Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has qualified for the presidential caucus.
Cruz, currently ranked among the top three GOP candidates, joins former Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New York real estate developer Donald Trump on the March 8 ballot.
The Cruz Hawaii Leadership Committee is comprised of聽Rita Kama-Kimura, Willes Lee and Marissa Kerns.
“Ted Cruz is the most inspirational constitutional conservative of this generation,鈥 Lee,聽a former Hawaii Republican Party state chair,聽said in a press release Friday.聽鈥淔rom the perspective of my military career and work in the conservative movement, Ted checks all the boxes of America’s needs. Personal strength, unflinching candor, and always leading with conservative principals, Cruz is the one we need to return honor and credibility to our United States.鈥
The candidate said, “We are seeing conservatives around the country come together to support our campaign and Hawaii is no exception.”
Kerns聽is the first聽vice president for 飞丑颈濒别听碍补尘补-碍颈尘耻谤补听is the Hawaii Republican Party chair for聽House District 36.
The first votes will be cast in Iowa on Feb. 1, followed by a slew聽of state caucuses and primaries.
Hawaii’s Democrats have a presidential preference聽poll set for聽March 26.
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