Defenders of Liberty to hear Rep. Stutzman Monday night

Thursday, October 6, 2016
Rep. Marlin Stutzman
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The Greencastle Defenders of Liberty will host U.S. Congressman Marlin Stutzman at its monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 10.

The 6:30 p.m. event at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle, is free and open to the public.

As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, the dean of Indiana’s Republican delegation in the House, and the founding chairman of the Republican Study Committee’s 2nd Amendment Initiative, Congressman Stutzman serves Indiana’s Third Congressional District.

On the Financial Services Committee, Stutzman sits on both the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit as well as the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittees.

A fourth-generation farmer from Howe, Ind., the congressman is co-owner of Stutzman Farms, a family-farming operation. Together, with his father, two brothers, and brother-in-law, the Stutzmans farm 3,000 acres in northern Indiana growing soybeans, green beans and seed corn.

Before coming to Congress and taking office in 2011, Stutzman served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002-08, and in the Indiana State Senate from 2008-10. When first elected at age 26, he served as the youngest member of the Indiana Legislature until 2006, and established his reputation early on as a staunch conservative.

With a track record of lower taxes, less regulation and balanced budgets, Stutzman was awarded the “Small Business Champion of the Year” award in 2008 from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

Among numerous awards, Congressman Stutzman was a “Friend of Farm Bureau,” a “Congressional Sentinel” by Heritage Action, and a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Stutzman has earned “A” ratings from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Americans For Prosperity-Indiana.

Indiana’s 3rd District contains all of Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Jay, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties, as well as parts of Blackford and Kosciusko counties.

On the second Monday of every month since November 2009, the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty have hosted guest speakers who have shared their experience and expertise on a variety of issues. Previous speakers have included political figures from both federal and state, physicians, educators, businessmen/women, an Indianapolis talk show host, authors, historians, attorneys and the local sheriff.

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