Chris Christie picks up endorsements from Six "Prominent" Iowa Republicans
The group endorsing Christie is led by agribusiness millionaire Bruce Rastetter, He’s president of the Board of Regents for the state’s public university system, as well as a top donor and close ally to Republican Gov. Terry Branstad. The others who will endorse Christie are Denny Elwell, chairman of a commercial real estate company in Ankeny; Gary Kirke, chairman of the Wild Rose Casino and Resort; Mike Richards, vice chairman of the board of directors for Wild Rose; Mikel Derby, currently the legislative liaison for the Iowa Department of Transportation; and Jim Kersten, a former Iowa state senator who worked on Branstad’s staff and is currently vice president of external relations for Iowa Central Community College.
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Christie says he will "play hard for Iowa"...
