President Biden highlights speaker slate on first day of DNC

CHICAGO (Civic Media) – The first list of speakers at the 2024 Democratic National Convention has been announced.

Headlining the bill Monday will be President Joe Biden, who will speak at the end of the first day of the DNC.

Biden will be joined by First Lady Jill Biden in delivering remarks and introduced by Ashley Biden.

Other speakers include governors Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Kathy Hochul of New York, U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock of Texas and Chris Coons of Delaware, and Reps. Lauren Underwood (Illinois), Robert Garcia (California), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), James Clyburn (South Carolina), Jamie Raskin (Maryland), Jasmine Crockett (Texas), and Grace Meng (New York).

Democratic National Convention Committee and Harris for President Campaign hold morning press briefing on Day 1 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Monday's theme: For the People. https://t.co/RGFkQl6E4g

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will also speak on the first day of the DNC.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Tony Goldwyn will co-chair the first day of the DNC. The theme of the day is “For the People.”

The podium schedule, which runs from 5:15 p.m. until 10:15 p.m., is listed below in Central Time. Speakers are subject to change and not all speakers are listed.

• Call to Order: Minyon Moore, Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee, & The Honorable Jaime R. Harrison, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
• Remarks and Video Introduction: The Honorable Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago
• Confirmatory and Ceremonial Vote for the Vice Presidential Nominee: Minyon Moore, Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee
• Welcome Remarks: The Honorable Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
• Remarks: The Honorable Lauren Underwood, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois
• Video: Rich Logis, Former Donald Trump Voter
• Remarks: The Honorable Robert Garcia, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, California
• Joint Remarks: Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 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)
• Remarks: “Project 2025—Chapter One: Introduction”: The Honorable Mallory McMorrow, Michigan State Senator
• Remarks: The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, United States Secretary of Commerce
• Remarks: The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York
• Remarks: Shawn Fain, President of the United Automobile Workers
• Remarks: The Honorable Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York
• Remarks: The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former United States Secretary of State
• Remarks: The Honorable James E. Clyburn, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, South Carolina
• Remarks: The Honorable Jamie Raskin, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland
• Remarks: The Honorable Jasmine Crockett, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas
• Remarks: The Honorable Grace Meng, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York
• Joint Remarks: Amanda and Josh Zurawski, Texas, Kaitlyn Joshua, Louisiana, and Hadley Duvall, Kentucky
• Remarks: The Honorable Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky
• Remarks: The Honorable Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, United States Senator, Georgia
• Remarks: The Honorable Chris Coons, United States Senator, Delaware
• Remarks: Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States
• Introduction: Ashley Biden
• Remarks: The Honorable Joe Biden, President of the United States

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