PRESS RELEASE from Friends of Fred Thompson
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  
October 8, 2007
CONTACT: Darrel Ng 

Fred Thompson Names West Virginia Leadership Team; Armstead, Caruth to Lead Effort

CHARLESTON, WV -- Standing on the steps of the State Capitol, the Republican leaders in the House of Delegates and State Senate today announced they will co-chair the legislative leadership team in West Virginia for the Fred Thompson presidential campaign.

West Virginia Delegate Tim Armstead and Senator Don Caruth will chair a leadership team comprised of Republican lawmakers representing districts throughout the state.

Armstead, the minority leader in the House, represents the 32nd District from Kanawha County, and Caruth, the minority leader in the Senate, represents the 10th Senate District from Mercer County.

"Fred Thompson is a conservative with a true vision for our country's future," said Armstead. "He has a solid pro-life voting record and, throughout his service in the Senate, he supported conservative values and fought government waste and abuse."

"I'm supporting Fred Thompson because he has consistently and steadfastly promoted and defended those conservative family values and constitutional principles which have made this country great," said Caruth. "We share the same appreciation for small town American values and individual rights and responsibilities."

In addition to Armstead and Caruth, the leadership team includes 11 of the state's conservative legislators.

"The support by Delegate Armstead, Senator Caruth and lawmakers from across West Virginia is extremely gratifying and demonstrates that Fred Thompson is the genuine conservative candidate who can unify the party and lead the GOP to victory in 2008," said Gary Abernathy, state director for the Thompson campaign. "Senator Thompson is leading or running second in many of the early state polls. When the state's primary on Feb. 5 rolls around, our state will help propel him to the nomination and to the White House."

Joining Armstead and Caruth on the legislative leadership team are:


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