Gowdy Endorses Republican Marco Rubio for President

Representative Trey Gowdy has endorsed Republican Marco Rubio for the 2016 presidential nomination.

Gowdy announced his support for Rubio while campaigning with the freshman senator from Florida in Gowdy's home state of South Carolina.

"Marco is a rock solid conservative and a leader we can trust. He is someone we can count on in Washington to stand true to his word," Gowdy said in an email to Rubio supporters. (For more on the 2016 presidential race, see the Reuters blog, "Tales from the Trail"