Endorsements in the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
Governor Party State or Territory Endorsement Date
Terry Branstad Republican Iowa Mitt Romney 4.10.2012
Jan Brewer Republican Arizona Mitt Romney February 26 , 2012
Sam Brownback Republican Kansas Rick Perry ( withdrawn ) September 22 , 2011
Phil Bryant Republican Mississippi Mitt Romney 3.8.2012
Eddie Calvo Republican Guam Mitt Romney 3.9.2012
Chris Christie Republican New Jersey Mitt Romney 10.11.2011
Mitch Daniels Republican Indiana Mitt Romney April 18 , 2012
Nathan Deal Republican Georgia Newt Gingrich ( withdrawn ) December 13 , 2011
Benigno Fitial Republican Northern Mariana Islands Mitt Romney 3.9.2012
Luis Fortuño Republican Puerto Rico Mitt Romney January 27 , 2012
Bill Haslam Republican Tennessee Mitt Romney 1.11.2012
Nikki Haley Republican South Carolina Mitt Romney December 16 , 2011
Dave Heineman Republican Nebraska Mitt Romney 6.10.2011
Gary Herbert Republican Utah Mitt Romney February 2 , 2012
Bobby Jindal Republican Louisiana Mitt Romney 4.10.2012
Bob McDonnell Republican Virginia Mitt Romney January 20 , 2012
Butch Otter Republican Idaho Mitt Romney June 20 , 2011
Rick Perry Republican Texas Mitt Romney April 26 , 2012
Brian Sandoval Republican Nevada Mitt Romney 4.11.2012
Rick Scott Republican Florida Mitt Romney 4.10.2011
Tier 1 -- Current Governors
This article is a list of endorsements made by members of the 112th United States Congress and other elected officials during the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. Endorsements of statesmen and celebrities are also important to candidates. Late in the Republican race cycle, Romney toured Israel and Poland after a visit to the London 2012 Olympics. He received the endorsement of former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa, and soon after, the endorsement of actor and Second Amendment proponent Clint Eastwood. The winning of endorsements, also known as the Endorsement Race or Endorsement Derby, is argued to be a vital feature of the United States presidential race and the political party system. [by whom?]