Twenty-six leaders from more than a dozen tea parties and "patriot" groups across the state on Thursday endorsed Rick Scott for governor.

The endorsements aren't a huge surprise, given the tea/patriot leanings toward Scott's conservative agenda. But it's significant since at least some of the endorsers had previously supported Scott's primary rival, Attorney General Bill McCollum.

Don Hensarling, Florida state director of the "9/12 Project," was among them. Among others listed were Tom Gaitens, Florida state director of FreedomWorks.org and Tom Tillison and Jason Hoyt from Orlando area Tea groups.

Robin Stublen, a Tea Party activist from Punta Gorda, said the group offered its "unequivocal vote of confidence" for Scott.

The Florida TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party endorsed Scott days before the primary election.

Here are the signers of today's announcement:

Tom Gaitens        Florida State Director FreedomWorks.org
Robin Stublen        Founder Punta Gorda Tea Party                    
Don Hensarling        Florida State Director 9/12 Project
Billie Tucker        First Coast Tea Party
Sharon Calvert        Tampa-Tea-Party.com
Karen Jaroch        Tampa 9/12 Project
Jason Hoyt        Central Florida Tea Party
Nancy Meinhardt    Miami 9/12 Project
Elaine Laffey
Tom Tillison        Orlando Tea Party
Karin Hoffman        D.C. Works for Us
Tina Woode        Lake Mary/Sanford 9/12
Marian Rowe        Brevard  9/12
Bill Landes        Florida MinuteMen
Mel Coppi        Deltona 9/12 Project
Kathy Gibson
Barb Haselden        S. Pinellas 9/12
Paula Helton        Gainesville Tea Party
Kim Irvine        Tampa 9/12 Pasco Chapter
Daniel Diaz        Young Americans for Freedom
Kathleen Waligore    Tampa 9/12 Project
John Hendrix        Tampa-Tea-Party   
Pamela Evans        D.C. Works For Us -- Aventura
Alan Berkelhammer        Gainesville Tea Party
Pat Wayman                     Venice 9/12
Don Forward                    Titusville Patriots

Disclaimer: these leaders sign with a personal endorsement, not that of their organizations.