Romney taps Strickland

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday selected a 15-member California Leadership Team, tapping former state Assemblyman Tony Strickland and California Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman to lead it.

Strickland, R-Moorpark, who served three terms in the Assembly, praised Romney;s "fiscal discipline" as governor of Massachusetts.

"As a lifelong fiscal conservative, I am troubled by the spending binge we've seen at the federal level," Strickland said. "Our nation needs a strong and tested leader like Mitt Romney to put our nation's finances back on track."

Other Southland members of the Romney for President California Leadership Team include:

Assemblyman Anthony Adams, R-Monrovia; state Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga; state Sen. Bob Margett, R-Glendora; Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita; and Assemblywoman Audra Strickland, R-Moorpark.