Republican U.S. Senate candidate Clark Durant will speak to the Eastside Republican Club on Tuesday, January 17.

The 7:30 p.m. event will be held at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road.

“As good citizens and voters, members of our club are anxious to meet some of the leading candidates in the Senate race, and have a special interest in local Pointer, Clark Durant,” said club chairman Jenny Nolan.

“We’re interested in hearing Mr. Durant share ideas for problem solving and promoting freedom.”

She added, “The Forum is open to the public at no charge, so we invite anyone to attend who is interested in our nation’s future and learning more about the issues.”

Durant, co-founder of Detroit’s Cornerstone Schools, will present his vision for America and welcome questions from the audience.

Now a local attorney and Farms resident, Durant was born in Detroit in 1949 and attended Tulane University in New Orleans where he studied economics, graduating in 1971.

Durant was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate to serve on the board of the Legal Services Corporation, which provides legal aid to low-income Americans. He served as its chairman from 1984 to 1988.

In 1991, Durant co-founded the Cornerstone Schools with Adam Cardinal Maida and other civic leaders as an independent, inner city school in Detroit. He served as chairman of the board until 2003, and as CEO from 2003 to 2009.

He helped establish Cornerstone charter schools in 2009 to increase access to a Cornerstone education in Detroit.

In 1994, Durant was elected to the State Board of Education, and served as its president.

The Eastside Republican Club Forum is normally held on the third Tuesday of the month from September through June. Admission is free and the public is always welcome.

For more information about the Eastside Republican Club and its meetings contact Jenny Nolan at 313-881-5191 or visit the club web site at eastside-republican-club.org.