Pence stresses jobs in Ft. Wayne visit

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Job one is to create new jobs. That's what Indiana's governor-elect said as he met with supporters in Fort Wayne Thursday.      

Republican Mike Pence is on a statewide tour to thank the people who voted for him.

During Thursday morning's stop at the Hall's restaurant on Bluffton Road, Pence stressed that he wants to work across party lines to make Indiana a better place to do business.

"I think we can make Indiana more attractive by bringing tax relief to Hoosiers across the board," said Pence, who also mentioned strengthening schools as a way of attracting new companies to Indiana. "Get these schools working in the way they need to be working for all of our kids, including those that have an interest in vocational education."

During the campaign, Pence pledged to enact a 10 percent, across the board personal income tax cut. He was also a supporter of expanding Indiana's school voucher program, which is already the nation's largest, and looking at ways to expand access to pre-kindergarten education to more children in the state. 

Pence will officially replace his Republican colleague Mitch Daniels as Indiana's governor on January 14.