State senators David Hartsuch (R-Iowa) Robert Clegg (R-New Hampshire) David L. Thomas (R-South Carolina) Danny Verdin (R-South Carolina) Daniel Webster (Florida Senate Majority Leader) Mike Haridopolos (Florida Senate Majority Whip) Dan Patrick (R-Texas) State representatives Dwayne Alons (R-Iowa) Carmine Boal (R-Iowa) Julie M Brown (R-New Hampshire) Dudley D Dumaine (R-New Hampshire) Jason Bedrick (R-New Hampshire) Glenn L. Hamilton (R-South Carolina) R. Keith Kelly (R-South Carolina) Rex F. Rice (R-South Carolina) Liston D. Barfield (R-South Carolina) Marco Rubio (Florida House of Representatives Speaker) David Rivera (R-Florida) William J. Howell (Virginia House of Delegates Speaker) Other politicians Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Andre Bauer. Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jim Naugle (D) Attorney General of Nebraska, Jon Bruning. Gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats of Iowa Former Arkansas Republican Party chairman Odell Pollard Individuals 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 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, Texas 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. Former Dallas Cowboys' safety Cliff Harris. Jeff Cook Randy Owen Organizations International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Newspapers 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 was 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