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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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August 8, 2012
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RNC Chairman Announces Five Additional Republican
Convention Headliners
Tampa, Fla. - Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus
today announced five additional headliners who will address the
Republican National Convention August 27-30. More convention speakers,
including the keynote, will be announced in the coming days. The five
speakers announced today are:
- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida's 37th attorney general and first
female attorney general in state history;
- Texas Republican U.S. Senate Nominee Ted Cruz, former Texas solicitor general (first Hispanic
and youngest person in that position);
- Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, first Republican elected governor of Puerto
Rico since 1969 and first Republican representative from Puerto Rico
elected to Congress;
- Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, former chairman of the Cobb County Commission;
and
- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, 45th governor of Wisconsin and the first U.S.
governor to have successfully kept their seat in a recall election.
"These five remarkable
individuals will bring a diversity of experiences and perspectives to the
convention stage in Tampa, where they will voice their support for
Governor Mitt Romney. They have each served the public in their own
impressive ways, and they all share a dedication to the Republican
principles of individual opportunity, responsible government and personal
liberty," Chairman Priebus said.
Republican National Convention
Chief Executive Officer William Harris said, "We are creating a
world-class program of speakers at this convention. Their love for our
country and vision for a brighter and more prosperous future will
resonate in Tampa and echo across our nation."
Florida Attorney General Pam
Bondi
"The government takeovers
coming out of Washington have to stop. As an attorney general, we are
constantly fighting the federal government back from overreaching and
over-regulating - from the EPA to health care. We want to help businesses
create jobs for our people, not regulate and tax them into bankruptcy.
Mitt Romney will fight for our job-creators, and I am honored to be a
part of his nomination to be the next president later this month in the
great state of Florida," said Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Texas Republican Senate
Nominee Ted Cruz
"The United States of
America is still a shining city on a hill. We can restore the U.S.
Constitution and reign in out-of-control spending with new leadership in
Washington. The pundits will talk, but it is the voters who will make the
final decision. There is a great awakening that is sweeping this country.
I predict that we will see a new level of energy and commitment to reform
at the Republican National Convention as we unite behind Governor Mitt
Romney," said Ted Cruz.
Puerto Rico Governor Luis
Fortuño
"The most important issue
in this election is our economy. Mitt Romney has the real-world
experience and solid plan that will create jobs and help businesses
succeed. I will deliver this message to my party and to the world at the
Republican National Convention in Tampa," said Puerto Rico Governor
Luis Fortuño.
Georgia Attorney General Sam
Olens
"We can do better as a
country. We must empower Americans to make their own choices across the
board. The jobs-killing, unconstitutional policies coming out of
Washington, D.C. must be undone. Elections do have consequences and we
will start to put our country back on track at the Republican National
Convention when we nominate Mitt Romney," said Georgia Attorney
General Sam Olens.
Wisconsin Governor Scott
Walker
"We have seen the power
of bold ideas right here in Wisconsin. The American people are demanding
bold reform and we need to put a leader in the White House who will fight
to turn our country around. The Republican National Convention will be an
important rallying point for our country and our party and I look forward
to sharing our story of reform and officially nominating Mitt Romney as
the next president of the United States," said Wisconsin Governor
Scott Walker.
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