Walz played up his image as the everyman on the Democratic ticket during his acceptance speech, talking about his time as a high school teacher and coach. He touted his actions as governor, citing moves such as cutting prescription drug costs, establishing free school lunch for students, defending abortion rights and establishing firearm regulations.
The official DNC Day 4 speaker schedule lineup has not yet been released. This story will be updated when the speaker schedule becomes available.
Here's who is expected to take the stage Thursday night, according to reports from USA TODAY and other media outlets including NBC News and Scripps News :
Former Secretary of Defense & former CIA Director Leon Panetta, along with a number of veterans
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords
Georgia U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath
Tennessee State Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, known as the "Tennessee Three"
Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark
Colorado U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse
Florida U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost
Secretary Deb Haaland
Secretary Marcia L. Fudge
Michigan U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin
Texas U.S. Rep. Colin Allred
California U.S. Rep. and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu
When will Kamala Harris speak at the DNC?
While the official speaker schedule has yet to be released, Kamala Harris is expected to accept the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on Thursday night as the headline speaker.
How to watch and stream the 2024 DNC
The convention will air live on its website , from the United Center in Chicago between 7 p.m to 11 p.m. ET (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. CT) Tuesday through Thursday.
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