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Hoosiers didn't have very far to travel to reach the Democratic National Convention, which kicked off Monday in Chicago .
By the end of the four-day convention, Indiana's 88 delegates will have helped nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for Democrats' presidential ticket in the 2024 election.
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Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly , who recently retired from his post as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, is leading the delegation as chair. A handful of party leaders, like sitting members of Congress or DNC members, are automatically delegates; the rest were nominated by state delegates at the Indiana Democratic Party's convention in July.
Here's who is part of Indiana's delegation to the DNC:
Automatic Delegates
- U.S. Rep. André Carson
- State Party Vice Chair Myla Eldridge
- Shaw Friedman
- David Frye
- Lacy Johnson
- U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan
- State Party Chair Mike Schmuhl
- Deborah Simon
- Patti Yount
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PLEO (Party Leader and Elected Official) Delegates
- Evansville Councilor Alexander Burton
- Annette Craycraft
- State Rep. Carey Hamilton
- Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett
- State Rep. Carolyn Jackson
- Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott
- Gary Mayor Eddie Melton
- Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun
- Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson
1st Congressional District (Gary area)
- Paul Armando Aguilera Jr.
- Chesterton Councilor Erin N. Collins
- Jim Harper
- State Rep. Ragen Hatcher
- Michigan City Mayor Angela Nelson Deiutch
- State Rep. Vernon Smith
- Former State Sen. Karen Tallian
2nd Congressional District (South Bend area)
- Elkhart City Councilor Chad Crabtree
- South Bend City Clerk Bianca Tirado
- Emily Voorde
- Alexander Wait
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3rd Congressional District (Fort Wayne area)
- Kiley Adolph
- Derek Camp
- Tito Farias
- Patricia Hays
- Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker
4th Congressional District (Lafayette area)
- Vincent Aguirre
- David Anderson
- Thatcher Anderson
- Brownsburg Councilor Cindy Hohman
- Linda Lasiter
- Former Greencastle Councilor Veronica Pejril
5th Congressional District (Muncie area)
- Rebecca Crumes
- Dan T. Montgomery
- Heather Pirowski
- Seth Rawlings
- David Rosenthal
- Monique Wise
6th Congressional District (Columbus area)
- Connor Elliott
- Matthew Kochevar
- Jane Phillips
- Blythe Potter
- David Ziemba
7th Congressional District (Indianapolis)
- Tracy Boyd
- LaMar Holliday
- Bryan Lilienkamp
- Karla Lopez-Owens
- Alex Nyirendah
- State Rep. Cherrish Pryor
- Indianapolis City-County Councilor Nick Roberts
- Andrea Scott
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8th Congressional District (Evansville area)
- Stan Levco
- Martha Nice
- Cheryl Schultz
- Newburgh Town Councilor Allyson Shelby
- Evansville Councilor Ben Trockman
9th Congressional District (Bloomington area)
- Bloomington City Clerk Nicole Bolden
- New Albany Councilor Adam Dickey
- Former State Rep. Linda Lawson
- John Perkins
- Floyd County Councilman Tony Toran
- Bloomington Councilor Sydney Zulich
At-Large Delegates
- Zechariah Banks
- Erin Collings
- Devon Davis
- Kaleb Hagen
- Lawrenceburg Councilor Dylan Liddle
- Victor Lopez
- Cami Padilla
- Leslie Salazar
- Amy Schwarz
- Emma Shriberg
- Samantha Smulyan
- Rick Sutton
- Mary-Kathryn Takeuchi
- Rebecca Tomerlin
- Tom Wallace
- James Wells
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Alternate Delegates
- Elkhart City Councilor Arvis Dawson
- Keith Gambill
- Liane Groth Hulka
- Annette M. Johnson
- Amy Levander
- Valparaiso Councilor Diana Reed
- Jim Wieser
Contact IndyStar state government and politics reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17 .
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Which Hoosiers will be at the Democratic National Convention? Here's Indiana's delegation
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