As seen in Kate Clements article in Saturday’s News-Gazette, the Champaign County GOP has announced the Fall schedule for their monthly Legislative Breakfast Series. Although hosted by the Young Republicans, these events are being held for all precinct committeemen, elected officials, volunteers and others interested in the Champaign County Republican Party. This Wednesday's breakfast will feature Ed Murnane, President of the Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL). Mr. Murnane will discuss his organization's role in restoring fairness to Illinois' legal system (i.e., tort reform). As you may recall, the ICJL played a huge role in Lloyd Karmeier's victory to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2004.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY YOUNG REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCES
FALL SCHEDULE FOR LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES
CHAMPAIGN, IL – Champaign County Young Republicans (CCYR) has announced the schedule for the fall season of its Legislative Breakfast Series. Guest speakers include Ed Murnane, President of the Illinois Civil Justice League; State Senator Rick Winkel; Pat Rea, Bush Appointee to the Small Business Administration; and Mike Stokke, Deputy Chief of Staff to House Speaker Dennis Hastert. "We are incredibly excited about our lineup of speakers," stated Jason Barickman, chairman of CCYR. "Our organization has grown tremendously over the last year, and has furthered our ability to attract top-notch speakers at a local, state and national level." The purpose of the breakfast series is to address political, local, and social issues relevant to Republican voters in Champaign County. Past speakers include U.S. Congressman Tim Johnson; Jeff Mays, President of the Illinois Business Roundtable; Tracy Parsons, President & CEO of the Urban League of Champaign County; and Jan Paul Miller, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois.
Although hosted by the Young Republicans, these events are open to the public for $5 per person, which includes breakfast. The breakfasts take place from 7 – 8 AM on the fourth Wednesday of every month at Champaign County Republican Headquarters, located at 106 West Springfield Avenue in Champaign. More information may be obtained by contacting Jason Barickman at jason_barickman@hotmail.com.
Upcoming installments of the breakfast series include:
September 28: Ed Murnane, Illinois Civil Justice League
October 26: State Senator Rick Winkel
November 16: Pat Rea, Regional Administrator of the Small Business Administration
December 21: Mike Stokke, Office of House Speaker and U.S. Representative Dennis J. Hastert
Champaign County Young Republicans consists of local professionals between the ages of 18 and 40. It was formed to support the Republican Party, its ideology, and its members in the greater Champaign County area. CCYR's main initiative is offering quality social and political events while educating Republican voters. For more information, visit www.ChampaignYR.org.
This is impressive! Congratulations go out to the YR leadership who have gotten the organization to this level in such a short time.