On Wednesday evening, Democratic leaders from across the country will speak at the Democratic National Convention before Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) delivers the keynote address a day before Vice President Kamala Harris accepts her party’s nomination.
Here’s a rundown of who will speak on the third night of the high-profile Democratic event in Chicago:
Senate Democrats
Multiple Democrats from Congress’s upper chamber are set to take the stage Wednesday evening and speak before Harris’s running mate gives his prime-time address.
- Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
House Democrats
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY)
- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
Democratic governors
- Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD)
- Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA)
- Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO)
Shapiro was one of the top contenders to become Harris’s running mate before she tapped Walz as her No. 2.
Other prominent Democrats
- Former President Bill Clinton
- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
- Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval
- Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson
- Sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, Javier Salazar
Advocacy leaders
- Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was kidnapped by Hamas
- President and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All Mini Timmaraju
- President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund Alexis McGill Johnson
- Former President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards
- Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson
- EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler
- Founding President and CEO of Voto Latino María Teresa Kumar
Republican figures
- Former Mike Pence adviser Olivia Troye
- Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan
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Troye and Duncan join a number of Republicans addressing the DNC this week in making the case for a Harris presidency.
Wednesday’s programming will also feature a celebrity host: The Office star Mindy Kaling. The theme for Day 3 of the convention is “A Fight for our Freedoms.”
