Sen. Ray White, R-Bedford, has endorsed U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.

"Unlike the other candidates, Ron Paul has been singing the same tune for years – going back to his first term in Congress," said White, a first-term senator for District 9, which includes Bedford and Merrimack. "He has understood and tried to warn us for decades about the economic crisis we now face, and he is the only candidate who understands the gravity of the situation."

White said strict policies that target the "ballooning budget and fiscal irresponsibility" must be made to correct the course the country is on and if that can be done there might be an opportunity for economic recovery.

"Ron Paul's Plan to Restore America is that opportunity. No one else has put forward a plan to dig this nation out of debt and out of trouble in only three years, and only Ron Paul will do it without ransacking the security of seniors, veterans, and the people who have, unfortunately, come to depend on government programs in these tough times.

"The core of an American recovery must be fiscal responsibility from Day 1 of the new administration. And we can trust Ron Paul to deliver."

White, a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant, specializes in employee benefits and financial planning. He announced late last month that , citing fairness to his family and business and the time committment required of a senator that keeps him away from those things.

District 9 serves White's hometown of Bedford as well as Merrimack, New Boston, Mont Vernon, Lyndeborough and Greenfield.

Other state lawmakers who have endorsed Paul include state Sen. Andy Sanborn, R-Henniker, and Sen. Jim Forsythe, R-Strafford – Paul's state chairmen.