Broomfield Boy Scout Leads State House in Pledge

13-year old Mack Porter invited by Rep. Primavera

(Denver) At her Pizza with Primavera town hall meeting in March, State Representative Dianne Primavera (D-Broomfield) met one of her younger constituents.   Thirteen-year-old Mack Porter attended the meeting to meet the Representative and work towards his Boy Scout “citizenship in the community” merit badge.

The Boy Scout merit badge requires learning about local government, attending a city council meeting, talking to a local official, learning about a local charity and volunteering at that charity for a minimum of eight hours.

Mack is part of Troop 767 in Broomfield and is in the 7th grade at Aspen Creek K-8.  At the town hall meeting, Rep Primavera invited him to lead the pledge of allegiance for the House of Representatives at the State Capitol. 

On Monday, March 24^th, as a guest of Rep. Primavera, Mack led the pledge of allegiance in his Boy Scout uniform.  While at the Capitol, he started work towards an additional merit badge- Citizenship in the Nation- by touring the State Capitol.  Mack has achieved the First Class rank and has almost completed the Star rank.

“It is an honor to have a Broomfield Boy Scout lead the House of Representatives in the pledge of allegiance this morning.  My door is always open here at the Capitol and I invite everyone to come by and visit,” Rep. Primavera stated.

-- Posted by staff