Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope, left; and Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview.

Republican lieutenant governor candidate Will Ainsworth on Thursday announced he has been endorsed by 13 freshmen and sophomore members of the Alabama Legislature, including Reps. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope, and Randall Shedd, R-Fairview.

“My opponent and most of her endorsers are career politicians who built the seedy, insider system that has corrupted our public officials, brought negative headlines to our state, and wasted millions of taxpayer dollars,” Ainsworth said in a press release. “I am proud to stand with this new generation of outsider legislators who want to drain the Montgomery swamp, fix what’s broken in our state government, and give the career politicians a one-way ticket back home.”

The list of first-and-second-term lawmakers who endorsed Ainsworth’s candidacy includes:

State Sen. Clay Scofield (R – Guntersville)

House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R – Rainsville)

State Rep. Danny Crawford (R – Athens)

State Rep. Danny Garrett (R – Trussville)

State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R – Bryant)

State Rep. Corey Harbison (R – Good Hope)

State Rep. Jim Hill (R – Odenville)

State Rep. Connie Rowe (R – Jasper)

State Rep. Randall Shedd (R – Fairview)

State Rep. David Standridge (R – Hayden)

State Rep. Tim Wadsworth ( R – Oakman)

State Rep. Ritchie Whorton (R – Scottsboro)

State Rep. Phil Williams (R – Hunstville)

During his one term in the Alabama House, Ainsworth signed Articles of Impeachment against former Gov. Robert Bentley, introduced strict term limits legislation, and also sponsored a recall measure that would allow voters to remove public officials who abuse their office.

He also supported other conservative causes, such as abolishing Obama-era Common Core mandates, implementing strong pro-life measures that position Alabama to take advantage when Roe v. Wade is overturned, and opposing more than $1 billion in state tax increase proposals, according to the news release.