Kenney, Other Philly Pols Added to Lineup of DNC Speakers
The Democratic National Convention just got a bit more Philly.
Today, the DNC announced five more speakers for the event: Mayor Jim Kenney, Gov. Tom Wolf, Sen. Bob Casey, and Congressmen Bob Brady and Brendan Boyle.
“As Donald Trump continues his divisive convention in Cleveland with dangerous ideas that would pose a threat to our economy and national security,” the DNC said in a release, “Democrats are preparing to lay out the clear stakes in this election in Philadelphia — a choice between building walls and tearing people down or an optimistic unifying vision where everyone has a role to play in building our future.”
Kenney, Wolf and Brady campaigned with Hillary Clinton before the Pennsylvania primary at a rally at City Hall (where Salt ’n’ Pepa’s “Push It” was played).
The DNC hasn’t said which day these five will be speaking on.
Proud to be speaking at the #DemocraticNationalConvention #DNC please watch my speech to see why I choose to be #WithHer @hillaryclinton
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) July 20, 2016
Another recent addition to the speakers’ list is Chloe Grace Moretz, who will be stumping for Clinton at the convention. Also, the DNC announced a lineup of pols from across the country who will be speaking in Philadelphia next week. Per an email from the DNC host committee, they are:
- State Representative Raumesh Akbari (Tennessee)
- Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (Ohio)
- Congressman Xavier Becerra (California)
- Columbia, SC Mayor Steve Benjamin
- Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey)
- Senator Barbara Boxer (California)
- Congressman Brendan Boyle (Pennsylvania)
- Congressman Bob Brady (Pennsylvania)
- Governor Jerry Brown (California)
- Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
- Senator Bob Casey (Pennsylvania)
- Congressman Joaquin Castro (Texas)
- Congressman James Clyburn (South Carolina)
- Congressman Joseph Crowley (New York)
- Governor Andrew Cuomo (New York)
- Governor Mark Dayton (Minnesota)
- Former Governor Howard Dean (Vermont)
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
- Majority Leader State Representative Crisanta Duran (Colorado)
- Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico)
- Chillicothe, OH Mayor Luke Feeney
- State Representative Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota)
- Senator Al Franken (Minnesota)
- Congressman Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
- Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords & Captain Mark Kelly (Arizona)
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
- Tallahassee, FL Mayor Andrew Gillum
- Former Governor Jennifer Granholm (Michigan)
- Congressman Luis Gutierrez (Illinois)
- Former Senator Tom Harkin (Iowa)
- Democratic State Party Chair Jaime Harrison (South Carolina)
- Governor John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
- Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)
- Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia)
- Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
- State Senator Ruben Kihuen (Nevada)
- Senator Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
- Congressman Ted Lieu (California)
- Congresswoman Nita Lowey (New York)
- Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (Kentucky)
- Governor Terry McAuliffe (Virginia)
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore (Wisconsin)
- Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
- Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (California)
- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (Washington, DC)
- Former Governor Martin O’Malley (Maryland)
- House Minority Leader Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
- Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nevada)
- Congressman Adam Schiff (California)
- Senator Chuck Schumer (New York)
- Former State Representative Bakari Sellers (South Carolina)
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
- State Senator Pat Spearman (Nevada)
- Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
- Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
- Senator Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts)
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (California)
- Flint, MI Mayor Karen Weaver
- Governor Tom Wolf (Pennsylvania)
The DNC says more speakers will be announced throughout this week and next.
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