Mike Huckabee Presidential Campaign, 2008 - Endorsements

Endorsements

See also: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008

List of individuals endorsing Mike Huckabee

• United States Congressman and former 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate Duncan Hunter of California
• United States Congressman John Boozman of Arkansas
• United States Congressman Bob Inglis of South Carolina
• United States Congressman John Linder of Georgia
• United States Congressman Don Young of Alaska
• Iowa State Representative, Dwayne Alons (R)
• Iowa State Representative, Carmine Boal (R)
• Iowa State Senator, David Hartsuch (R)
• New Hampshire State Senator, Robert Clegg (R)
• New Hampshire State Representative, Julie M Brown (R)
• New Hampshire State Representative, Dudley D Dumaine (R)
• New Hampshire State Representative, Jason M Bedrick (R)
• South Carolina State Representative, Glenn L. Hamilton (R)
• South Carolina State Representative, R. Keith Kelly (R)
• South Carolina State Representative, Rex F. Rice (R)
• South Carolina State Representative, Liston D. Barfield (R)
• South Carolina State Senator, David L. Thomas (R)
• South Carolina State Senator, Daniel B. “Danny” Verdin (R)
• Florida Senate Majority Leader, Daniel Webster
• Florida Senate Majority Whip, Mike Haridopolos
• Florida House of Representatives Speaker, Marco Rubio
• Florida State Representative, David Rivera
• Virginia House of Delegates Speaker, William J. Howell
• Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Andre Bauer.
• Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jim Naugle (D)
• Attorney General of Nebraska, Jon Bruning.
• Former Governor of South Carolina, David Beasley
• Former Governor Jim Geringer of Wyoming
• Former Governor Judy Martz of Montana
• Gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats of Iowa
• Actor, Chuck Norris
• TNA Wrestler, Ric Flair
• Founder of Focus on the Family and prominent evangelical Christian leader, James Dobson
• Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project
• John Tyson, CEO and Chairman of Tyson Foods
• Steven Reinemund, Chairman of PEPSICO (Pepsi Food and Beverage Corporation)
• Scott Ford, President and CEO of Alltel
• Stephen Strang, Founder of Charisma (magazine)
• Rick Scarborough, President and founder of Vision America
• Liberty University chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr.
• Jerry Cox, President of Arkansas Family Council
• Janet Folger, President of Faith2Action
• Jim Pfaff, President and CEO of Colorado Family Action
• Mathew Staver, Founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel
• Kelly Shackelford, President of Free Market Foundation – Plano, TX
• Phil Burress, President of Citizens for Community Values
• Donald Wildmon, Founder of the American Family Association.
• Neal Boortz, Libertarian broadcaster
• Boxer, Roy Jones Jr..
• Conservative political activist, Paul Weyrich
• Bobby Schindler, Brother of Terri Schiavo
• Former New York Yankee Bobby Richardson.
• Texas State Senator Dan Patrick
• Former Arkansas Republican Party chairman Odell Pollard
• Former Dallas Cowboy's safety Cliff Harris.
• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

List of newspapers endorsing Mike Huckabee

• The Dallas Morning News
• Adel Dallas Co. News Newspaper.
• Albia Union-Republican Newspaper.
• Chariton Leader Newspaper.
• Iowa City Press-Citizen Newspaper.
• Sheldon N'West Iowa Review Newspaper.
• Shenandoah Valley News Today.

Governor Huckabee's notable endorsements included five current United States congressmen (including former presidential candidate Duncan Hunter), conservative leaders such as Focus on the Family chairman James Dobson, Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist, Liberty University chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr., and Libertarian talk-radio host Neal Boortz.

Huckabee also benefited from the support of actor Chuck Norris, with whom he recorded a TV ad and who held a fundraiser for him. Huckabee was also endorsed by professional wrestler "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and boxer Roy Jones Jr.

Some Huckabee endorsements came from groups who don't typically support Republicans. He was the only Republican endorsed by a major labor union (having the support of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) and has been endorsed by 50 African-American political and religious leaders. He also had the support of one of Texas's largest newspapers, the Dallas Morning News.