Democratic National Convention Schedule: Who's Speaking And When On Wednesday
The Democratic Party's quadrennial nominating party is underway, and the days preceding President Obama's climactic acceptance speech are crammed with party luminaries and promising up-and-comers. After First Lady Michelle brought down the house on Tuesday night, here's a list of what lies ahead:
Wednesday
5:00-6:00
-Antonio Villaraigosa, chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee and mayor of Los Angeles, issues call to order
-Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Illinois
-Rep. Diane DeGette, Colorado
-Rep. John A. Perez, Speaker of California State Assembly
-Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston
-Rep. Judy Chu, California
-Steve Westley, former State Controller and Chief Financial Officer of California
-Rep. John Larson, Connecticut, Democratic Caucus Chair
-Deputy Sheriff Ken Myers of Carroll County, Iowa
6:00-7:00
-Richard Trumka, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
-Rep.Steve Israel, New York, chair of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
-Sen. Patty Murray, Washington, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
-Pedro R. Pierluisi, chair of National Community Mobilization for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, non-voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
-Tom Steyer, co-founder of Advanced Energy Economy
-Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York
-Members of the Congressional Black Caucus: Rep. Karen Bass, California; Rep. Al Green, Texas; Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II, Missouri
-Governor Dannel Malloy, Connecticut
7:00-8:00
-Denise Juneau, Superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction
-Rep. Nancy Pelosi, California, House Minority Leader
-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
-Senator Barbara Mikulsi, Maryland
-Education Secretary Arne Duncan
-Former Governor Jim Hunt, North Carolina
-Former Mayor Harvey B. Grantt, Charlotte
8:00-9:00
-Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
-Rep. Steny Hoyer, Maryland, Parliamentarian of the 2012 Democratic National Committee Convention
-Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts, honorary chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee GLBT Council
-General Eric Shinseki
-Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia
-Governor John Hickenlooper, Colorado
-Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director of Roman Catholic Social Justice Organization, NETWORK
Governor Jack Markell, Delaware
9:00-10:00
-Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration
-Attorney General Kamala D. 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.
-Bob King, President of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)
-Randy Johnson, Cindy Hewitt, and David Foster, former employees at companies controlled by Romney's Bain Capital
-Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland, former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair
10:00-11:00
-Jim Sinegal, co-founder and former CEO of Costco
-Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Senate candidate
-President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
Thursday
-Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama; otherwise, the schedule has yet to be released
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