Democrats announce more than 60 speakers for convention

New Jersey Democratic Senator Corey BOOKER (Courtesy Photo)
New Jersey Democratic Senator Corey Booker (Courtesy Photo)
More than 60 current and past office holders from across the country were announced Thursday as speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week.

They include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Flint, Michigan, Mayor Karen Weaver, former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of California.

More speakers were to be announced in the coming days.

Democrats are making the argument that they are uniting behind Hillary Clinton following a bruising primary against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. He is among the keynote speakers who were previously announced for the convention that begins Monday and runs through Thursday. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea and Astrid Silva, a so-called Dreamer who was brought to the U.S. as an undocumented child immigrant, had all been announced earlier.

Senate members:

— Minority Leader Harry Reid

— Cory Booker, of New Jersey

— Barbara Boxer, of California

— Sherrod Brown, of Ohio

— Bob Casey, of Pennsylvania

— Al Franken, of Minnesota

— Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York

— Tim Kaine, of Virginia

— Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota

— Chris Murphy, of Connecticut

— Chuck Schumer, of New York

— Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire

— Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts

House members:

— Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

— Joyce Beatty, of Ohio

— Xavier Becerra, of California

— Brendan Boyle, of Pennsylvania

— Bob Brady, of Pennsylvania

— Joaquin Castro, of Texas

— James Clyburn, of South Carolina

— Joseph Crowley, of New York

— Michelle Lujan Grisham, of New Mexico

— Ruben Gallego, of Arizona

— Luis Gutierrez, of Illinois

— Sheila Jackson Lee, of Texas

— Ted Lieu, of California

— Nita Lowey, of New York

— Gwen Moore, of Wisconsin

— Eleanor Holmes Norton, of Washington, D.C.

— Adam Schiff, of California

— Maxine Waters, of California

State and local officials:

— Tennessee state Rep. Raumesh Akbari

— Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin

— California Gov. Jerry Brown

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

— Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton

— New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

— Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan

— Colorado state Rep. Crisanta Duran

— Chillicothe, Ohio, Mayor Luke Feeney

— Minnesota state Rep. Peggy Flanagan

— Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

— Tallahassee, Florida, Mayor Andrew Gillum

— South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison

— Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper

— Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney

— Nevada state Sen. Ruben Kihuen

— Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes

— Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe

— California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom

— Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed

— Nevada state Sen. Pat Spearman

— Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

— Flint, Michigan, Mayor Karen Weaver

— Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf

Past office holders:

— Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean

— Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, both of Arizona

— Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm

— Former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin

— Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley

— Former South Carolina state Rep. Bakari Sellers

— Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

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