Scholarship Breakfast

NCBEMO Scholarship Breakfast

Senator Dan Blue was the featured keynote speaker for the NCBEMO Scholarship Breakfast held on May 4, 2011 in conjunction with the NC League of Municipalities Annual Town Hall Day. Blue’s remarks
were informal, touching on a variety of issues currently before the legislature.

“I’ve never seen such an assault on cities and towns ability to grow,” said Blue. He said there’s a “Drumbeat of taking away the powers of our cities and towns to control their own operations.”

In 1980, Blue was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing Wake County. He was re-elected 10 times. From 1991-95, Blue was twice elected Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.

After serving 22 years in the House, Blue left the legislature to run for the United States Senate in 2002. He returned to the House in 2006 and now serves in the North Carolina Senate, representing Wake County.

He drew a parallel between cities and towns’ ability to prosper to that of NCBEMO’s growth over the last 30 years as purposeful and deliberate. He encouraged members to “be more aggressive in doing those things you were elected to do. Make cities and town the best they can be. This will only serve to make North Carolina better,” Blue said.

The breakfast was held at the N.C. State University Club in Raleigh.