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DNC speakers list: See who is speaking on Day 1, including President Joe Biden
By Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY,
15 hours ago
The 2024 Democratic National Committee convention will begin Monday evening and consist of various speakers, including former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, first lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden and many more.
Biden will not speak at the DNC as a candidate as many anticipated before he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race in July. Instead, the 81-year-old will continue to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the top candidate to fill his seat come November.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk out together, before delivering remarks on Medicare drug price negotiations at an event in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz, REUTERS
Day one will begin at 5 p.m. EST and is scheduled to end around 10:15 p.m. EST.
Here is a list of everyone who is expected to speak on Monday.
Biden is scheduled to be the final speaker on day one. His aides told the New York Times that the president plans to argue why Harris is the best candidate to carry on his legacy.
"I revere this office, but I love my country more," Biden said during his remarks. "It’s been the honor of my life to serve as your president. But in the defense of democracy, which is at stake, I think it’s more important than any title."
The president also said, "The best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation."
Monday night DNC speakers listed in order of appearance
Minyon Moore - Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee
Jaime R. Harrison - Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
Brandon Johnson - Mayor of Chicago
Minyon Moore - Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee
Peggy Flanagan - Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Lauren Underwood - U.S. Rep., Illinois
Rich Logis - Former Donald Trump voter
Robert Garcia - U.S. Rep., California
Joint Remarks - Lee Saunders , president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; 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); and Elizabeth H. Shuler,president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Mallory McMorrow - Michigan State Senator
Gina M. Raimondo - United States Secretary of Commerce
Kathy Hochul - Governor of New York
Shawn Fain - President of the United Automobile Workers
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez - U.S. Rep., New York
Hillary Rodham Clinton - Former United States Secretary of State
James E. Clyburn - U.S. Rep., South Carolina
Jamie Raskin - U.S. Rep., Maryland
Jasmine Crockett - U.S. Rep., Texas
Grace Meng - US. Rep., New York
Joint Remarks - Amanda and Josh Zurawski , from Texas; Kaitlyn Joshua , from Louisiana; and Hadley Duvall , from Kentucky
Andy Beshear - Governor of Kentucky
Reverend Raphael G. Warnock - U.S. Senator, Georgia
Chris Coons - U.S. Senator, Delaware
Jill Biden - first lady of the U.S.
Introduction - Ashley Biden (Joe and Jill Biden's daughter)
Joe Biden - President of the U.S.
How to watch and stream the 2024 DNC
The convention will air live on its website , from the United Center in Chicago between 6:15 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern (5:15 p.m. to 10 p.m Central) on Monday, and 7 p.m to 11 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central) the other days.
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