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THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who supported my run for the office of North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor!
And thanks to everyone who participated in the democratic process, regardless of who you supported. This has been an extraordinary election year so far, and it is not over yet.
You have already changed the face of public debate in our state. From now forward, candidates for statewide office in North Carolina will have to address an expanded set of fundamental questions.
Certainly, economic opportunity, jobs, and basic educational quality will continue to be must-address needs. In addition, from this year forward, Democratic candidates must respond to these critical questions as well:
- How will we ensure that every person in our state receives the health care (including mental health care) that basic human compassion and dignity require?
- How will we protect our clean air and water, and our green and productive land, in ways that will ensure that we are good stewards for future generations?
- How will we ensure that economic and educational opportunity is spread to historically disadvantaged communities, reaching out to every racial and ethnic community in our state?
- How will we continue to expand the umbrella of fundamental human and civil rights to include every person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation?
- How will we meet the needs of every worker in our state to fair wages, safe and healthy workplaces, and economic security?
- How will we address the changing face of our state's cities and towns, to meet the challenges of growth?
I look forward to continuing to work with all of you, this year and beyond, to see that those questions are addressed, and never fade back into the unspoken background of unmet needs.
I have congratulated Walter Dalton and his family and staff for their dignified and successful campaign, and assured him that as our Democratic nominee he will have my strong personal support. I congratulate Pat Smathers and Hampton Dellinger and their families and supporters as well—good, issue-oriented, strong campaigns all!
Please stay involved, as will I. I look forward to continuing public service as a Winston-Salem City Council Member and active citizen in our state and nation.
Dan Besse |
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"Water resources have become our most urgent state planning need in North Carolina," declared Dan Besse, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Besse is a strong supporter of LGBT rights, and is on the record supporting anti-bullying legislation currently before the NC General Assembly. "As lieutenant governor, I will be an active working member of the state Board of Education. In that position, I will press for implementation of statewide comprehensive anti-bullying rules, specifically protecting our children from abuse based on their sexual orientation or identity. These are among the most frequent problems faced by our students. We cannot allow this violence to continue.”
The N.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club has endorsed Democrat Dan Besse for Lieutenant Governor. In announcing the endorsement, Chris Dowdle, chair of the N.C. Sierra Club political committee, said, "Dan Besse has distinguished himself as a champion of environmental stewardship."
"Besse also has a good mix of state and local government experience. For 20 years, he served on important state commissions that oversee, among other things, environmental and coastal regulation, and he's now in his 7th year on the WS City Council. He's a hard-working, access able city councilman known for his reasoned responses to issues."
"We extend our endorsement to Winston-Salem City Councilman Dan Besse, a champion of environmental conservation and corporate responsibility with a strong record of regulatory achievement. "
"The crowded Democratic field for Lieutenant Governor doesn't have a shortage of qualified candidates either, but our choice is clear. Dan Besse has been a community-minded, dedicated member of the Winston-Salem City Council for more than six years and will bring those same qualities and more to the office of lieutenant governor."
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