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September 20, 2010 (617) 283-1555

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL

ENDORSEMENTS
Today, Mitt Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC announced the endorsement of the following
New York Congressional candidates and said that it is committing a total of $25,000 in support to their
campaigns:

Congressman Pete King: Congressman Pete King currently represents the 3rd Congressional
District of New York and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his
campaign, visit www.peteking.com.

Congressman Chris Lee: Congressman Chris Lee currently represents the 26th Congressional
District of New York and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his
campaign, visit www.chrisleeforcongress.com.

Randy Altschuler: Randy Altschuler, a successful entrepreneur, is now running represent the 1st
Congressional District of New York. For more information about him and his campaign, visit
www.randyaltschuler.com.

Ann Marie Buerkle: Ann Marie Buerkle has served the people of New York as a nurse and an
Assistant New York State Attorney General, and is now running to represent the 25th
Congressional District of New York. For more information about her and her campaign, visit
www.buerkleforcongress.com.

Chris Gibson: Chris Gibson, a retired Army Colonel, is now running represent the 20th
Congressional District of New York. For more information about him and his campaign, visit
www.chrisgibsonforcongress.com.

John Gomez: John Gomez, a small businessman, is now running to represent the 2nd
Congressional District of New York. For more information about him and his campaign, visit
www.gomez2010.com.

Michael Grimm: Michael Grimm, a successful businessman, former FBI Agent, and U.S. Marine
Corps veteran, is now running to represent the 13th Congressional District of New York. For more
information about him and his campaign, visit www.grimmforcongress.com.

Richard Hanna: Richard Hanna, a successful businessman, is now running to represent the 24th
Congressional District of New York. For more information about him and his campaign, visit
www.richardhannaforcongress.com.
 Nan Hayworth: Nan Hayworth, a doctor and businesswoman, is now running to represent the 19th
Congressional District of New York. For more information about her and her campaign, visit
www.nanhayworth.com.

Tom Reed: Tom Reed, a former mayor, businessman and attorney, is now running to represent
the 29th Congressional District of New York. For more information about him and his campaign,
visit www.tomreedforcongress.com

The PAC announced that it has sent King, Lee, Altschuler, Buerkle, Gibson, Gomez, Grimm,
Hanna, Hayworth, and Reed each a $2,500 contribution to their respective Congressional campaigns.

“At a time when we need leaders who will enact pro-growth policies that will turn our troubled
economy around and put people back to work, too many Washington politicians are instead focused on
growing the size of government. New York – and our nation – deserves leaders who will put the interests
of the people ahead of the special interests, and work to get our economy back on track. That is why I
am proud to stand with these candidates today,” said Romney.

These endorsements are another in a series of state rollouts of the PAC’s 2010 endorsements,
which are aimed at electing conservative candidates who will work to lower taxes and spending, restore
commonsense principles to healthcare and get our economy moving again. As part of this program,
Romney’s PAC also has announced endorsements in Ohio, Missouri, California, Pennsylvania, Hawaii,
Nevada, Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Indiana, Idaho, New Mexico, Virginia, Florida, North Dakota, South
Carolina, Utah, Maine, South Dakota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Wyoming, Colorado, Michigan,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Montana, Nebraska, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Free and Strong America PAC:

Mitt Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC (www.FreeStrongAmerica.com) supports

officeholders and candidates who are dedicated to advancing social, fiscal and foreign policies that will
strengthen America at this critical time in the nation’s history. The guiding focus is on the core principles
that have built and nurtured America since its founding – uncompromised military strength, a belief in the
power of free markets and that a competitive America is one where taxes are low and government is
small, an emphasis on strong families and a federalist approach to government that leaves decision-
making as close to the people as possible.

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