Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., has officially endorsed Iowa Sen. Walt Rogers, R-Cedar Falls, in his campaign for the Senate.

Santorum is now the chairman for Patriot Voices PAC and won the Iowa Republican caucus in 2012 during his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.

“I am excited and honored to have Rick Santorum’s endorsement,” Rogers said in a press release on Monday. “He’s a good man and a strong campaigner.  I have already invited him to join me on our campaign here in Iowa, and I’m looking forward to having him come.”

— by Cassidy Riley