Please join the Conservative Breakfast Club on Monday, October 13th at L’Asiatique Restaurant (formerly Park Place Grill) located in the Standard Federal building on Main Street, downtown Fort Wayne at 7:30 a.m.

We will hear from Dennis Kruse, Indiana State Senator, District 14 regarding his state legislative committee on illegal immigration, and how it effects us.

We are requesting an RSVP if you plan on attending. Just click here and reply with yes, and the number of people you plan on bringing. We’re trying to make it easier for the restaurant to plan ahead so we have sufficient food to serve everyone.

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Please join the Conservative Breakfast Club on Monday, Sept. 8th at L’Asiatique Restaurant (formerly Park Place Grill) located in the Standard Federal building on Main Street, downtown Fort Wayne at 7:30 a.m. 

This Monday we will hear from Fort Wayne Community School Board Member and Candidate Jon Olinger.   

Last week we had our largest crowd ever to hear Greg Zoeller and Dr. Tony Bennett.  Join us next week as we continue to build the conservative network in northeast Indiana.

We are requesting an RSVP if you plan on attending. Just click here and reply with yes, and the number of people you plan on bringing. We’re trying to make it easier for the restaurant to plan ahead so we don’t run out of food again.

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There will be an important announcement from Republican Candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett, and Republican Candidate for Attorney General Greg Zoeller regarding a major public policy issue they are both championing.

They have chosen the Conservative Breakfast Club as their first stop on a two-day statewide media tour. We hope that you will join us in making this the largest CBC we have ever held by inviting your conservative and Republican friends.

Monday 7:30 am August 25th
L’Asiatique (Formerly Park Place) in downtown Fort Wayne

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Evert Mol (left) and Jon Olinger, both candidates for the position of Fort Wayne Community School Board will address the Conservative Breakfast Club tomorrow.

Mol formed Code Blue Schools and went on to defeat Fort Wayne Community Schools’ $500 million tax increase. Olinger was the only board member to vote against the project. Mol is running against Steve Corona in District 5.

When: Monday August 11th - 7:30 a.m.

Where: L’Asiatique
(Formerly Park Place Grill)
Standard Federal Building, Main Street Downtown Fort Wayne

A breakfast buffet is available for around $9.00

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Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi came to Fort Wayne today and addressed the Conservative Breakfast Club.

Brizzi spoke on how he is working to change Indiana’s feticide laws, stating we have an obligation to protecting unborn children at conception. Brizzi cited a case against Brian Kendrick, who shot bank teller Katherin Shuffield during an attempted robbery at a Huntington Bank branch in Indianapolis last April. The shooting led to the deaths of her unborn twins, Shuffield survived.

Brizzi has been working with Indiana State Senator Jim Merritt (District 31) and State Representative Mike Murphy (90th district) to change the statute. 

Indiana is one of 37 states with a fetal homicide statute, but it is not one of 18 other states that cover the earliest stages of a pregnancy. Merritt and Murphy recently introduced legislation that would amend the murder statute to cover the death of any fetus.

Recent shooting shows need to change fetal homicide law
Current law only allows murder charges to be filed if fetus is at least seven months old
(STATEHOUSE) – State Sen. James W. Merritt Jr., (R-Indianapolis) said today he plans to introduce legislation to reform Indiana’s fetal homicide law after the recent shooting of a pregnant bank teller that resulted in the death of her unborn twins. According to Merritt, Sens. Richard Bray (R-Martinsville) and Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) have already expressed support for such legislation.

Under the proposed legislation, murder charges would apply if a fetus is killed during the commission of a crime - at any stage of pregnancy. However, according to Merritt, this proposal will not affect Indiana’s current abortion law.

Merritt, who himself is the father of twins, joined Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi and State Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Indianapolis) for the announcement.

“Many of my constituents are customers of the Huntington Bank and frequent the neighborhood where the hold-up and shooting occurred,” Merritt said. “Plus, as the father of twins, this story really hit home with me.”

According to Merritt, current law allows murder charges to be filed if the fetus has reached seven months gestation. The twins carried by bank teller Katherin Shuffield of Indianapolis were only five months gestation when they were killed. At present, the only charge which could be filed against the shooter is feticide, a lesser penalty of Class C felony, Merritt said. As of today the shooter remains at large.

Nationwide, 37 states have feticide laws, and 18 of those consider the killing of a fetus at any age to be murder, Merritt said.

“It’s time Indiana catches up with the rest of the country on this important issue,” Merritt said.

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Please join us again at the Conservative Breakfast Club on Monday morning July 21^st at 7:30am at Park Place Grill (200 East Main Street) in downtown Fort Wayne. Cathie Humbarger, Executive Director of the Allen County Right-to-Life will address the club.

Future dates:

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Join us this Monday morning at the Conservative Breakfast Club to hear Fort Wayne native and Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry address the group. As the Chief Financial Officer for the State of Indiana Berry’s office manages accounting for all of the State’s funds, overseeing and distributing Local Governments tax distributions, paying the State’s bills and paying the State’s employees. 

With this being the end of the financial year for the state, Berry will be giving us a “fiscal update” for the state of Indiana.

When: Monday July 14th - 7:30 a.m.
Where: Park Place Grill - Standard Federal Building, Main Street Downtown Fort Wayne

A breakfast buffet is available for around $9.00, and parking is free in the garage.

Upcoming dates:

More on Tim Berry

Tim Berry was elected Indiana’s 51st state treasurer in 1998, and re-elected with the largest statewide margin of victory in 2002. As a trained financial advisor, Tim is excited to be Indiana’s Chief Financial Officer and a partner to Governor Daniels. As State Auditor, Tim will work to achieve and maintain a balanced budget, reduce spending, reduce costs, and reduce taxes for all Hoosiers.

As treasurer, Berry serves as the Chair of the Indiana Education Savings Authority (IESA), and has worked to provide greater opportunities and incentives for Hoosiers to save and invest for higher education. Under his leadership, the investment options have been expanded, fees have been reduced and participation has grown dramatically in the College Choice 529 Investment Plan.

Tim Berry is a 1980 graduate of Fort Wayne’s Wayne High School and a member of Trinity English Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. Tim and his wife Kim are the proud parents of two sons, Ian, age ten and Colin who is five. He serves as Treasurer of the Fishers Youth Hockey Association, where his son Ian plays. Kim serves as the State Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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June 30^th – State Representative Randy Borror will address the Conservative Breakfast Club.

Upcoming dates:

• June 30^th – State Rep. Randy Borror
• July 7^th – No Breakfast for Holiday
• July 14^th – Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry
• July 21^st – Cathie Humbarger et al, Major Policy Announcement from Allen County Right to Life (postponed from May)
• July 27^th – City Council Update with Mitch Harper and Liz Brown (tentative)
• August 4^th – Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi

Representative Randy Borror was born and raised in rural Wells County, Indiana. He attended and graduated from Bluffton High School. Borror later received his B.S. degree from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University (IPFW). He has been a resident of the 84th District, which comprises parts of the City of Fort Wayne and Allen County and most of St. Joe Township, for over 15 years.

Borror had the honor of being asked to carry the two top legislative issues for Governor Daniels in the 2005 and 2006 legislative sessions. In 2005, Rep. Borror authored legislation creating the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). The IEDC replaced the Department of Commerce in 2005 as the entity to plan and implement Indiana’s economic development efforts. In 2005, the IEDC closed more job creating deals in Indiana than during the two previous years combined.

In the 2006 legislative session, Rep. Borror authored House Enrolled Act 1008, also known as Major Moves. Major Moves is Governor Daniels’ transportation initiative that allows for the funding of Indiana’s ten-year road construction plan by leasing the Indiana Toll Road to a private consortium for nearly $4 billion. The plan ensures that over 200 highway projects statewide will be completed. In addition, the U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that approximately 130,000 jobs will be created as a result of Major Moves. The initiative will create a climate for further economic investment and growth throughout the state.

Rep. Borror has held numerous political positions during his career, beginning as a campaign staff member for U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in 1982. In 1983, he accepted a position at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in Washington, D.C., of which Senator Lugar served as Chairman. During this time, Rep. Borror worked closely with future Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels, who at the time served as the Executive Director of the NRSC.

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Congressman Mark Souder will be joining us for his first of hopefully many addresses to our breakfast club on Monday, June 16^th at 7:30 a.m. at Park Place Grill in downtown Fort Wayne on Main Street.

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