Tom is endorsed by several groups and leaders across the district and the state.
Current and Former Elected Officials
Governor Bob McDonnell
Lt. Governor Bill Bolling
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli
Senator Tommy Norment
Senator Ryan McDougle
Senator Frank Ruff
Senator Mark Obenshain
Senator Steve Newman
Delegate Bill Janis – Majority Whip in the House of Delegates
Delegate Rob Bell – Chairman of the Virginia Crime Commission
Delegate Ben Cline
Delegate Kathy Byron
Delegate Scott Garrett
Vance Wilkins – Former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
Former Senator Eva Scott – First woman elected to the General Assembly
Pat McSweeney – Past Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia
Feda Kidd Morton – Former candidate for US Congress
Jack Reid – Former Delegate
2nd Amendment Groups
Virginia Citizens Defense League PAC
National Rifle Association
Virginia Sports Shooting Association
Law Enforcement
Virginia Police Benevolent Association
Sheriff Ashland Fortune – Louisa County
Sheriff Mike Brown – Southern VA Crimes Against Children Task Force
Lt. Patrick Sheridan – Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, bloodhound trainer
P.T. Spencer – Virginia State Police (ret.), Louisa BOS
Carlton Johnson – Senior Special Agent (ret.) Virginia State Police
Organizations
Virginia Farm Bureau
Virginia Homebuilders Association
Virginia Society for Human Life
Growth, Opportunity and Prosperity Fund
Local Officials
Councilman Jeff Helgeson – Lynchburg
Councilman Turner Perrow – Lynchburg
Councilman H. Cary – Lynchburg
Clerk of the Court Susan Hopkins – Louisa County
Commissioner of the Revenue Nancy Pleasents – Louisa County
Louisa County Board of Supervisors including: Richard Havasy, Fitzgerald Barnes, Dan Buyers, Tommy Barlow, Willie Gentry, Willie Harper
Treasurer Gloria Layne – Louisa County
John Kitchen – Buckingham Board of Supervisors
Rudy Butler – Goochland Supervisor, District 4
Bob Ullenbruch – Candidate for Board of Supervisors in Fluvanna
Tea Party Leaders
Mark Lloyd – Chairman, Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation
Carol Stopps – Tea Party Council on Legislative Affairs
Cindy & Rob Koether – Southside Virginia Tea Party
Chuck Volusious – Southside Virginia Tea Party
Kurt Feigel – President, Lynchburg Tea Party
Mike Troxel – Vice-President, Lynchburg Tea Party
Susan Lascollette – Founder Goochland Tea Party, Dist. 1 Supervisor GOP Nominee
Susanne Lascollette – Goochland Tea Party
The Lynchburg Tea Party
GOP Leaders
Bob Arment – Chairman, Louisa County Republican Committee
Ben Slone – Chairman, Goochland County Republican Committee
Daniel Bradshaw – Chairman, Prince Edward County Republican Committee
Mary Ellen Dolan-Odor – Former Chair, James River Republican Women’s Club
Verna Sidensticker – Former Chair, Goochland Republican Women
Zach Thompson – Former Central Region Vice-Chair, VA 6th District
Family Leaders
John Whitlock – Founder of the Family Foundation
Rev. Bob Parsons – Buckingham
Student Leaders
Cody May – Student Government Association President at Liberty University
Community Leaders
Tom Dykers of Goochland
Minor & Patricia Eager of Fluvanna
