Ted Cruz for President Announces California Leadership Team
118 California Leaders Join Chairman Ron Nehring
Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher and Tom McClintock, Assemblymembers Matthew Harper and Shannon Grove, former California Republican Chairman Michael Schroeder, former legislator Ray Haynes and legal scholar John Eastman join in backing Cruz
HOUSTON, Texas – Presidential candidate Ted Cruz today named 118 members of his California Leadership Team.
“We have assembled a powerful team in California from the Oregon border to San Diego, and from the Pacific to the Sierra Nevada and I’m thankful for Ron Nehring’s leadership of these courageous conservatives,” said Cruz. “They have the commitment, experience, and insight to win and I look forward to working with them towards victory.”
Former California Republican Party Chairman Michael Schroeder and former California legislator Ray Haynes will serve as California Co-Chairs of the Ted Cruz for President campaign. The campaign additionally announced the endorsements of Assemblymembers Shannon Grove of Bakersfield and Matthew Harper of Orange County together with former Chapman University Law School Dean John C. Eastman. Los Angeles investor Dan Palmer will serve as California Finance Chairman and state co-chair.
The endorsements of Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher and Tom McClintock were recently announced.
What they’re saying:
“Conservative leaders trusted by the grassroots of our party are uniting behind Ted Cruz for President as we build the campaign organization to win the June 7th primary here in California. Our state will send the largest delegation to the Republican National Convention and our mission is for that delegation to be a Cruz delegation,” said California campaign chairman Ron Nehring, who served as Chairman of the California Republican Party from 2007 to 2011 and as the party’s 2014 nominee for Lt. Governor.
"Ted Cruz is the generational principled conservative we have been waiting for since Ronald Reagan. A Republican will win the presidency in this election. As conservatives this is our opportunity to make a difference and make sure that president does the right thing because he is grounded in our values,” said campaign co-chair Michael Schroeder, who served as Chairman of the California Republican Party from 1997 to 1999.
“I support Senator Cruz because he proves his conservative bona fides every day he serves the people of this country. We don’t have to wonder if we will get the real thing with Senator Cruz, he shows all of us he is the real thing with every word he says and every action he takes,” said former legislator Ray Haynes, who served in the California legislature from 1993 to 2007.
“I have listened to each of the candidates and reviewed their records and Senator Cruz is the clear choice for President. He is qualified, conservative, articulate, and has a Reagan-like ability to lead. I look forward to being a part of the grassroots movement for Senator Cruz here in California,” said Assemblyman Matthew Harper.
“To me, the most important job the President of the United States has is to protect our God-given rights, hallowed in the Declaration of Independence and enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Ted Cruz understands this. Our founders pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to those ideals. Most Americans, and all who wear the uniform, make that same pledge – to safeguard and keep those sacred rights unsullied by human hands. We expect the same from our president. I trust Ted Cruz to protect and defend America’s freedom, borders, and way of life from all who wish us harm, foreign, or domestic. That is why I support Ted Cruz for President without hesitation or reservation,” said Assemblymember Shannon Grove.
“I wholeheartedly endorse Ted Cruz for President. I’ve known Ted for 20 years, dating to our time as co-clerks for Judge Michael Luttig on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Virginia, and then at the Supreme Court of the United States, where he clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist while I was clerking for Justice Clarence Thomas. He was then, and is still, a strong, principled, constitutional conservative. This man has the ability to win both the nomination and against whomever the Democrats put up in November, and by so doing pick up where Ronald Reagan left off in restoring limited, constitutional government to our land,” said John former Chapman University School of Law Dean John Eastman.
Ted Cruz for President California Leadership Team
Ron Nehring – State Chairman
Michael Schroeder – State Co-Chairman
Ray Haynes – State Co-Chairman
Dan Palmer – Finance Chairman & State Co-Chairman
Jason Scalese – State Director
Congressional and Legislative Endorsements
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
Congressman Tom McClintock
Assemblyman Matthew Harper
Assemblywoman Shannon Grove
Regional Chairs
Tom Canaday – Bay Area Regional Co-Chair
Mark Meuser – Bay Area Regional Co-Chair
Paul Bruno – Central Coast Regional Chair
Susan Abbott – Central Valley Regional Co-Chair
James Luellen – Central Valley Regional Co-Chair
Brian Raymond – Central Valley Regional Co-Chair
Gina Wallace – Central Valley Regional Co-Chair
Julia Flora DiBernardo – Inland Empire Regional Chair
Gary Aminoff – Los Angeles Regional Co-Chair
Maureen Johnson – Los Angeles Regional Co-Chair
John Hughes – Northern California Regional Co-Chair
Steve Thompson – Northern California Regional Co-Chair
Pamela Silleman – Northwest Regional Chair
Michael McClellan – Orange County Finance Chair
Alexandria Coronado – Orange County Regional Co-Chair
Branton Nestor – Orange County Regional Co-Chair
Camille Hald – Sacramento and Gold Country Regional Co-Chair
Tom Hudson – Sacramento and Gold Country Regional Co-Chair
Sheryl Rosander – San Diego Regional Co-Chair
Lee De Meo – San Diego Regional Co-Chair
Dave Candlish – San Fernando Valley Regional Co-Chair
Bradly Gerber – San Fernando Valley Regional Co-Chair
Coalition Chairs
James Jenkins – African-Americans for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Marie Stroughter – African-Americans for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair / Social Media Director
Peter Kuo – Asian-Americans for Cruz Coalition Chair
Dave Bartels – Ballot Access Coalition Co-Chair
Mark Meuser – Ballot Access Coalition Co-Chair
Gina Wallace – Educators for Cruz Coalition Chair
Gina Gleason – Faith and Religious Liberty Coalition Chair
Kim Short – Faith and Religious Liberty Coalition Fresno Regional Chair
Stuart Weil – Jewish Coalition for Cruz Co-Chair
Dayna Titus – Jewish Coalition for Cruz Co-Chair
Hector Raul Gastelum – Latinos for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Edward Ruiz – Latinos for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Angel Cardenas – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Branton Nestor – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Julia DiBernardo – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Andres Saks – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Bay Area Regional Chair
Ashley Estebo – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Central Coast Regional Chair
Jeremiah Folia – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Central Valley Regional Chair
Viraktep Ath – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Inland Empire Regional Chair
Sara Tavakoli – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Los Angeles Regional Chair
Nick Gallo – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Orange County Regional Chair
Nikita Kostyuk – Millennials for Cruz Coalition Sacramento Regional Chair
Ashley Muntz – Millennials for Cruz Coalition San Diego Regional Chair
Sara Blicharz – Pro-Life for Cruz Coalition Chair
Lisa Harden – Pro-Life for Cruz Coalition Los Angeles Regional Chair
Alan Hall – Pro-Life for Cruz Coalition Bay Area Regional Chair
Earl De Vries – Second Amendment for Cruz Coalition Chair
Glenn Gelineau – Tea Party for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Kelly Hubbard – Tea Party for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Robert Linderman – Tea Party for Cruz Coalition Central Valley Regional Chair
Kathy Ponce – Tea Party for Cruz Coalition Inland Empire Regional Chair
Lee De Meo – Tea Party for Cruz Coalition San Diego Regional Chair
Diego Rebollar – Teens for Ted Coalition Chair
Michael Ciccerone – Veterans for Cruz Coalition Chair
Marshall Roe – Veterans for Cruz Coalition Los Angeles Regional Chair
Sherry Hodges – Women for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Elsie Gufler – Women for Cruz Coalition Co-Chair
Sub-Regional Chairs
William Schmidt – Los Angeles County South Bay Sub-Regional Co-Chair
Kurt Schroeder – Los Angeles County South Bay Sub-Regional Co-Chair
Gwendolyn Sims – Los Angeles Congressional District 25 Regional District Chair
Ryan Bent – North Orange County Sub-Regional Chair
Cari Swan – Orange County South Coastal Sub-Regional Co-Chair
Carol Woodworth – Orange County South Coastal Sub-Regional Co-Chair
Darcy Karhoff – Orange County South Coastal Sub-Regional Co-Chair
Jennifer Shawver – Orange County Stanton City Sub-Regional Chair
Michael Ciccerone – South Orange County Sub-Regional Chair
Nick Wilson – South/Central Orange County Sub-Regional Chair
County Chairs
Karan Healy – Alameda County Co-Chair
Rob Maffit – Alameda County Co-Chair
Steve Thompson – Butte County Chair
Cheryl Byl – Contra Costa County Co-Chair
Lisa Disbrow – Contra Costa County Co-Chair
Edward Ruiz – Contra Costa County Co-Chair
Kimberly Castro – Fresno County Co-Chair
Martha Kistler – Fresno County Co-Chair
David Dhillon – Imperial County Chair
Jeffery Gallagher – Kern County Chair
Maureen Johnson – Los Angeles County Co-Chair
Angela Lyons – Marin County Co-Chair
Donna Pfeiff – Marin County Co-Chair
Derek Anderson – Napa County Co-Chair
Elizabeth King – Napa County Co-Chair
Marleia Sire – Napa County Co-Chair
Cyndy Taylor – Placer County Chair
Pamela McDonald – Sacramento County Co-Chair
James Ricketts – Sacramento County Co-Chair
Peter Hernandez – San Benito County Co-Chair
Karina Hernandez – San Benito County Co-Chair
Kathy Ponce – San Bernardino County Co-Chair
Earl De Vries – San Bernardino County Co-Chair
Maureen Downey – San Francisco County Chair
John Morley – San Joaquin County Co-Chair
Alma Morley – San Joaquin County Co-Chair
John Oehlert – San Mateo County Co-Chair
Glenn Gelineau – San Mateo County Co-Chair
Steve Thomas – Santa Barbara County Chair
Ed Riffle – Santa Clara County Chair
Lynn Mackay – Solano County Chair
Daniel Thomas de la Torre – Sonoma County Chair
Joseph Day – Stanislaus County Chair
Scotia Alves – Ventura County Chair
Local Chairs
Ashley Evaro – Millennials for Cruz Biola Campus Chair
Nina Davar – Aliso Viejo City Co-Captain
Mike Munzing – Aliso Viejo City Co-Captain
Viet Hoang – Anaheim City Co-Captain
Tom Pollitt – Costa Mesa City Captain
David Pruyne – Fountain Valley City Captain
Wendy Arnold – La Habra City Captain
Patricia Evans – Los Alamitos City Captain
Anita Boyd – Newport Beach City Co-Captain
Rosita Brown – Newport Beach City Co-Captain
Roberta Turbow – Rancho Santa Margarita City Captain
Shane Campbell – Valencia City Captain
Mariah Boland – Visalia City Captain
*Public offices held are included for identification purposes only.
