In a final push to win Indiana, Sen. Ted Cruz released a list of 188 Indiana campaign leaders and 55 faith leader endorsements highlighting his Friday statement that the Hoosier State will decide the Republican primary.
The Cruz team touted having “at least one chair in every county across the state of Indiana” as it released the leadership team names.
Cruz and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump have been neck-and-neck in polls as they vie for the state’s 57 Republican delegates in Tuesday’s primary contest. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is campaigning for Cruz while basketball coaching legend Bobby Knight advocates for Trump.
Pence is featured in a new radio ad running in Indiana, entitled “Pence.” It begins: “I see Ted Cruz as a principled conservative who’s dedicated his career to advocating the Reagan agenda and I’m pleased to support him.”
The Cruz campaign is also running two statewide television ads comparing Trump to Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
A RealClearPolitics average of several polls gives Trump a 4.1 point advantage over Cruz. Two other recent polls run in contrast to one another, one putting Trump up 15 points over Cruz, another putting Cruz up 16 points over Trump.
Shelly Blankenbaker, Cruz’s grassroots coordinator for the ninth district of Indiana said of the Cruz team in Indiana, “This incredible team has led the grassroots efforts in every corner of the state.”
Ron Johnson, Executive Director of the Indiana Pastors’ Alliance is spreading the message to vote for Cruz, “I’ve let my congregation know of my personal and public endorsement for Ted Cruz, and I have contacted all the pastors I know, encouraging them to join me in supporting Ted Cruz.”
Cathie Humbarger, Vice President of Indiana Right to Life said, “For those of us who have invested our lives in fighting for the civil rights issue of our day, this is our moment. A vote for Ted Cruz is a vote for women and the unborn!”
Cruz’s extensive list of 35 current and former elected officials and 153 county campaign chairs according to the Cruz campaign:
Indiana Leadership Team
Senator Brandt Hershman, Majority Floor Leader
Senator Jeff Raatz
Senator Dennis Kruse
Senator Travis Holdman
Senator Scott Schneider
Representative Matthew Lehman, Majority Floor Leader
Representative Mike Speedy
Representative Dale Devon
Representative Tim Brown, M.D.
Representative Timothy Wesco
Representative Don Lehe
Representative Bob Cherry
Representative Wes Culver
Representative Bob Heaton
Thomas M. Fisher- Indiana Solicitor General
Cindy Noe- Former Indiana State Representative
Mayor Joe McGuinness- Mayor of Franklin
Russell Willis- Madison County GOP Chairman
Brian Baird- Johnson County Commission and GOP Chairman
Linda Spartz- Hamilton County GOP Vice Chairman
William Price- Boone County Tea Party
Diana Freeman- Boone County Tea Party
Joan Billman- Greencastle Defenders of Liberty
Fred Glynn- Hamilton County Councilman
Curt Smith- President of the Indiana Family Institute
Jamey Noel- Clark County Sheriff
Michael Nielsen- Boone County Sheriff
Pastor Eric Turner
Kurt and Kristin Luidhardt
Alex Azar
Tom Wheeler
Jackie Bennett
Nick Dugan
Joy Pullman
Tim Rushenberg
Indiana County Leadership
Brent Arnold- Adams County
Jeff Brasseur- Allen County
Tug Pierson- Allen County
John Crawford- Allen County
Chris Barnekov- Allen County
Scott Bardakjy- Bartholomew County
Sandra Tabert- Benton County
Jerry Christman- Blackford County
Brian Wolf- Boone County
James Kirkpatrick- Boone County
Valerie Swack- Boone County
Jackie Rhoton- Boone County
William Hastings- Brown County
Josh Plue- Carroll County
John Rhoades- Cass County
Shelly Blankenbaker- Clark County
Monty Snelling- Clark County
Judith Balzano- Clay County
Larry Moss- Clay County
Julie Plue- Clinton County
Deb Plue- Clinton County
R. Whitney Timberlake- Crawford County
Aaron Aldred- Daviess County
Judith Howard- Dearborn County
Charles Hocker- Decatur County
Margaret Jean Johannigman- Decatur County
John Kruse- DeKalb County
Tara Lilly- DeKalb County
Chuck East- Delaware County
Angela Engelberth- Dubois County
Brent Myers- Dubois County
Pam Rothi- Elkhart County
Jason Woods- Fayette County
Joshua Durstine- Fayette County
Terri Rumpf- Floyd County
Kelly Thieneman- Floyd County
Jessica Viana- Floyd County
Deanna Truitt- Floyd County
Steve Allen- Fountain County
Ken Brock- Franklin County
Troy Mikesell- Fulton County
Kerry Overton- Gibson County
Kevin Schafer- Gibson County
Michael Jones- Grant County
Steve Whitlock- Grant County
William Oricks- Greene County
Jerel Clanney- Greene County
James Swick- Hamilton County
Mary Ann Cole- Hamilton County
Mary Ann Parilla- Hamilton County
Bryan Fisher- Hancock County
Wayland Casey Lakes- Hancock County
Brad DeVore- Harrison County
Briana Howe- Hendricks County
Tim Rushenberg- Hendricks County
Gregory Dean Ferguson- Hendricks County
Maria Biddle- Henry County
Karen Heinlein- Howard County
Corey Lee Eppard- Huntington County
Adrian Ford- Huntington County
Jpaul Biehl- Huntington County
Larry Carmichael- Jackson County
Angela Barnes- Jasper County
Cheryl Warran- Jasper County
David Haines- Jay County
Dwayne May- Jefferson County
Eric Jarboe- Jennings County
Joshua Burrows- Johnson County
Troy Tyson- Johnson County
Brett Bobe- Knox County
Cody Bobe- Knox County
Bryant Smith- Knox County
Teresa Kay Martin- Kosciusko County
Debra Spencer- Kosciusko County
Ted Westafer- Kosciusko County
Leon Lehman- LaGrange County
Cynthia Binkley- LaGrange County
Mike Bennett- Lake County
Scotty Robertson- LaPorte County
Gina Pridemore- Lawrence County
Arlene Price- Madison County
Damon Hood- Marion County
Christopher Schuman- Marion County
Chela Baer- Marshall County
James Edwards- Martin County
Larry Oden- Miami County
Janis Nye- Miami County
James Lederle- Miami County
Matthew Shute- Monroe County
Robert Hall- Monroe County
Ryan Walters- Montgomery County
Daniel Elliott- Morgan County
Tina Turner- Morgan County
Bob Phillips- Morgan County
Deanna Nymeyer- Newton County
Sarah Carlson- Newton County
Neal Johnson- Noble County
Cheryl Johnson- Noble County
Amy Beckett- Ohio County
Patton Busick- Orange County
Chuck Hess- Owen County
Hannah Brandon- Owen County
Bill Webster- Parke County
Teresa Eubank- Perry County
Elijah Parker- Pike County
Jacob Huseman- Porter County
Russell Powell- Posey County
Levi Messer- Pulaski County
Seth Amos- Putnam County
Amy Beckett- Randolph County
J.D. Prescott- Randolph County
Doris Preston- Randolph County
Patricia Carson- Ripley County
Lewis Land- Rush County
Philip Newhouse- Rush County
William Ohstrom- Scott County
Gina Lemasters- Shelby County
Rebecca Tichenor- Spencer County
Larry Groves- Spencer County
Wanda Toler- Spencer County
Jason Toler- Spencer County
Robert Wheeler- St. Joseph County
Stuart Wolfarth- St. Joseph County
Leslie Howard- Redweik Starke County
Seirra Bowman- Steuben County
Don Bowman- Steuben County
Sherwood Kelley- Sullivan County
Tim Leigh- Sullivan County
James Rush- Switzerland County
Derrek Staley- Tippecanoe County
Jordan Kessler- Tippecanoe County
Alan Baumgartner- Tipton County
Sherry Eubanks- Union County
David Elliott Short- Vanderburgh County
Russ Pogue- Vanderburgh County
Tim Ryocum- Vermillion County
Darian Lindsay- Vermillion County
Lowell Eck Jr.- Vigo County
Lucia Trexler- Vigo County
Johnny Vaughn- Vigo County
Sherry Eubanks- Union County
Jimmy Starr- Wabash County
William Crone- Warren County
Laura Thompson- Warrick County
Sandra Bedan- Washington County
Marcelle Sams- Wayne County
Richard Galloway- Wayne County
Judi Sonnigsen- Wells County
Ed Ferguson- Wells County
Karen Hall- White County
Tina Elliott-Longacre- Whitley County
Kimberly Wilcoxson- Whitley County
Chris Martin- Whitley County
Cruz’s list of 55 Indiana clergy and pro-family endorsements include:
Pastor Brent Arnold, The Local Church
Kevin Baird, Field Director, Indiana Pastors’ Alliance
Pastor Peter Baugh, Dayspring Baptist Church
Josh Bertsch, Youth Minister, Trinity Evangelical Church, pro-life activist
Pastor Daniel Binkley, Senior Pastor, North Manchester Missionary Church
Monica Boyer, President, Indiana Liberty Coalition
Pastor Garry Brackett, Executive Pastor, Grace Assembly of God
Pastor Wendell Brane, Trinity Evangelical Church
Pastor Timothy Bushong, Trinity Evangelical Church
Pastor Jerel Clanney, Victory Baptist Church
Micah Clark, Executive Director, American Family Association of Indiana
Pastor Jim Decamp, Retired Army Chaplain
Pastor Larry Delon, Smyrna Missionary Baptist
Elder Thomas Dettmer, Trinity Evangelical Church
Pastor Bob Dickey, Good Hope Baptist Church
Pastor Ron Garner, Bethel Church
Pastor Lawrence Gember, St. James Lutheran Church
Pastor Ed Groover, Bible Baptist Church
Pastor Curtis Hall, Maranatha Baptist Church
Pastor Kent Harting, Jamesville UME
Cathie Humbarger, Executive Director, Allen County Right to Life, Vice President, Indiana Right to Life
Dr. Ronald Johnson, Executive Director, Indiana Pastors’ Alliance, Senior Pastor, Living Stones Church
Steven Jones, President, Missionary Church Inc.
Pastor John Jordon, First Baptist Church
Minister Gerald Kelley
Pastor Brian Kemp, First Baptist Church Kentland
Debbie Ketron, Director of Government Affairs, Indiana Association of Home Educators
Pastor Johnny Kincaid
David Lantz, Former State Director, Indiana Christian Coalition, author, public speaker
Pastor Eddie Lapina, First Baptist Church of Hammond
Ryan McCann, Director of Operations, Indiana Family Institute
Pastor Donald Meyer, Church of the Nazarene
Pastor Timothy Morbitzer, Victory Christian Fellowship
Pastor Randall Morris, Shadeland Baptist Church
Pastor Scott Mosley, Grace Christian Church of Albion
Elder John Nelson, Trinity Evangelical Church
Pastor John Nichols, Senior Pastor, Victory Independent Baptist Church
Pastor Jason Oxendine, Executive Pastor, Heartland Christian Center
Minister David Parry, Church of God
Evangelist Andrew Phipps, Author and Speaker
Pastor Andy Price, BBB Church
Pastor Russell Reahard, South Pleasant U.M. Church
Pastor Kevin Scott Robertson, Mill Creek Baptist Church
Pastor Anthony Robles, Harvest Time Bible Church
Pastor Jerry Ross, Blessed Hope Baptist Church
Edward Russ, President, Faith Music Missions
Pastor Stephen Russ, Boeke Road Baptist Church
Dr. Peter Scaer, Professor, Concordia Theological Seminary
Pastor Rick Smail, New Life Church
Curt Smith, President, Indiana Family Institute
Pastor Wallace Thornton, Independent Nazarene Church
Eric Turner, Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Indiana House of Representatives, Associate Trainer, Equip
Charles Ware, President, Crossroads Bible College
State Representative Timothy Wesco, Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church
Minister Alan Wojtrowiak, Former Pastor, Victory Christian Fellowship
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