"Get to Know" the Democratic Convention Speakers
Watching the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC? Follow along on POPVOX! Here's a partial list of the speakers scheduled to present. For Members of Congress, please check out their "Get to Know a Member" page to see which bills they have introduced or cosponsored. And check out the "Get to Know a State" page for the Governors on the schedule.
Thursday, Day 3
4:30pm
Senator Kay Hagan (North Carolina)
Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton (North Carolina)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (North Carolina, 1st District)
Rep. David Price (North Carolina, 4th District)
Rep. Mel Watt (North Carolina, 12th District)
James Rogers, CEO Duke Energy
James Taylor, Singer/Songwriter
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Los Angeles, California)
Marc Anthony, Singer/Songwriter
Rep. Donna Edwards (Maryland, 4th District)
Rep. Barney Frank (Massachusetts, 4th District)
Former Mayor Harvey Gantt (Charlotte, North Carolina)
6pm
Rep. John Lewis (Georgia, 5th District)
Mary J. Blige, Singer/Songwriter
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida, 20th District)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin, 2nd District)
Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Penn
7pm
Attorney General Beau Biden (Delaware)
Foo Fighters
Rep. James Clyburn (South Carolina, 6th District)
Scarlett Johansson and Kerry Washington, Actresses
8pm
Caroline Kennedy, Author and Attorney
Rep. Xavier Becerra (California, 31st District)
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (Michigan)
Eva Longoria, Actress
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (Montana)
Former Gov. Charlie Crist (Florida)
Senator John Kerry (Massachusetts)
9pm
Admiral John B. Nathman, US Navy, Retired
Angie Flores
Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady
Vice President Joe Biden
10pm
Senator Dick Durbin (Illinois)
President Barack Obama
Wednesday, Day 2
5pm
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Illinois, 4th District)
Rep. Diana DeGette (Colorado, 1st District)
Speaker John Pérez, California State Assembly
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Boston, Mass.
Rep. Judy Chu (California, 32nd District)
Steve Westly, former state controller and CFO of California
Rep. John Larson (Connecticut, 1st District)
Deputy Sheriff Ken Myers, Carroll County, Iowa
6pm
Richard Trumka, president, AFL-CIO
Rep. Steve Israel (New York, 2nd District)
Sen. Patty Murray (Washington)
Res. Comm. Pedro Pierluisi, non-voting member of US House (Puerto Rico)
Tom Steyer, co-founder of Advanced Energy Economy
Sen. Chuck Schumer (New York)
Rep. Karen Bass (California, 33rd District)
Rep. Al Green (Texas, 9th District)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (Missouri, 5th District)
Gov. Dan Malloy (Connecticut)
7pm
Denise Juneau, superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (California, 8th District)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)
Education Secretary Arne Duncan
Former Gov. Jim Hunt (North Carolina)
Harvey Gantt, former mayor of Charlotte, NC
8pm
Cecile Richards, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Rep. Steny Hoyer (Maryland, 5th District)
Rep. Barney Frank (Massachusetts, 4th District)
General Eric Shinseki
Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Penn.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, Colorado
Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Roman Catholic Social Justice Organization, NETWORK
Gov. Jack Markell, Delaware
9pm
Karen Mills
Attorney General Kamala Harris, California
Benita Veliz, DREAM Act activist
Cristina Saralegui, journalist, actress and talk show host
Sandra Fluke, attorney and women’s rights activist
Austin Ligon, co-founder and former CEO of CarMax Inc.
UAW President Bob King
Randy Johnson, Cindy Hewitt and David Foster, former employees at companies controlled by Romney’s Bain Capital
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Maryland, 8th District)
10pm
Jim Sinegal, co-founder and former CEO of Costco
Elizabeth Warren, candidate for Senate in Massachusetts
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California
Former President Bill Clinton
