This afternoon at the Landmark Center, a block from the Xcel Center, Mayor Cornett, who serves as President of Republican Mayors and Local Officials (RMLO), joined the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), the National Association of County Officials (NACO) and the National League of Cities (NLC) in hosting members from all those organizations for a reception. Additionally, Mayor Cornett invited the Oklahoma delegation to be his guests at the reception, and they were probably half the people there, whoopin’ and hollerin’ when Mayor Cornett was introduced.
Mayor Elizabeth Kautz of Burnsville, MN, representing the USCM, made very complimentary remarks regarding the Mayor and mentioned how excited she was to attend the 2010 U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City.
Former Texas Congressman Henry Bonilla made some remarks on behalf of the McCain campaign.
Apparently, some attendees experienced delays getting in because of a suspicious package on the street, but it didn’t affect the proceedings inside.
Afterwards, most members of the Oklahoma delegation headed over to a reception for Oklahomans hosted by BNSF at the Hill Library.