USA Today journalist Ingrid Jacques joins Detroit News writer Kaitlyn Buss at the Eastside Republican Club’s War Memorial podium Tuesday, Nov. 21, . The forum begins at 7:30 p.m.
Jacques is a USA Today columnist and Buss is assistant editorial page editor at The Detroit News.
"With presidential debates in full swing and one of Michigan’s U.S. senate seats to be filled in November 2024, elections are a hot topic. Amid this drama, these two editorial writers are in a perfect position to offer insight into affairs of state, national and international events,” noted Eastside Republican chair Mike Vethacke in a statement in advance of the meeting.
“The Forum is open to the public at no charge, so we invite anyone interested in current events to hear our guest speakers and to ask questions,” Vethacke added.
Forum doors open at 7 p.m. for coffee and networking in advance of the meeting.
Jacques has worked in journalism for nearly two decades. Prior to starting at USA TODAY in May 2022, she served as a columnist and deputy editorial page editor at The Detroit News, where she spent 12 years as a member of the editorial board.
She has written frequently about Michigan and national politics, with a focus on education and cultural issues. In addition to The Detroit News, her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review (online), the Washington Examiner, Real Clear Politics, and the Weekly Standard, among others.
A native of Salem, Oregon, Jacques has a degree in English from Hillsdale College and a master’s in journalism from Michigan State University. She currently lives in metro Detroit with her husband.
Buss previously served as vice president of public affairs at TDS Public Affairs and vice president of communications at Iron Light.
She is a frequent contributor to The Detroit News’ editorial page and other media outlets throughout the state, and has been a communications strategist for political, policy, advocacy and nonprofit groups and associations at the state and national levels.
Buss was a member of the News editorial board from 2014 to 2018, and during that time served as an editorial writer, opinion editor and columnist. Before returning to Michigan in 2014, Buss worked in communications in Washington, D.C. where she specialized in opinion writing and strategy at private public relations firms, as well as political nonprofits.
She graduatedcum laudefrom Hillsdale College in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and journalism. She is a native of metro Detroit and lives with her husband and four children in Birmingham.