▁end ors ed ▁by ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁five ▁largest ▁newsp apers : ▁The ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁Register , ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁City ▁Times , ▁and ▁the ▁Si oux ▁City ▁Journal . ▁The ▁two ▁other ▁large ▁state ▁newsp apers , ▁the ▁C ed ar ▁Rap ids ▁Gazette ▁and ▁the ▁Water lo o ▁C ed ar ▁Fall ▁Cou rier , ▁did ▁not ▁end or se ▁any ▁candidate . ▁ ▁F ew ▁major ▁end ors ements ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁major ▁Iowa ▁Republican ▁elected ▁officials . ▁Iowa ' s ▁governor ▁Terry ▁Bran stad ▁end ors ed ▁no ▁candidate . ▁Similarly , ▁Senator ▁Ch uck ▁Gr ass ley ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁end or se ▁any ▁candidate . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁Steve ▁King ▁said ▁on ▁Simon ▁Con way ' s ▁program ▁on ▁W HO ▁Radio ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁end or se ▁before ▁the ▁c auc uses . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁Iowa ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Matt ▁Sch ult z ▁end ors ed ▁Sant orum . ▁Prom inent ▁Christian ▁right ▁figures ▁Bob ▁V ander ▁Pla ats ▁of ▁The ▁Family ▁Le ader ▁( who ▁un success fully ▁sought ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁for ▁governor ▁of ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Ch uck ▁Hur ley ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Family ▁Policy ▁Center ▁end ors ed ▁Sant orum ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 .< ref > I gor ▁Vol sky , ▁" Ant i - G ay ▁Mar riage ▁Le aders ▁End or se ▁Rick ▁Sant