DeSantis expected to land the endorsement of influential Iowa evangelical leader in race for GOP nomination – By Paul Steinhauser (Fox News) / Nov 21, 2023
Ron DeSantis says endorsements from Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats and Gov. Kim Reynolds amount to ‘a pretty powerful machine’
The influential evangelical leader of a top social conservative organization in Iowa is expected to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, multiple sources with knowledge of the plan confirm to Fox News.
Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader organization, is expected to endorse DeSantis in an interview with Bret Baier at 6 p.m. on Fox News’ “Special Report.”
“We’re hopeful that we’re able to secure that endorsement,” DeSantis told reporters Tuesday during the first of two campaign stops in New Hampshire, the state that holds the first primary and second overall contest in the GOP nominating schedule, after Iowa’s lead-off caucuses.
