Lincoln Day Dinner Celebrates American Dream

Diego Morales, special assistant to Gov. Pence (keynote speaker), Sen. Ed Charbonneau, new State GOP Chairman Jeff Cardwell (making his first appearance since being named), Brenda Stanojevic (County Chair), Rep. Tom Dermody, Rep. Doug Gutwein, Greg Wireman (winner of the Chairman's Award for 2015)
Diego Morales, special assistant to Gov. Pence, Sen. Ed Charbonneau, new State GOP Chairman Jeff Cardwell, County Chair Brenda Stanojevic  Rep. Tom Dermody, Rep. Doug Gutwein and 2015 Chairman’s Award winner Greg Wireman.

“The American dream is still alive and well” was one of the several the messages which brought loud rounds of applause from attendees of the 2015 Starke County Republican Lincoln Day dinner at Bass Lake Saturday evening. Speaking was Diego Morales, a Guatemala native, who is the the Director of Community Affairs for the Indiana Governor’s office. He added, to be successful, it was important for him to learn the English language, adopt  American culture and to take advantage of the nation’s education system.

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Senator Charbonneau to Visit Pulaski County Next Week

State Senator Ed Charbonneau
State Senator Ed Charbonneau
The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will welcome Senator Ed Charbonneau for a visit in Winamac next week.

The senator will discuss bills that affect business in Pulaski County and other items in the legislature as well.

Senator Charbonneau will be at the Fox’s Den in Winamac on Wednesday, March 26 at 1 p.m. ET. If you would like to go to the meeting, RSVP by calling
(574) 946-3895.

Indiana Manufacturers Association Releases Legislative Rankings

  
 
Two of the four state lawmakers who represent Starke County earned perfect scores from the Indiana Manufacturers Association for their votes during the 2013 legislative session. Their scorecard measures how often individual members of the Indiana House and Indiana Senate voted in support of positions advocated by the IMA on select bills. “Priority votes” include those in support of the $30 billion state budget, establishment of the Indiana Career Council to better align the various participants in the state’s career training and job skills development system and limits of the financial liability of worker’s compensation payments to hospitals.

Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, and Rep. Doug Gutwein, R-Francesville, both received perfect scores from the IMA. Rep. Tom Dermody, R-LaPorte, scored a 95.4 percent, and Sen. Jim Arnold, D-LaPorte, ranked the highest among Democrats in the Senate with an 83 percent pro-manufacturing voting record.

Walorski Gives Update on Congress at Republican Lincoln Day Dinner

Congresswoman Jackie Walorski spoke to the crowd of more than 100 people of Congress activities.
Congresswoman Jackie Walorski spoke to the crowd of more than 100 people of Congress activities.

A crowd packed into the Bass Lake Property Owner’s Association building, filling up the seats and taking up every space available in the parking lot to attend the Starke County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. With a number of prominent community members in attendance, including government representatives at the county, state, and federal levels, including Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, those in attendance got a solid idea of what is happening legislatively.

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North Judson to Soon Repair U.S. 30 Railroad Crossing Near Hanna

 

The town of North Judson received help from state representatives Douglas Gutwein and Tom Dermody, as well as Senator Ed Charbonneau and INDOT Representative Robert Alderman with the goal of obtaining funds to proceed with the repairs to the railroad crossing on U.S. 30 near Hanna. Clerk-Treasurer Donna Henry said the town has been working on getting the project under way since last summer.

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Charbonneau Discusses State Budget, Passed Through House

State Senator Ed Charbonneau
State Senator Ed Charbonneau
The state’s budget has passed through the state House of Representatives, and now it goes through the same process in the state Senate. Republican Senator Ed Charbonneau of Valparaiso told WKVI that while the state is in an enviable position with the sizeable surplus currently blessing its coffers, but he said there are still some very important issues that need to be addressed.

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Meet The Candidates Night Planned for Wednesday

A Meet the Candidates Night is set for Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 6–8 p.m. at the Knox Community Center.

Candidates will be allowed five minutes to speak during the event. In the U.S. Senate race, a representative for Democratic U.S. Senate–candidate Joe Donnelly–will appear along with Libertarian candidate Andrew “Andy” Horning. A representative for Brendan Mullen will appear on his behalf as he campaigns for the U.S. Representative District 2 seat. Libertarian U.S. Representative District 2 candidate Joseph Ruiz will attend.

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Tensions Run High in the State Legislature This Session

State Senator Ed Charbonneau

Hoosiers who enjoy hand-to-hand combat from their legislators certainly have viewed the recent battles in the Indiana House of Representatives with joy.

State Senator Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) was asked if such animosity could break out in that chamber. Charbonneau said he didn’t think so and thought that was good. He said attacking each other day after day wasn’t good.

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