U.S. Senator Mark Kirk endorses Mitt Romney for president

Successor to Senator Obama endorses a Fiscal Conservative for President

 

 

Chicago, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today announced his endorsement of Republican primary presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Senator Kirk will be a Special Adviser on Policy.

Announcing his support, Senator Kirk said, “President Romney will cut spending, repeal the health care law and restore private sector economic growth.  He is a foreign policy hawk who will stand up to Iran.  As a Massachusetts Governor, he knows how to work with Democrats and Independents.  As the head of the Salt Lake City Olympics, he worked with dozens of countries in organizing an international triumph for the United States.  America needs his managerial talent, team building spirit and hard-nosed sense of economic common sense.”

“In order to revitalize our economy and repair our relationships abroad, I will need to work with leaders like Senator Kirk,” said Mitt Romney. “He has provided leadership in the Senate on the issues I am fighting for in my campaign. I am honored to have his support.”

In 2010, Senator Kirk was elected to serve the remainder of Senator Obama’s term, plus a six-year term of his own. Senator Kirk previously served five terms in the House and is still a drilling naval reserve intelligence officer, having just returned from Afghanistan in September from his third reserve assignment there.  Senator Kirk built his career as a fiscal conservative and foreign policy hawk, adept at winning elections in heavily Democratic communities.