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Hillary Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Obama: Here is the list of speakers for the Democratic Convention

By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

The Democratic National Convention will be held next week, but it will look nothing like any other convention in the party’s history.

Rather than seeing the inner workings of the national convention, the Democrats have condensed the events to two hours of speeches each night beginning Monday and continuing through Thursday, Aug. 20.

On Tuesday, the DNC released its list of speakers. Among the speakers will be two former presidents, two former first ladies and the last Democratic presidential nominee.

Here is the list of those speaking at the convention and on what day they will appear.

Who is speaking and when

Monday

  • Former first lady Michelle Obama
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont
  • Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
  • New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
  • House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-South Carolina
  • Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota
  • Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama
  • Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin

Tuesday

  • Dr. Jill Biden
  • Former President Bill Clinton
  • Former Secretary of State John Kerry
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York
  • Former US Attorney General Sally Yates
  • Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester D-Delaware

Wednesday

  • Former President Barack Obama
  • Joe Biden’s yet-to-be-announced vice presidential candidate
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California
  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee for president
  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts
  • Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, a prominent gun control advocate
  • New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
  • Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers

Thursday

  • Former Vice President Joe Biden accepts the Democratic nomination
  • Members of the Biden family
  • Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California
  • Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom
  • Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
  • Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg
  • Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin
  • Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois
  • Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware

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