Santorum Campaign Press Release - Pennsylvania State Senate Republicans for Sen. Santorum

Verona, PA - Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced today that his campaign for president has been endorsed by 15 Pennsylvania State Senators, including former Lieutenant Governor and current State Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati.

Senator Santorum said, "I am honored to have the support of this esteemed group of Pennsylvania leaders, from TEA Party legislators to Party Leadership, who know firsthand that our campaign has the record of electoral and legislative success in Pennsylvania and is best positioned to defeat President Obama. They understand that our nation is at a crossroads and that it is time for proven leadership, not showmanship in the White House. I have worked with these fine people and they know my record of consistent conservative results. Their support undergirds what I've been saying on the trail - that I have the record of results to win the GOP nomination and defeat President Obama in November 2012."

Pennsylvania Republican State Senators who have endorsed the Rick Santorum for President campaign are:

• State Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati
• State Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman
• State Senate Majority Whip Pat Browne
• State Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Mike Waugh
• State Senate Republican Caucus Secretary Bob Robbins
• Senator Richard Alloway
• Senator Dave Argall
• Senator John Eichelberger
• Senator Mike Folmer
• Senator Bob Mensch
• Senator John Pippy
• Senator Robert Tomlinson
• Senator Kim Ward
• Senator Don White
• Senator Gene Yaw