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Remarks as Prepared from the 2024 Democratic National Convention
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Monday, August 19
Tuesday, August 20
Wednesday, August 21
Thursday, August 22
Monday, August 19: For the People
- The Honorable Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
- Derrick Johnson, President & CEO of the NAACP; Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
- The Honorable Lauren Underwood, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois
- The Honorable Dick Durbin, United States Senator, Illinois
- Joint Remarks: Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); April Verrett, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Brent Booker, General President of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA); Kenneth W. Cooper, International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); Claude Cummings Jr., President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA); Elizabeth H. Shuler, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
- The Honorable Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, California
- The Honorable Mallory McMorrow, Michigan State Senator
- The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo
- The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York
- Steve Kerr, Team USA Men’s Basketball coach and Golden State Warriors coach
- The Honorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York
- Stacey Johnson-Batiste and Doris Johnson, childhood friends of Kamala Harris
- The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former United States Secretary of State
- The Honorable Jamie Raskin, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland
- The Honorable Jasmine Crockett, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas
- Joint Remarks: Amanda and Josh Zurawski, Texas; Kaitlyn Joshua, Louisiana; Hadley Duvall, Kentucky
- The Honorable Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky
- The Honorable Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, United States Senator, Georgia
- The Honorable Chris Coons, United States Senator, Delaware
- Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States
- Ashley Biden
- The Honorable Joe Biden, President of the United States
Tuesday, August 20: A Bold Vision for America’s Future
- Jason Carter, Grandson of President Jimmy Carter
- Jack Schlossberg, Grandson of President John F. Kennedy
- The Honorable Malcolm Kenyatta, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Kyle Sweetser, Former Donald Trump Voter
- Stephanie Grisham, Former Trump White House Press Secretary
- Nabela Noor, Content Creator
- The Honorable Gary Peters, United States Senator, Michigan
- Kenneth Stribling, Retired Teamster
- The Honorable Chuck Schumer, United States Senate Majority Leader
- The Honorable Bernie Sanders, United States Senator, Vermont
- The Honorable JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois
- Ken Chenault, American business executive
- The Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of New Mexico
- Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic Nominee for the U.S. Senate, Maryland; Long-time Mentee of the Vice President
- The Honorable John Giles, Mayor of Mesa, Arizona
- The Honorable Tammy Duckworth, United States Senator, Illinois
- Douglas Emhoff, Second Gentleman of the United States
- Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the United States
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
Wednesday, August 21: A Fight for Our Freedoms
- Mini Timmaraju, President and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All
- Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- Cecile Richards, Reproductive Rights Champion
- Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign
- Jessica Mackler, President of EMILYs List
- María Teresa Kumar, Founding President and CEO of Voto Latino
- The Honorable Tom Suozzi, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York
- Joint Remarks: The Honorable Aftab Pureval, Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio; The Honorable Cavalier Johnson, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Joint Remarks: Rashawn Spivey and Deanna Branch, lead pipe removal advocates
- The Honorable Lisa Blunt Rochester, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Delaware
- The Honorable Grace Meng, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York
- The Honorable Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado
- The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida
- The Honorable Suzan DelBene, Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- The Honorable Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota
- The Honorable Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan
- Joint Remarks: Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin
- The Honorable Cory Booker, United States Senator, New Jersey
- The Honorable Veronica Escobar, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas
- The Honorable Chris Murphy, United States Senator, Connecticut
- The Honorable Javier Salazar, Sheriff of Bexar County, Texas
- The Honorable Pete Aguilar, Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
- Carlos Eduardo Espina, content creator
- Olivia Troye, former Trump administration national security official
- The Honorable Geoff Duncan, Former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
- The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi
- Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, Retired United States Capitol Police Officer
- The Honorable Andy Kim, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey
- Olivia Julianna, content creator
- The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader
- The Honorable Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
- The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Alexander Hudlin, Jasper Emhoff, Arden Emhoff
- Lateefah Simon, Democratic Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, California
- Tony West, Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General
- The Honorable Catherine Cortez Masto, United States Senator, Nevada
- The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania
- Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate
- The Honorable Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland
- The Honorable Pete Buttigieg
- The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, United States Senator, Minnesota
- Benjamin C. Ingman, Former student of Governor Walz
- The Honorable Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota
Thursday, August 22: For Our Future
- Joint Remarks: Becky Pringle, President of the National Education Association; Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers
- The Honorable Alex Padilla, United States Senator, California
- The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- The Honorable Ted W. Lieu, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, California
- The Honorable Tammy Baldwin, United States Senator, Wisconsin
- The Honorable Katherine Clark, U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Whip
- The Honorable Joe Neguse, U.S. House of Representatives Assistant Democratic Leader
- The Honorable Leonardo Williams, Mayor of Durham, North Carolina
- The Honorable Raja Krishnamoorthi, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois
- The Honorable Bob Casey, United States Senator, Pennsylvania
- The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator, Massachusetts
- The Honorable Jason Crow, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado
- The Honorable Elissa Slotkin, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan
- The Honorable Pat Ryan, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York
- Reverend Al Sharpton, civil rights leader
- Joint Remarks from representatives of “the Central Park Five:” The Honorable Dr. Yusef Salaam, Member of the New York City Council; Korey Wise, Activist; Raymond Santana, Activist; Kevin Richardson, Activist
- Joint Remarks: Amy Resner, Former prosecutor and friend of Vice President Harris; Karrie Delaney, Member, Virginia House of Delegates; Lisa Madigan, Former Attorney General of Illinois; Marc H. Morial, President of the National Urban League; Nathan Hornes, Former student at Corinthian Colleges; Tristan Snell, Former New York State Assistant Attorney General
- The Honorable Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts
- Courtney Baldwin, youth organizer and human trafficking survivor
- The Honorable Deb Haaland
- John Russell, content creator
- The Honorable Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida
- Shomari Figures, Democratic Nominee for U.S. House of Representatives, Alabama
- The Honorable Colin Allred, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas
- Joint Remarks: Meena Harris, Ella Emhoff, Helena Hudlin
- The Honorable Chris Swanson, Sheriff of Genesee County, Michigan
- The Honorable Gabrielle Giffords, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona
- The Honorable Mark Kelly, United States Senator, Arizona
- The Honorable Leon E. Panetta, Former United States Secretary of Defense
- The Honorable Ruben Gallego, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona
- The Honorable Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan
- Eva Longoria, American actress and film producer
- The Honorable Adam Kinzinger, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois
- Maya Harris
- The Honorable Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina
- The Honorable Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States