U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
POLITICAL News:
PHILADELPHIA – Today, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who are both champions for New Mexico families, will deliver remarks at the Democratic National Convention.
The New Mexico representatives are part of an impressive list of speakers, including Vice President Joe Biden, Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine and President Barrack Obama.
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Today’s speeches will lay out the clear stakes in this election – 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.
Today’s program:
4-6 p.m. (EDT)
Call to Order
- U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (Ohio)
Invocation
- Rev. William Byron
Pledge of Allegiance
- Monroe Handy
National Anthem
- Sebastien De La Cruz
Vice Presidential Nomination
Remarks
- Daniel Driffin, HIV/AIDS Activist from Georgia
Remarks
- Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Remarks
- U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)
Remarks
- U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico)
Remarks
- U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)
Remarks
- U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (California)
Remarks
- U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (California)
Remarks
- President of NARAL Ilyse Hogue
Remarks
- Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
- Chair, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (California)
Remarks
- Brooks Bell, Brooks is a young female tech entrepreneur from North Carolina
Remarks
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
In Memoriam
- Introduced by Convention Chair U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (Ohio)
6-10 p.m. (EDT)
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Chair, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (New Mexico)
- Our America Musical Performance
Remarks
- Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jackson
Remarks
- Actress Star Jones
Remarks
- Flint Mayor Karen Weaver
Congressional Black Caucus
- Chair, U.S. Rep. GK Butterfield (NC)
Remarks
- President of EMILY’s List Stephanie Schriock
Remarks
- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nevada)
Remarks
- California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom
Remarks
- U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
Remarks
- Jamie Dorff, husband was Patrick Dorff, an Army helicopter pilot from Minnesota who died while on a search and rescue mission in northern Iraq. As a senator, Hillary Clinton worked with Republicans and Democrats to increase the gratuity paid to family members of fallen veterans from $12,000 to $100,000.
Remarks
- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
Remarks
- Former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley
Introduction of Film
- Actress Sigourney Weaver
Remarks
- California Gov. Jerry Brown
Remarks
- Director Lee Daniels
Remarks
- Christine Leinonen, Brandon Wolf and Jose Arraigada, Christine Leinonen is the mother of Christopher “Drew” Leinonen, who was killed in the Pulse attack in Orlando. Brandon Wolf and Jose Arraigada are survivors of the attack at the nightclub in Orlando.
Remarks
- U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
Remarks
- Erica Smegielski, her mother Dawn was the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary and was killed while trying to protect her students. Since then, Erica has become an outspoken advocate for commonsense gun violence prevention measures.
Remarks
- Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey
Remarks
- Actress Angela Bassett
Remarks
Felicia Sanders & Polly Sheppard, two of the three survivors of the Mother Emanuel Church shooting in Charleston, SC.
Remarks
- Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly
Musical Performance
Remarks
- Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret. USN)
Remarks
- Kristen Kavanaugh, graduate of the United States Naval Academy and former Marine Corps Captain who deployed to Iraq. She later co-founded the Military Acceptance Project, a California-based social justice organization dedicated to promoting acceptance of marginalized populations within the military.
Remarks
- Former Congressman and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
Remarks
- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
Introduction of Speaker
- Dr. Jill Biden
Remarks
- Vice President Joe Biden
Remarks
- Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
Remarks
- Michael Bloomberg
Musical Performance
- Lenny Kravitz
10-11 p.m. (EDT)
Remarks
- Democratic Nominee for Vice President Tim Kaine
Introduction of Film
- Sharon Belkofer, mother of fallen Lt. Col. Thomas Belkofer. Her son was killed when a suicide bomber detonated a minibus in a convoy carrying Belkofer and three other high-ranking officers in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Remarks
- President Barack Obama
Benediction
- Rev. Gabriel Salguero
