	October 26, 2011		[111]
Steve LaTourette	Republican	Ohio	Mitt Romney	October 26, 2011		[112]
Jerry Lewis	Republican	California	Mitt Romney	12.6.2011		[90]
Billy Long	Republican	Missouri	Mitt Romney			[113]
Cynthia Lummis	Republican	Wyoming	Mitt Romney	November 14, 2011		[114]
Connie Mack IV	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney			[99]
Kevin McCarthy	Republican	California	Mitt Romney	March 26, 2012	Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives	[55]
Thaddeus McCotter	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney			[8]
Patrick McHenry	Republican	North Carolina	Mitt Romney	October 17, 2011		[97]
Howard McKeon	Republican	California	Mitt Romney		Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee	[115]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Republican	Washington	Mitt Romney	12.7.2011		[116]
John Mica	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney		Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	[66]
Candice Miller	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	March 21, 2012	Originally endorsed Rick Perry[117]	[118]
Jeff Miller	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney	October 28, 2011		[119]
Pete Olson	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	January 20, 2012		[98]
Erik Paulsen	Republican	Minnesota	Mitt Romney	January 26, 2012	Originally endorsed Tim Pawlenty[77]	[120]
Dave Reichert	Republican	Washington	Mitt Romney	February 28, 2012		[121]
Jim Renacci	Republican	Ohio	Mitt Romney	October 25, 2011		[122]
Martha Roby	Republican	Alabama	Mitt Romney	4.11.2012		[86]
Phil Roe	Republican	Tennessee	Mitt Romney	12.5.2011		[91]
Hal Rogers	Republican	Kentucky	Mitt Romney	October 17, 2011	Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee	[123]
Mike Rogers	Republican	Alabama	Mitt Romney			[66]
Mike Rogers	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	December 22, 2011		[124]
Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	California	Mitt Romney	December 12, 2011		[125]
Todd Rokita	Republican	Indiana	Mitt Romney	September 23, 2011		[126]
Tom Rooney	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney			[99]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Republican	Florida	Mitt Romney	November 29, 2011		[103]
Paul Ryan	Republican	Wisconsin	Mitt Romney	March 30, 2012	Chairman of the House Budget Committee	[127]
Aaron Schock	Republican	Illinois	Mitt Romney	11.8.2011		[128]
Pete Sessions	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	4.5.2012	Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee	[94]
John Shimkus	Republican	Illinois	Mitt Romney	March 18, 2012		[129]
Bill Shuster	Republican	Pennsylvania	Mitt Romney	March 13, 2012		[101]
Mike Simpson	Republican	Idaho	Mitt Romney			[130]
Lamar Smith	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	October 26, 2011	Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee	[131]
Mac Thornberry	Republican	Texas	Mitt Romney	4.5.2012		[94]
Mike Turner	Republican	Ohio	Mitt Romney	January 17, 2012		[132]
Fred Upton	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	2.8.2012		[133]
Tim Walberg	Republican	Michigan	Mitt Romney	2.8.2012		[133]
Greg Walden	Republican	Oregon	Mitt Romney	October 14, 2011		[134]
Ed Whitfield	Republican	Kentucky	Mitt Romney	October 17, 2011		[123]
Steve Womack	Republican	Arkansas	Mitt Romney	January 19, 2012		[135]
Robert Aderholt	Republican	Alabama	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	February 24, 2012		[136]
Lou Barletta	Republican	Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)			[69][137]
Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	Missouri	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	3.10.2012		[138][139]
Tom Marino	Republican	Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)			[137]
Alan Nunnelee	Republican	Mississippi	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	March 13, 2012		[140]
Glenn Thompson	Republican	Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)			[137]

Tier 2 (State Senators and Representatives)

Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Reference
Senator Nancy Boettger	Republican	Iowa	June 30, 2011	[141]
Senator Mark Chelgren	Republican	Iowa	7.2.2011	[142]
Senator Jack Whitver	Republican	Iowa		[142]
Senator Brad Zaun	Republican	Iowa	June 28, 2011	[142]
Representative Mark Brandenburg	Republican	Iowa	8.9.2011	[143]
Representative Betty De Boef	Republican	Iowa	8.9.2011	[143]

Herman Cain (withdrawn)

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Reference
Senator Joe Hune	Republican	Michigan	November 15, 2011	[144]
Senator Joshua McKoon	Republican	Georgia		[145]
Senator Renee Unterman	Republican	Georgia	11.9.2011	[146]
Representative Larry Ahern	Republican	Florida	September 23, 2011	[147]
Representative J. Michael Ball	Republican	New Hampshire	November 19, 2011	[148]
Representative Charles Brosseau	Republican	New Hampshire	November 19, 2011	[148]
Representative William Condra	Republican	New Hampshire	November 19, 2011	[148]
Representative Rusty Kidd	Independent	Georgia	August 31, 2011	[149]
Representative Billy Maddox	Republican	Georgia	August 31, 2011	[150]
Representative Kevin Reichard	Republican	New Hampshire	November 19, 2011	[148]
Representative Steven Smith	Republican	New Hampshire	September 14, 2011	[151]
Representative Joseph Thomas	Republican	New Hampshire	November 19, 2011	[148]

Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Notes	Reference
Senator Thad Altman	Republican	Florida	1.6.2012		[152]
Senator Randy Feenstra	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Senator Shawn Hamerlinck	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Senator Judson Hill	Republican	Georgia	August 26, 2011		[74]
Senator David Johnson	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Senator Ray Merrick	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012	Former State House Majority Leader	[154]
Senator Jim Norman	Republican	Florida	1.6.2012		[152]
Senator Rob Olson	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012		[154]
Senator Rick Quinn	Republican	South Carolina	January 19, 2012		[155]
Senator James Seymour	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Representative Donald Andolina	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Michael Bileca	Republican	Florida	1.6.2012		[152]
Representative Kenny Bingham	Republican	South Carolina	1.2.2012	State House Majority Leader	[157]
Representative Paulette Braddock	Republican	Georgia	August 26, 2011		[74]
Representative Charles Brosseau	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Anthony Brown	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012		[154]
Representative Josh Byrnes	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Representative Sam Cataldo	Republican	New Hampshire	November 29, 2011	Originally endorsed Herman Cain on November 19, 2011.[148]	[158]
Representative Sharon Cooper	Republican	Georgia	August 26, 2011		[74]
Representative J.C. Daugherty	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Robert Elliott	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Harry Geisinger	Republican	Georgia	August 26, 2011		[74]
Representative Mario Goico	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012		[154]
Representative Chris Hagenow	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Representative Bob Hager	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Representative Bobby Harrell	Republican	South Carolina	January 19, 2012	Speaker of the State House	[159]
Representative Gayle Harrell	Republican	Florida	1.6.2012		[152]
Representative Matt Hatchett	Republican	Georgia	August 26, 2011		[74]
Representative Gregory Hill	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Sean Jerguson	Republican	Georgia	August 26, 2011		[74]
Representative Jeff Kaufmann	Republican	Iowa	December 15, 2011		[153]
Representative Frank Kotowski	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Kathleen Lauer-Rago	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Trent LeDoux	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012		[154]
Representative Deborah Mayfield	Republican	Florida	1.6.2012		[152]
Representative Peter McCoy	Republican	South Carolina	1.2.2012		[160]
Representative William O'Brien	Republican	New Hampshire	December 21, 2011	Speaker of the State House	[161]
Representative William Panek	Republican	New Hampshire	November 29, 2011	Originally endorsed Herman Cain on November 19, 2011.[148]	[158]
Representative Kraig Paulsen	Republican	Iowa	December 21, 2011	Speaker of the State House	[162]
Representative Joseph Pitre	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Larry Powell	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012		[154]
Representative Scott Raecker	Republican	Iowa	December 30, 2011	Chairman of the State House Appropriations Committee	[163]
Representative John Rubin	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012		[154]
Representative Frank Sapareto	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Scott Schwab	Republican	Kansas	February 15, 2012		[154]
Representative Ken Sheffert	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Greg Sorg	Republican	New Hampshire	1.3.2012		[156]
Representative Carlos Trujillo	Republican	Florida	1.6.2012	Originally endorsed Herman Cain[164]	[152]
Representative Joe Wilkinson	Republican	Georgia	August 26, 2011		[74]
Representative Linda Upmeyer	Republican	Iowa	January 25, 2011	State House Majority Leader	[165]

Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Reference
Senator Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff	Republican	Florida	August 17, 2011	[166]
Senator John E. Courson	Republican	South Carolina		[167]
Representative Peter Bolster	Republican	New Hampshire	October 20, 2011	[168]
Representative Julie Brown	Republican	New Hampshire		[169]
Representative Richard Drisko	Republican	New Hampshire	October 20, 2011	[168]
Representative Carolyn Gargasz	Republican	New Hampshire	October 20, 2011	[168]
Representative David Kidder	Republican	New Hampshire	October 20, 2011	[168]
Representative David Knox	Republican	New Hampshire		[170]
Representative Rick Ladd Jr.	Republican	New Hampshire		[170]
Representative Priscilla Lockwood	Republican	New Hampshire	October 20, 2011	[168]
Representative David Robbins	Republican	New Hampshire	October 20, 2011	[168]
Representative Jeff St. Cyr	Republican	New Hampshire		[170]
Representative Adam Schroadter	Republican	New Hampshire		[169]
Representative Jim Waddell	Republican	New Hampshire		[169]

Gary Johnson (withdrawn)

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Reference
Representative Bruce MacMahon	Republican	New Hampshire	10.4.2011	[171]
Representative Brian Seaworth	Republican	New Hampshire	10.4.2011	[171]
Representative Kyle Tasker	Republican	New Hampshire	10.4.2011	[171]

Ron Paul

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Notes	Reference
Senator Lee Bright	Republican	South Carolina	January 17, 2012		[172]
Senator Kevin Bryant	Republican	South Carolina	January 17, 2012		[172]
Senator Tom Davis	Republican	South Carolina	January 15, 2012		[173]
Senator Mike Doherty	Republican	New Jersey	September 26, 2011		[174]
Senator Jim Forsythe	Republican	New Hampshire	6.8.2011		[175]
Senator Nicholas D. Kettle	Republican	Rhode Island			[176]
Senator Shirley McKague	Republican	Idaho			[177]
Senator Monty Pearce	Republican	Idaho	3.2.2012		[178]
Senator Andy Sanborn	Republican	New Hampshire	October 26, 2011		[179]
Senator Kent Sorenson	Republican	Iowa	December 28, 2011	Former Michele Bachmann Iowa state campaign chair	[180]
Senator Danny Verdin	Republican	South Carolina	January 17, 2012		[172]
Senator Ray White	Republican	New Hampshire	December 14, 2011		[181]
Representative Vito Barbieri	Republican	Idaho			[177]
Representative Glen Bradley	Republican	North Carolina			[182]
Representative Jenn Coffey	Republican	New Hampshire			[183]
Representative Tim Comerford	Republican	New Hampshire			[183]
Representative Paul Curtman	Republican	Missouri	February 18, 2012		[184]
Representative Cameron DeJong	Republican	New Hampshire			[185]
Representative Phil Hart	Republican	Idaho	August 16, 2011		[186]
Representative Kyle Jones	Republican	New Hampshire	August 16, 2011		[187]
Representative Laura Jones	Republican	New Hampshire			[183]
Representative George Lambert	Republican	New Hampshire			[185]
Representative Aaron Libby	Republican	Maine	January 28, 2012		[188]
Representative Glen Massie	Republican	Iowa	May 23, 2011		[189]
Representative Donna Mauro	Republican	New Hampshire			[183]
Representative Andrew Manuse	Republican	New Hampshire	10.1.2011		[190]
Representative Paul Mirski	Republican	New Hampshire	7.11.2011		[191]
Representative Keith Murphy	Republican	New Hampshire	November 22, 2011		[192]
Representative Pete Nielsen	Republican	Idaho			[177]
Representative Kim Pearson	Republican	Iowa	6.8.2011		[193]
Representative Joel Robideaux	Republican	Louisiana	January 20, 2012	State House Speaker Pro Tempore	[194]
Representative Jason Schultz	Republican	Iowa			[195]
Representative Tammy Simmons	Republican	New Hampshire			[183]
Representative Norman Tregenza	Republican	New Hampshire			[175]
Representative Lucien Vita	Republican	New Hampshire			[187]
Representative Carol Vita	Republican	New Hampshire			[187]
Representative Mark Warden	Republican	New Hampshire			[183]

Rick Perry (withdrawn)

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Notes	Reference
Senator Don Gaetz	Republican	Florida	August 30, 2011		[196]
Senator Harvey S. Peeler Jr.	Republican	South Carolina		State Senate Majority Leader	[197]
Representative Jeff Brandes	Republican	Florida			[198]
Representative Dean Cannon	Republican	Florida	August 24, 2011	Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives	[199]
Representative Matt Gaetz	Republican	Florida			[198]
Representative Daniel Logue	Republican	California			[200]
Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera	Republican	Florida	September 22, 2011	State House Majority Leader	[201]

Mitt Romney

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Notes	Reference
Senator John C. Andreason	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Steve Bair	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Toni Boucher	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Senator Bert Brackett	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Dean L. Cameron	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Rich Crandall	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Senator Denton Darrington	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Bart Davis	Republican	Idaho	June 20, 2011	State Senate Majority Leader	[205]
Senator Adam Driggs	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Senator Scott Frantz	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Senator Lee Heider	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Brent Hill	Republican	Idaho	June 20, 2011	State Senate President Pro Tempore	[205]
Senator Rick Jones	Republican	Michigan			[133]
Senator Rob Kane	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Senator Shawn Keough	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Steve King	Republican	Colorado	2.6.2012		[206]
Senator Jerry Lewis	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Senator John McComish	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Senator John McKinney	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011	State Senate Minority Leader	[203]
Senator Michael McLachlan	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Senator Dean Mortimer	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator John Proos	Republican	Michigan			[133]
Senator Michele Reagan	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Senator Randy Richardville	Republican	Michigan		State Senate Majority Leader	[133]
Senator Tonya Schuitmaker	Republican	Michigan			[133]
Senator Jeff Siddoway	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Liane Sorenson	Republican	Delaware	October 27, 2011		[207]
Senator Nancy Spence	Republican	Colorado			[208]
Senator John Tippets	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Senator Cam Ward	Republican	Alabama	October 21, 2011		[209]
Senator Jean White	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Senator Chuck Winder	Republican	Idaho	June 20, 2011	Assistant State Senate Majority Leader	[205]
Senator Kevin Witkos	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Representative Cindy Acree	Republican	Colorado			[208]
Representative Mike Alberts	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Representative Eric Anderson	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Cecil Ash	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Linden B. Bateman	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Scott Bedke	Republican	Idaho	June 20, 2011	State House Assistant Majority Leader	[205]
Representative Maxine Bell	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Sharon L. Block	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Jase Bolger	Republican	Michigan		Speaker of the State House	[133]
Representative Kate Brophy	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Larry Cafero	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011	State House Minority Leader	[203]
Representative Heather Carter	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Steve Court	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012	Majority Leader of the State House	[204]
Representative Chris Coutu	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Representative Reed DeMordaunt	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Lawerence Denney	Republican	Idaho	June 20, 2011	Speaker of the State House	[205]
Representative Karen Fann	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Tom Forese	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Bob Gardner	Republican	Colorado	2.6.2012		[210]
Representative Cheri Gerou	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Marc Gibbs	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Janice Giegler	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Representative Doris Goodale	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Jack Harper	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative John Hetherington	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Representative Mike Hubbard	Republican	Alabama	10.5.2011	Speaker of the State House	[211]
Representative Steve Hurst	Republican	Alabama			[211]
Representative Russ Jones	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Peggy Judd	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative John Kavanagh	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Jim Kerr	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Greg Lavelle	Republican	Delaware	October 27, 2011	House Republican Leader	[207]
Representative Larry Liston	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Matt Lori	Republican	Michigan			[133]
Representative Lynn Luker	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Jim Marriott	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Tom Massey	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Janice McGeachin	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Nancy McLain	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Frank McNulty	Republican	Colorado		Speaker of the State House	[208]
Representative Carole Murray	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Aric Nesbitt	Republican	Michigan	2.8.2012		[133]
Representative B.J. Nikkel	Republican	Colorado		State House Majority Whip	[208]
Representative Margaret O'Brien	Republican	Michigan			[133]
Representative Justin Olson	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Mark Ouimet	Republican	Michigan			[133]
Representative Joe Palmer	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Jason Perillo	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Representative Kevin Priola	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Robert Ramirez	Republican	Colorado			[208]
Representative Dell Raybould	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Ken Roberts	Republican	Idaho	June 20, 2011	State House Majority Caucus Chair	[205]
Representative Bob Robson	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative David Scribner	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]
Representative Mack G. Shirley	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative David Smith	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Bert Stevenson	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Spencer Swalm	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Jeff Thompson	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Andy Tobin	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012	Speaker of the State House	[204]
Representative Tom Trail	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Steve Urie	Republican	Arizona	February 2, 2012		[204]
Representative Lesley Vance	Republican	Alabama			[211]
Representative Mark Waller	Republican	Colorado	2.4.2012		[208]
Representative Phil Williams	Republican	Alabama			[211]
Representative Fred Wood	Republican	Idaho	2.8.2012		[202]
Representative Randy Wood	Republican	Alabama			[211]
Representative Terrie Wood	Republican	Connecticut	September 29, 2011		[203]

Rick Santorum (withdrawn)

Senator or Representative	Party	State	Date	Notes	Reference
Senator David Brown	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Chip Campsen	Republican	South Carolina	January 15, 2012		[213]
Senator John Carlson	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Jake Corman	Republican	Pennsylvania	9.6.2011	Senate Appropriations Committee chairman	[214]
Senator Paul Gazelka	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Glenn Grothman	Republican	Wisconsin	March 30, 2012	Senate Assistant Majority Leader	[215]
Senator Dan Hall	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator David Hann	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Gretchen Hoffman	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Ben Kruse	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Jim Luther	Republican	New Hampshire	1.5.2012		[216]
Senator Sean Nienow	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Senator Joseph B. Scarnati	Republican	Pennsylvania	9.6.2011	Senate President Pro Tempore	[214]
Senator David Thompson	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Representative Jason Antosz	Republican	New Hampshire			[217]
Representative Sue DeLemus	Republican	New Hampshire	1.5.2012		[218]
Representative Greg Delleney	Republican	South Carolina	1.12.2012		[219]
Representative Andre Jacque	Republican	Wisconsin	March 30, 2012		[215]
Representative Scott Krug	Republican	Wisconsin	March 30, 2012		[215]
Representative Daniel LeMahieu	Republican	Wisconsin	March 30, 2012		[215]
Representative Mike LeMieur	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Representative Deborah Long	Republican	South Carolina	September 15, 2011		[220]
Representative Joe McDonald	Republican	Minnesota	2.6.2012		[212]
Representative Stephen Nass	Republican	Wisconsin	March 30, 2012		[215]
Representative Jeanine Notter	Republican	New Hampshire	September 21, 2011		[221]
Representative Lenette Peterson	Republican	New Hampshire			[217]
Representative Scott Plakon	Republican	Florida	January 26, 2012	Originally endorsed Herman Cain on September 23, 2011[222]	[223]
Representative Wes Shuler	Republican	New Hampshire	September 21, 2011		[221]
Representative Matt Swank	Republican	New Hampshire			[217]
Representative Evan Wynn	Republican	Wisconsin	March 30, 2012		[215]

Tier 3 (Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities)

Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Notes	Reference
Kelsey Grammer	Republican	Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)	Actor	[224]
Stanley Hubbard	Independent	Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)	CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting, the parent company of Reelz Channel	[225]
Wayne Newton	Republican	Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)	Las Vegas singer	[226]

Herman Cain (withdrawn)

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Notes	Reference
Jack Kimball	Republican	Herman Cain (withdrawn)	Former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party and 2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate	[227]
Dennis Miller		Herman Cain (withdrawn)	Comedian and talk radio host—has since withdrawn his endorsement
Nick Searcy		Herman Cain (withdrawn)	Actor	[228]
Michael D. Steele		Herman Cain (withdrawn)	Retired U.S. Army Colonel	[229]

Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
André Bauer	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	November 28, 2011	Former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina	[230]
Ralph Hudgens	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	August 26, 2011	Georgia Insurance Commissioner	[74]
Lauren “Bubba” McDonald	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	August 26, 2011	Georgia Public Service Commissioner	[74]
Zell Miller	Democrat	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	August 26, 2011	Former Governor and Former U.S. Senator from Georgia	[74]
Chuck Norris	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	January 20, 2012	martial artist and actor	[231]
Allen Olson	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	September 13, 2011	Chairman of the Columbia Tea Party (South Carolina)	[232]
Carl Paladino	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	January 22, 2012	2010 Republican nominee for Governor of New York
Todd Palin	Independent	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	1.9.2012	Husband of former Alaska Governor and 2008 vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party, Sarah Palin	[233]
Sonny Perdue	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	August 26, 2011	Former Governor of Georgia	[234]
Judson Phillips	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	September 26, 2011	Founder of Tea Party Nation	[235]
Michael Reagan	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	January 20, 2012	Former radio host and Republican strategist	[236]
Fred Thompson	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	January 27, 2012	Former U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 2008 presidential candidate	[237]
Stan Wise	Republican	Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	August 26, 2011	Georgia Public Service Commissioner	[74]

Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Jeb Bush Jr.	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	8.10.2011	Son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush	[238]
Mike Campbell	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	May 16, 2011	South Carolina campaign chair for Mike Huckabee's Campaign in 2008, and son of late Governor Carroll Campbell
Jim Cason	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	August 17, 2011	Mayor of Coral Gables, Florida	[166]
Lew Cramer		Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)		President of Utah World Trade Center	[239]
David Currier	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	July 26, 2011	Former New Hampshire State Senator	[170]
Max Eden	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	6.3.2011	Co-founder of "Students for Daniels" which had encouraged Mitch Daniels to run for president in 2012.	[240]
Craig Haffner		Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)		Broadway and television producer	[241]
Michael Knowles	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	6.3.2011	co-founder of "Students for Daniels"	[240]
Stewart Lamprey	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	July 26, 2011	Former New Hampshire state Senate President and former state House Speaker	[242]
John J. Mack		Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)		Former CEO & Chairman of Morgan Stanley	[239]
Henry McMaster	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)		Former Attorney General of South Carolina (2003–2011)	[167]
Ana Navarro	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	8.10.2011	Director of Immigration policy for Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission	[243]
Tom Ridge	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	September 16, 2011	Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security under George W. Bush (2001–2005), former Governor of Pennsylvania, and former Congressman	[244]
Rob Wasinger	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)		Campaign Manager for Sam Brownback's Campaign in 2008
Alan Wilson	Republican	Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)	August 29, 2011	Attorney General of South Carolina and son of United States Representative Joe Wilson	[245]

Ron Paul

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Chuck Baldwin	Republican	Ron Paul		2008 Constitution Party presidential candidate	[246]
Scott Banister		Ron Paul		Entrepreneur, angel investor	[247]
Christopher R. Barron	Republican	Ron Paul		Member of the board of directors and co-founder of GOProud Originally endorsed Herman Cain and Gary Johnson	[248]
Patrick M. Byrne		Ron Paul		CEO of Overstock.com	[249]
Kelly Clarkson		Ron Paul	December 29, 2011	American singer-songwriter and actress; now supports Barack Obama.[250]	[251]
Jerry Doyle		Ron Paul	December 20, 2011	Radio host	[252]
Barry Goldwater Jr.	Republican	Ron Paul		Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th and the 20th district	[253]
Alex Jones	Constitutionalist	Ron Paul	4.11.2011	Radio host, actor, and filmmaker	[254]
KRS-One		Ron Paul		Rapper	[255]
Juliette Lewis		Ron Paul	1.10.2012	American actress and singer	[256]
Barry Manilow		Ron Paul	September 16, 2011	American singer-songwriter; later supported Obama[257]	[258]
Andrew Napolitano	Libertarian	Ron Paul	August 22, 2011	Political and legal analyst	[259]
Prodigy		Ron Paul	May 17, 2011	Rapper	[260]
Dylan Ratigan	Democrat	Ron Paul		Television host	[261]
Paul Craig Roberts	Republican	Ron Paul		Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy	[262]
Joe Rogan		Ron Paul		TV and Radio host	[263]
Jim Rogers		Ron Paul		Investor	[264]
Joe Scarborough	Republican	Ron Paul		Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 1st district	[265]
Michael Scheuer	Republican	Ron Paul		Former Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station from 1996 to 1999, and Special Advisor to the CIA's bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004.	[266]
Nicole Scherzinger	Democratic	Ron Paul		American singer, later endorsed Barack Obama
Peter Schiff	Republican	Ron Paul		CEO of Euro Pacific Capital	[267]
Doug Stanhope	Republican	Ron Paul	May 16, 2011	Stand-up comedian	[268]
John Stossel	Libertarian	Ron Paul	June 30, 2011	Media pundit	[269]
Andrew Sullivan		Ron Paul	December 15, 2011	political writer	[270]
Peter Thiel	Libertarian	Ron Paul		PayPal co-founder	[271]
Vince Vaughn	Republican	Ron Paul		Actor	[272]
Jesse Ventura		Ron Paul		Former governor of Minnesota, TV show host, Navy SEAL and professional wrestler	[273]

Rick Perry (withdrawn)

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Notes	Reference
Dean Cain	Republican	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	Actor known for playing Clark Kent/Superman in the TV Series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	[274]
Ted Cruz	Republican	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	Former Solicitor General of Texas (2003–2008)
Steve Forbes	Republican	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	Businessman, CEO of Forbes, Inc., and 2000 Republican Presidential contender	[275]
Kinky Friedman	Independent	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	Former Independent candidate for Governor of Texas in 2006, country singer, mystery author, and self-proclaimed Jewish cowboy	[276]
James R. Leininger	Republican	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	Entrepreneur and philanthropist	[277]
Van B. Poole	Republican	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	Former chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 1989 to 1993.	[278]
David Wilkins	Republican	Rick Perry (withdrawn)	Former Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives and former Ambassador to Canada	[197]

Mitt Romney

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Robert Bork		Mitt Romney	8.2.2011	Jurist/Former Solicitor General/Author	[279]
Jeb Bush	Republican	Mitt Romney	March 21, 2012	Former Governor of Florida, the son of former President George H. W. Bush, and the younger brother of former President George W. Bush	[280]
Cindy Crawford		Mitt Romney		Supermodel	[281]
John Danforth	Republican	Mitt Romney	12.2.2011	Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former United States Senator from Missouri	[58]
Clint Eastwood	Libertarian	Mitt Romney	8.3.2012	Academy Award-winning Director, Actor, and Former Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. A strong proponent of the Second Amendment and the NRA.	[282]
Carly Fiorina	Republican	Mitt Romney	March 26, 2012	Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2010 Republican California Senatorial nominee.	[283]
Rudy Giuliani	Republican	Mitt Romney	April 23, 2012	Former New York City Mayor and 2008 presidential candidate	[284]
Dan Jansen		Mitt Romney		Retired speed skater	[285]
Brad Little	Republican	Mitt Romney		Lieutenant Governor of Idaho	[286]
Daniel S. Loeb		Mitt Romney		Hedge fund manager; shareholder activist	[287]
Christine O'Donnell	Republican	Mitt Romney	December 13, 2011	Republican Delaware Senatorial nominee in 2008 and 2010.	[288]
Robert Ray	Republican	Mitt Romney	12.2.2011	Former Governor of Iowa	[58]
Nancy Reagan	Republican	Mitt Romney	May 31, 2012	Former First Lady of the United States under President Ronald Reagan	[289]
Donald Trump	Independent	Mitt Romney	February 2, 2012	An American business magnate, television personality and author. Future President of the United States.	[290]
Lech Wałęsa		Mitt Romney	July 31, 2012	Iconic leader and past president of Poland.	[291]
Meg Whitman	Republican	Mitt Romney		2010 Republican nominee for Governor of California, former eBay CEO and current Hewlett-Packard CEO; also a business associate of Romney's at Bain Capital	[292]

Rick Santorum (withdrawn)

Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities	Party	Endorsement	Date	Notes	Reference
Sharron Angle	Republican	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	2.1.2012	Former Nevada state assemblywoman and 2010 Republican Nevada Senatorial nominee.	[293]
Ron Crane	Republican	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	February 14, 2012	Idaho State Treasurer	[294]
Mike DeWine	Republican	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	February 17, 2012	Former Ohio state Senator, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, former U.S. Representative, former U.S. Senator, and current Ohio Attorney General. Originally endorsed Mitt Romney.	[295]
Dave Mustaine		Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	February 14, 2012	Rock star; frontman of the band Megadeth and former guitarist of the band Metallica	[296][297][298][299]
Jane Norton	Republican	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	2.1.2012	Former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado	[300]
Bob Schaffer	Republican	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	2.1.2012	Former U.S. Congressman (R-CO)	[300]
Michael W. Smith	Republican	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	3.12.2012	An American contemporary Christian music artist, 3-time Grammy Award winner and 40-time recipient of the Dove Awards	[301]
Tom Tancredo	Constitutionalist	Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	2.1.2012	Former U.S. Congressman (R-CO), 2008 presidential candidate, and 2010 Colorado gubernatorial candidate. Originally endorsed Herman Cain.[302]	[300]

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Endorsements in the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

Tier 1

Former Presidents of the United States

Withdrawn 2012 Republican candidates

Current Governors

Current Senators

Current Representatives

Tier 2 (State Senators and Representatives)

Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)

Herman Cain (withdrawn)

Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)

Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)

Gary Johnson (withdrawn)

Ron Paul

Rick Perry (withdrawn)

Mitt Romney

Rick Santorum (withdrawn)

Tier 3 (Statesmen, former politicians, and celebrities)

Michele Bachmann (withdrawn)

Herman Cain (withdrawn)

Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)

Jon Huntsman (withdrawn)

Ron Paul

Rick Perry (withdrawn)

Mitt Romney

Rick Santorum (withdrawn)

See also

External links

References