Former GOP presidential candidates, Senate candidate Hovde highlight RNC speakers Tuesday
Reince Priebus and Eric Hovde are among those set to speak Tuesday evening at the RNC.
Source: Kathryn Lake | Civic Media
July 16, 2024 12:58 PM CDT
By: Jimmie Kaska
MILWAUKEE (Civic Media) – Former Republican presidential candidates and Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde are among the speakers scheduled for Tuesday at the Republican National Convention.
The list also includes several Republican politicians and other prominent conservative figures.
Some of the former presidential candidates set to speak Tuesday include Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy.
In addition to Hovde, Wisconsin native Reince Priebus, who chairs the RNC host committee, will also have a speaking slot.
On Monday, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson was one of the first people to speak at the RNC.
Others who spoke Monday included Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and RNC chair Michael Whatley.
Also on Monday, Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate. Trump was officially nominated as the Republican presidential candidate by the RNC. The nomination came just two days after an apparent assassination attempt of Trump in western Pennsylvania.
Around the convention, there were some protestors, but overall, the event was secure and problem-free. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said that only three people were arrested and all were outside of the RNC’s secure area. Nobody was reported hurt by any convention or protest activities.
Here is a list of people expected to speak Tuesday at the RNC, according to the RNC Committee on Arrangements.
- Chairwoman Anne Hathaway, Committee on Arrangements
- Gov. Bill Lee (TN)
- Julie Harris, President of National Federation of Republican Women
- Hayden Padget, Young Republicans Chairman
- Matt Brooks, CEO of Republican Jewish Coalition
- Reince Priebus, Chairman of Host Committee
- James Crawford, Chair of the Potawatomi Nation
- Perry Johnson
- Kari Lake
- Eric Hovde
- Bernie Moreno
- Former Rep. Mike Rogers (MI)
- Dave McCormick
- Jim Banks
- Gov. Jim Justice (WV)
- Sam Brown
- Tim Sheehy
- Hung Cao
- Sen. Rick Scott (FL)
- Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ)
- Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY), House Republican Conference Chair
- Rep. Tom Emmer (MN), House Majority Whip
- Rep. Steve Scalise (LA), House Majority Whip
- Rep. Mike Johnson (LA), House Majority Leader
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Savannah Chrisley
- Mayor Eric Johnson
- Sen. Ted Cruz (TX)
- Randy Sutton, everyday American
- Attorney General Brenna Bird (IA)
- Former Amb. Nikki Haley
- Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL)
- Sen. Eric Schmitt (MO)
- Sen. Tom Cotton (AR)
- Michael Coyle, everyday American
- Erin Koper, everyday American
- Anne Fundner, everyday American
- The Morin Family, everyday Americans
- Madeline Brame, everyday American
- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR)
- Dr. Ben Carson, former Housing & Urban Development Secretary
- Sen. Marco Rubio (FL)
- Co-Chair Lara Trump, Republican National Committee
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