Marco Rubio earns endorsements from 32 Alabama lawmakers

Florida’s junior U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is counting on neighbor state Alabama to show its strong support Tuesday in its Republican presidential primary.

Hoping to build what Rubio’s team calls “Marcomentum” going into the weekend, Rubio rolled out endorsements from 32 Alabama elected officials Thursday, just days ahead of the March 1 primary.

On the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama state campaign chairman and Alabama state Rep. Will Ainsworth along with a group of his colleagues gathered to show their public, unified support for Rubio.

“Our party needs Marco Rubio and I am so happy that all these leaders across our state are joining with me in supporting him,” said Ainsworth. “Now that this field has started to winnow, it’s clear that any vote not for Marco is a vote for Donald Trump. We need our nominee to be a serious conservative that can win in November and that is what Marco Rubio will be.”

Fellow Rubio supporter, Alabama State Sen. Slade Blackwell agreed.

“I am proud that I can stand beside so many influential Alabama leaders today as we announce our support for Marco Rubio,” Blackwell said. “Marco needs our support at the polls on March 1 because we need a nominee that can beat the Democrats in the fall and take back the White House so we can solve our nation’s problems through conservative principles.”

Here’s the full list of Alabama state legislators supporting Rubio:

1. Senate Majority Leader Gregg Reed
2. State Senator Greg Albritton
3. State Senator Slade Blackwell
4. State Senator Steve Livingston
5. State Senator J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner
6. State Representative Will Ainsworth, State Chairman for Rubio Campaign
7. State Representative Mike Ball
8. State Representative Paul Beckman
9. State Representative Chris Blackshear
10. State Representative DuWayne Bridges Sr.
11. State Representative K.L. Brown
12. State Representative Mack Butler
13. State Representative Terri Collins
14. State Representative Danny Crawford
15. State Representative David Faulkner
16. State Representative Matt Fridy
17. State Representative Danny Garrett
18. State Representative Lynn Greer
19. State Representative Jim Hill
20. State Representative Mike Hill
21. State Representative Mike Jones
22. State Representative Nathaniel Ledbetter
23. State Representative Jimmy Martin
24. State Representative Jim Patterson
25. State Representative Bill Poole
26. State Representative Clay Scofield
27. State Representative David Sessions
28. State Representative Randall Shedd
29. State Representative Harry Shriver
30. State Representative Kyle South
31. State Representative Jack W. Williams
32. State Representative Jack “J.D.” Williams