DNC 2024 speaker schedule: List of politicians and celebrities endorsing Harris in Chicago

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 19, 2024. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

After months of political twists and turns, all eyes were on Chicago this week as Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

The convention was held at the United Center, with associated events taking place at the McCormick Place Convention Center.

Here is a list of the speakers, performers and themes for each night:

🗓 Monday, Aug. 19: 'For the People'

  • Minyon Moore, chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee

  • Jaime R. Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee

  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

  • Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan

  • Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood

  • California Rep. Robert Garcia

  • Joint Remarks: Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); April Verrett, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Brent Booker, General president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA); Kenneth Cooper, international president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); Claude Cummings Jr., president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA); Elizabeth Shuler, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

  • Performance: Mickey Guyton

  • Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow

  • Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  • California Sen. Laphonza Butler

  • Performance: Jason Isbell

  • Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo

  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

  • Shawn Fain, president of the United Automobile Workers

  • New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

  • South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn

  • Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin

  • Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett

  • New York Rep. Grace Meng

  • Joint Remarks: Amanda and Josh Zurawski; Kaitlyn Joshua; Hadley Duvall

  • Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear

  • Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock

  • Delaware Sen. Chris Coons

  • First lady Jill Biden

  • Performance: James Taylor

  • Ashley Biden

  • President Biden

🗓 Tuesday, Aug. 20: 'A Bold Vision for America's Future'

  • Jason Carter, grandson of President Jimmy Carter

  • Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy

  • Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta

  • Kyle Sweetser, former Donald Trump voter

  • Stephanie Grisham, former Trump White House press secretary

  • Nabela Noor, content creator

  • Michigan Sen. Gary Peters

  • Kenneth Stribling, retired teamster

  • Ana Navarro, co-host of "The View"

  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

  • Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders

  • Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

  • Kenneth Chenault, former CEO and chairman of American Express

  • New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

  • Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maryland

  • Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Ariz.

  • Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth

  • Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff

  • Former first lady Michelle Obama

  • Former President Barack Obama

🗓 Wednesday, Aug. 21: 'A Fight for Our Freedoms'

  • Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All

  • Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund

  • Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood

  • Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign

  • Jessica Mackler, president of EMILY's List

  • María Teresa Kumar, founding president and CEO of Voto Latino

  • New York Rep. Tom Suozzi

  • New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker

  • Joint Remarks: Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval; Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson

  • Rashawn Spivey and Deanna Branch, lead pipe removal advocates

  • Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

  • New York Rep. Grace Meng

  • Colorado Gov. Jared Polis

  • Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  • Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene

  • Minnesota A.G. Keith Ellison

  • Michigan A.G. Dana Nessel

  • Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin

  • Performance: Maren Morris

  • Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar

  • Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy

  • Bexar County, Texas, Sheriff Javier Salazar

  • California Rep. Pete Aguilar

  • Carlos Eduardo Espina, content creator

  • Olivia Troye, former Trump administration national security official

  • Republican former Georgia Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan

  • Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson

  • Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, retired U.S. Capitol Police officer

  • New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim

  • Olivia Julianna, content creator

  • Performance: Stevie Wonder

  • Comedian Kenan Thompson

  • Actress and producer Mindy Kaling

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

  • Former President Bill Clinton

  • Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

  • Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro

  • Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto

  • Performance: Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate

  • TV legend Oprah Winfrey

  • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

  • Performance: John Legend

  • Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar

  • Benjamin Ingman, former student of Tim Walz

  • Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate

🗓 Thursday, Aug. 22: 'For Our Future'

  • Everett Kelly, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees

  • Imam Muhammad Abdul-Aleem

  • Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar

  • Joint Remarks: Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers

  • California Sen. Alex Padilla

  • Former HUD Secretary Honorable Marcia Fudge

  • California Rep. Ted Lieu

  • Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  • Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark

  • Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse

  • Durham, N.C., Mayor Leonardo Williams

  • Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi

  • Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey

  • Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren

  • Colorado Rep. Jason Crow

  • Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin

  • New York Rep. Pat Ryan

  • The Rev. Al Sharpton

  • Joint Remarks from representatives of “the Central Park Five”: New York City Councilperson Yusef Salaam; Korey Wise; Raymond Santana; Kevin Richardson

  • Joint Remarks: Amy Resner, former prosecutor and friend of Kamala Harris; Karrie Delaney, director of federal affairs at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network; former Illinois A.G. Lisa Madigan; Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League; Nathan Hornes, former student at Corinthian Colleges; Tristan Snell, former New York State assistant attorney general

  • Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey

  • Courtney Baldwin, youth organizer and human trafficking survivor

  • Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland

  • John Russell, content creator

  • Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost

  • Texas Rep. Colin Allred

  • Joint Remarks: Anya Cook; Craig Sicknick; Gail DeVore; Juanny Romero; Eric, Christian and Carter Fitts

  • Performance: The Chicks

  • Actress Kerry Washington

  • Joint Remarks: Meena Harris; Ella Emhoff; Helena Hudlin

  • Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley

  • Genesee County, Mich., Sheriff Chris Swanson

  • Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath

  • Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

  • Performance: Pink

  • Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly

  • Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

  • Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego

  • Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

  • Actress Eva Longoria

  • Former Illinois GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger

  • Maya Harris

  • North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper

  • Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris

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