DNC 2024 speaker schedule day 4: List of politicians and celebrities set to appear and endorse Kamala Harris in Chicago

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

The convention, which runs through Thursday, is being held at the United Center, with other events taking place at the McCormick Place Convention Center.

The DNC hasn’t released an official schedule for Thursday, so stay tuned. Here are the people expected to speak:

🗓 Thursday, Aug. 22: ‘For Our Future’

Kamala Harris, accepting the nomination
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper
Former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Celebrity host: Kerry Washington

Previous days:

🗓 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
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
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Performance: John Legend
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Benjamin C. Ingman, former student of Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

🗓 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

🗓 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 M. 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 of Texas; Kaitlyn Joshua of Louisiana; Hadley Duvall of Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons
First lady Jill Biden
Performance: James Taylor
Ashley Biden
President Biden

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The Convention City: Why Chicago has hosted more presidential conventions than any other city. “The legacy of Lincoln still echoes at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Lake Street, perhaps the most consequential corner in Chicago history.” [WGN Chicago]
From a pig as political candidate to a breakout speech for Obama — the Democratic National Convention often leaves its mark on history. “These conventions can be places where new faces are launched, or they can be so dull that the country is functionally put to sleep.” [The Conversation]