Cruz Campaign Press Release - Cruz for President Adds to Iowa State Leadership Team

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today announced the addition of another lawmaker as well as several activists, pastors, and courageous conservatives to his Iowa Leadership Team. The ten new members will join the current team of 24 other individuals who make up the Iowa Leadership Team, headed by Iowa State Chairman, Matt Schultz, the former Iowa Secretary of State.

"Iowa is an extraordinarily important state to our campaign, and I am incredibly excited to have these 10 courageous conservatives join our already exceptional Iowa Leadership Team," said Sen. Cruz. "I am tremendously encouraged to see how much our grassroots support in Iowa has grown since the launch of our campaign in March, particularly with the addition of several pastors and our Religious Liberty Ambassadors Dick & Betty Odgaard. It is profoundly important that we have a strong leadership team to win the Iowa caucuses, and today, the campaign took another step in that direction."

"We have an incredibly experienced and energized team to build our Iowa organization," said State Director Bryan English. "This team is a testament to Cruz's incredible strength in Iowa."

The new additions to the Cruz Iowa Leadership Team are the following:

State Senator Bill and Angie Anderson, Pierson

Pastor Robert "Bob" Deever, West Des Moines

Pastor John Desaulniers Jr., Mingo

Jason Hamann, Correctionville

Pastor Edward Mast, Epworth

Dick & Betty Odgaard, Religious Liberty Ambassadors, Grimes

Professor Gregory Tapis, Davenport

Linda Stickle, Anamosa

Previously announced Cruz for President Iowa Leadership Team:

Matt Schultz, Chair, Truro

Marlin and Becky Bontrager, Kalona

State Senator Jake Chapman, Adel

Pastor Bradley Cranston, Burlington

Vicki Crawford, Granger

Pastor Mike Demastus, Des Moines

State Senator Dennis Guth, Klemme

State Representative Greg Heartsill, Melcher

State Representative Steve Holt, Denison

James Knox, Cedar Rapids

Joel Kurtinitis, Perry

Kelsey Kurtinitis, Perry

Bill Salier, Nora Springs

Dick Schlitter, Onawa

Dorothy Schlitter, Onawa

State Senator Jason Schultz, Schleswig

State Representative Larry Sheets, Moulton

Councilman Mick Snieder, Orange City

Adam Steen, West Des Moines

Chad Steenhoek, Ames

John Wacker, Garner

State Representative Ralph Watts, Adel

Pastor Darran Whiting, Marion

State Senator Bill Anderson, Pierson

Angie Anderson, Pierson

Pastor Robert "Bob" Deever, West Des Moines

Pastor John Desaulniers Jr., Mingo

Jason Hamann, Correctionville

Pastor Edward Mast, Epworth

Dick Odgaard, Grimes

Betty Odgaard, Grimes

Professor Gregory Tapis, Davenport

Linda Stickle, Anamosa