Mike Lee Endorses Ron DeSanits to Replace Marco Rubio

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, endorsed U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. 

"Ron DeSantis is the gold standard for constitutional conservatism in Florida and is the clear conservative choice for the U.S. Senate,” said Lee. “He will make an immediate impact in the Senate and will be a leader in restoring the Constitution and rule of law, reducing spending and debt, shrinking the bureaucracy and ensuring that only true constitutionalists make it to the Supreme Court. I enthusiastically endorse Ron DeSantis and recommend that conservatives in Florida and around the country support his campaign.”

“Mike Lee is a national conservative hero who leads the fight for limited government principles every day in the U.S. Senate,” DeSantis said. “Mike has developed more conservative reforms in a wide range of areas than anyone else in either house of Congress. Sen. Lee is the leading constitutionalist in the Senate and he has led the fight to restore constitutionally-limited government based on the rule of law. I am proud to receive the support of Mike Lee."

Lee is a frequent legislative partner of Rubio who is running for the Republican presidential nomination next year.