UPDATED: DNC speakers list a who’s who of high-profile Democrats
Here’s a list of next week’s speakers you can look forward to hearing, heckling, and (hopefully) meme-ing.
As we close the book on #RNCinCLE16 we leave behind Donald Trump’s Thursday night acceptance speech; Ted Cruz’s unleashed moment trumping running mate Mike Pence; and of course, the flap over Melania Trump’s speech. But we look forward to next week, here in Philadelphia, at the Democratic National Convention.
Here’s a list of speakers you can look forward to hearing, heckling, and (hopefully) meme-ing.
Monday
First Lady Michelle Obama
Senator Bernie Sanders
DREAMer Astrid Silva
Tuesday
President Bill Clinton
Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner
Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin
Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontré Hamilton
Lucia McBath, mother of Jordan Davis
Lezley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown
Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley, mother of Hadiya Pendleton
Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland
As of now, there is no plan to hear from the families of fallen law enforcement officers, which has drawn the condemnation of the Philadelphia police union leadership.
Wednesday
President Barack Obama
Vice President Joe Biden
Thursday
Hillary Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
More
In addition to the heavy hitters listed above, the following speakers will also have at least a moment or two at the podium.
Gov. Tom Wolf (Pennsylvania)
U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (Pennsylvania)
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (Pennsylvania)
Sen. Bob Casey (Pennsylvania)
Sen. Cory Booker (New Jersey)
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (New York)
Sen. Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Former Gov. Howard Dean (Vermont)
Sen. Al Franken (Minnesota)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts)
Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords & Captain Mark Kelly (Arizona)
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nevada)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Women of the House
Sen. Chuck Schumer (New York)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
U.S. Rep. Raumesh Akbari (Tennessee)
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (Ohio)
U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra (California)
Columbia, S.C., Mayor Steve Benjamin
Sen. Barbara Boxer (California)
Gov. Jerry Brown (California)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (Texas)
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (South Carolina)
U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (New York)
Gov. Mark Dayton (Minnesota)
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
Colorado State House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico)
Chillicothe, Ohio, Mayor Luke Feeney
Minnesota State Rep. Peggy Flanagan
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Tallahassee, Florida, Mayor Andrew Gillum
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (Michigan)
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Illinois)
Former Sen. Tom Harkin (Iowa)
South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison
Gov. John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)
Nevada State Sen. Ruben Kihuen
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (California)
U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (New York)
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (Virginia)
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (Wisconsin)
Sen. Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (California)
U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (Washington, DC)
Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (Maryland)
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (California)
Former South Carolina State Rep. Bakari Sellers
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Nevada State Sen. Pat Spearman
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
South Carolina Maxine Waters (California)
Flint, Michigan, Mayor Karen Weaver
Congressman Keith Ellison (Minnesota)
National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia
Congressman Raul Grijalva (Arizona)
Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (Iowa) and candidates of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry
Congressman Joe Kennedy (Massachusetts)
Chair of the Democratic Governors Association Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy
Building Trades President Sean McGarvey
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Oregon)
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (California) and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
AFSCME President Lee Saunders
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten
Democratic National Committee Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation Donna Brazile
Former State Senator Jason Carter (Georgia)
Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards
Congressman GK Butterfield and members of the Congressional Black Caucus
Congresswoman Judy Chu (California) and members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
NARAL President Ilyse Hogue
Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret. USN)
Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson
Congressman Ben Ray Lujan and candidates of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Former Congressman and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey
EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock
Center for American Progress Action Fund President Neera Tanden
General John Allen (ret. USMC), former Commander, International Security Assistance Forces, and Commander, United States Forces – Afghanistan
Candidates of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
President of the Human Rights Campaign Chad Griffin
League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski
Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (New York) and LGBT rights activist Sarah McBride
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (Maryland) and the Democratic Women of the Senate
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