Who’s Endorsed Ron Paul? (Full and Updated List)
Political parties
Press
- The Daily Iowan[94]
- The Littleton Courier (New Hampshire) [95]
- Berlin Reporter (New Hampshire) [95]
- Coos County Democrat (New Hampshire) [95]
OrganizationsIowa
New York
- Tea Party Coalition of Western New York[97]
- Allegany County Tea Party of New York[98]
- Buffalo Liberty Tea Party of New York[98]
- Monroe County Tea Party of New York[98]
- Ontario County Tea Party of New York[98]
- Steuben County Tea Party of New York[98]
Party officialsDemocratic Party officials
- Lynn Rudmin Chong, former Democratic chair of Belknap County in New Hampshire[99]
Republican Party officials
- Cory Adams, Republican chairman of Story County in Iowa[100]
- Josh Davenport, Republican co-chair of Clay County in Iowa[101]
- David Fischer, member of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee[102]
- Heath Hill, former Republican chairman of Story County in Iowa[103]
- Drew Ivers, member of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee[102]
- Jeremiah Johnson, member of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee[96]
- James Mills, member of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee[102]
- A.J. Spiker, member of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee and former Republican chairman of Story County[103]
- Kris Thiessen, Republican chair of Clay County in Iowa[101]
Current U.S. Senators and Congresspeople
- Justin Amash, Representative from Michigan[104]
- Walter B. Jones, Representative from North Carolina[105]
- Rand Paul, son and Senator from Kentucky[106]
Governors
- Jesse Ventura, Former Governor of Minnesota, TV show host, Navy SEAL and professional wrestler[107][108]
- Gary Johnson, Former Governor of New Mexico. Johnson’s endorsement is for the GOP primary only, as Johnson is currently running as a Libertarian.[109]
New Hampshire
- Jim Forsythe, New Hampshire State Senator[110]
- Andy Sanborn, New Hampshire State Senator[111]
- Ray White, New Hampshire State Senator[112]
- Anne Cartwright, New Hampshire State Representative (Cheshire, District 2)[113]
- Jenn Coffey, New Hampshire State Representative (Merrimack, District 6)[114]
- Seth Cohn, New Hampshire State Representative (Merrimack, District 6)
- Tim Comerford, New Hampshire State Representative[114]
- Guy Comtois, New Hampshire State Representative (Belknap, District 5)
- Cameron DeJong, New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 9)[110]
- Phil Greazzo, New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 17) and Manchester Ward 10 Alderman[115]
- J.R. Hoell, New Hampshire State Representative (Merrimack, District 13)[116]
- Paul Ingbretson, New Hampshire State Representative (Grafton, District 5)[117]
- Kyle Jones, New Hampshire State Representative (Rochester)[118]
- Laura Jones, New Hampshire State Representative (Rochester)[114]
- Robert Kingsbury, New Hampshire State Representative (Belknap, District 4)[119]
- George Lambert, New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 27)[120]
- Robert Malone, New Hampshire State Representative (Belknap, District 5.)[121]
- Jonathan S. Maltz, New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 27)[122]
- Donna Mauro, New Hampshire State Representative[114]
- Andrew Manuse, New Hampshire State Representative[123]
- Paul Mirski, New Hampshire State Representative (Grafton, District 10)[124]
- Keith Murphy, New Hampshire State Representative (Bedford)[125]
- Laurence Rappaport, New Hampshire State Representative[126]
- Kevin Reichard, New Hampshire State Representative[127]
- Lisa Scontsas, New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 22)[128]
- Tammy Simmons, New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 17)[114]
- Kathy Souza, New Hampshire State Representative[129]
- Norman Tregenza, New Hampshire State Representative[110]
- Lucien Vita, New Hampshire State Representative (Middleton)[118]
- Carol Vita, New Hampshire State Representative (Middleton)[118]
- Mark Warden, New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 7)[114]
According to Forsythe, Paul has received support from twenty New Hampshire state representatives as of early July 2011.[130]
North Carolina
Idaho
- Phil Hart, Idaho State Representative[132]
- Vito Barbieri, Idaho State Representative[133]
- Pete Nielsen, Idaho State Representative[133]
- Shirley McKague, Idaho State Senator[133]
Iowa
- Kent Sorenson, Iowa State Senator, former Michelle Bachmann Iowa campaign chairman[134]
- Glen Massie, Iowa State Representative[135]
- Kim Pearson, Iowa State Representative[136]
- Jason Schultz, Iowa State Representative[100][137]
Louisiana
- Charlie Davis, Deputy Chair[138]
- Joel Robideaux, Louisiana House of Representatives[139]
New Jersey
Oklahoma
- Charles Key, Oklahoma State Representative[141]
Rhode Island
- Nicholas D. Kettle, Rhode Island State Senator[142]
South Carolina
- Lee Bright, South Carolina Senate [143]
- Kevin Bryant, South Carolina Senate[143]
- Gary Bunker, City Councilman[144]
- Tom Davis, South Carolina Senate[145]
- Thomas Ravenel, former state treasurer [146]
- Danny Verdin, South Carolina Senate[143]
Texas
Washington
Wyoming
- Kendell Kroeker, Wyoming State Representative (House District 35)[150]
Former Cabinet members, diplomats, and other officials
Political activists
- Chuck Baldwin, political activist, 2008 presidential Candidate and member of the Constitution Party[152]
- Calvin Dufraisne, political activist, conservative opinion writer and contributing political commentator for the Revered Review[153]
- George Galloway, British political activist, former Member of Parliament [154]
- Ken Hach, Iowa Tea-party co-founder[155]
- Adam Kokesh, political activist, talk show host[156]
- Karen Kwiatkowski, political activist, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, 2012 candidate for Congress from Virginia’s 6th district[157]
- Richard Mack, former sheriff from Arizona and gun rights activist[158]
- Russell Means, American Indian activist, politician and actor[159]
- Debra Medina, political activist and candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 Texas gubernatorial election[160]
- Tim Pugh, founder of the Cedar Rapids Tea Party[161]
- David Ryon, political activist, 2008 GOP Candidate for Congress in Ohio’s 12th CD & 2010 Constitution Party Nominee for Congress in Ohio’s 15th CD[162]
- Jim Treat, Iowa Tea-party co-founder[155]
Former Judges
Former CIA Officers
- Michael Scheuer, a former CIA intelligence officer who served as the 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.[164]
Businesspeople
- Scott Banister, entrepreneur, angel investor[165]
- Linda Bean, businessperson and heiress to the L. L. Bean company[166]
- Alex Beltramo, cofounder of game website pogo.com[167]
- Patrick M. Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com[168]
- Gerald Celente, author and business consultant[169]
- Bill Gross, American financial manager and investment author[170]
- Iris Mack, mathematician and author[171]
- Jim Rogers, investor[172]
- Joel Salatin, farmer[173]
- Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital[174]
- Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder [175]
Academia
- Walter Block, Professor of economics at Loyola University New Orleans and a senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute[176]
- Bruce Fein, lawyer and Constitutional law expert (senior campaign adviser)[177]
- Kevin Gutzman, Professor of history and non-western cultures at Western Connecticut State University[178]
- Murray Sabrin, professor of finance at Ramapo College[178]
- Thomas Woods, American historian, economist and author[179]
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese American risk engineering professor and essayist, author of The Black Swan[180]
Celebrities and commentators
- Aimee Allen, singer and songwriter[181]
- Michelle Branch, singer[182]
- Chris Carr, defensive back for Baltimore Ravens[183]
- Juliette Lewis, Actress[184]
- Kelly Clarkson, pop singer[185]
- John Derbyshire, commentator[186]
- Jerry Doyle, radio host, actor[187]
- Clint Eastwood, actor, director, producer, composer and politician[188]
- Arian Foster, running back for Houston Texans [189]
- John Garver, nephew of Paul’s primary rival Rick Santorum [190]
- Golden State, indie rock band[191][192]
- Peyton Hillis, running back for Cleveland Browns[193][194]
- D.L. Hughley, actor[195]
- Alex Jones, radio host[196]
- Max Keiser, author and economist[197]
- KRS One, rapper[198]
- Philip Labonte, singer for the band All That Remains[199]
- Aaron Lewis, frontman for the band Staind[200]
- Julie Newmar, actress[201]
- Tony Pashos, offensive tackle for Cleveland Browns [193]
- Joe Perry, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith[202]
- John Popper, Blues Traveler lead singer and harmonica virtuoso [203]
- Prodigy, rapper[204]
- Dylan Ratigan, television host[205]
- Patrick Rodgers, vampire and music promoter also known as Dancing Ferret [206]
- Joe Rogan, comedian and television host[207]
- Jon Schaffer, heavy metal guitarist for Iced Earth [208]
- Doug Stanhope, stand-up comedian[209]
- Oliver Stone, film director, producer and screenwriter[210]
- John Stossel, media pundit[211]
- Andrew Sullivan, political commentator and blogger[212]
- Vince Vaughn, actor[213]
- Wale, rapper[214]
- Stephen Colbert, American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor[215]
- Snoop Dogg[216]
