“Get to Know” the Democratic Convention Speakers

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Watching the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC? Follow along on POPVOX! Here's a partial list of the speakers scheduled to present. For Members of Congress, please check out their "Get to Know a Member" page to see which bills they have introduced or cosponsored. And check out the "Get to Know a State" page for the Governors on the schedule.

Thursday, Day 3

4:30pm

Senator Kay Hagan (North Carolina)

Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton (North Carolina)

Rep. G.K. Butterfield (North Carolina, 1st District)

Rep. David Price (North Carolina, 4th District)

Rep. Mel Watt (North Carolina, 12th District)

James Rogers, CEO Duke Energy

James Taylor, Singer/Songwriter

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Los Angeles, California)

Marc Anthony, Singer/Songwriter

Rep. Donna Edwards (Maryland, 4th District)

Rep. Barney Frank (Massachusetts, 4th District)

Former Mayor Harvey Gantt (Charlotte, North Carolina)

6pm

Rep. John Lewis (Georgia, 5th District)

Mary J. Blige, Singer/Songwriter

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida, 20th District)

Rep. Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin, 2nd District)

Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Penn

7pm

Attorney General Beau Biden (Delaware)

Foo Fighters

Rep. James Clyburn (South Carolina, 6th District)

Scarlett Johansson and Kerry Washington, Actresses

8pm

Caroline Kennedy, Author and Attorney

Rep. Xavier Becerra (California, 31st District)

Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (Michigan)

Eva Longoria, Actress

Gov. Brian Schweitzer (Montana)

Former Gov. Charlie Crist (Florida)

Senator John Kerry (Massachusetts)

9pm

Admiral John B. Nathman, US Navy, Retired

Angie Flores

Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady

Vice President Joe Biden

10pm

Senator Dick Durbin (Illinois)

President Barack Obama

Wednesday, Day 2

5pm

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Illinois, 4th District)

Rep. Diana DeGette (Colorado, 1st District)

Speaker John PérezCalifornia State Assembly

Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Boston, Mass.

Rep. Judy Chu (California, 32nd District)

Steve Westly, former state controller and CFO of California

Rep. John Larson (Connecticut, 1st District)

Deputy Sheriff Ken Myers, Carroll County, Iowa

6pm

Richard Trumka, president, AFL-CIO

Rep. Steve Israel (New York, 2nd District)

Sen. Patty Murray (Washington)

Res. Comm. Pedro Pierluisi, non-voting member of US House (Puerto Rico)

Tom Steyer, co-founder of Advanced Energy Economy

Sen. Chuck Schumer (New York)

Rep. Karen Bass (California, 33rd District)

Rep. Al Green (Texas, 9th District)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (Missouri, 5th District)

Gov. Dan Malloy (Connecticut)

7pm

Denise Juneau, superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (California, 8th District)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)

Education Secretary Arne Duncan

Former Gov. Jim Hunt (North Carolina

Harvey Gantt, former mayor of Charlotte, NC

8pm

Cecile Richards, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Rep. Steny Hoyer (Maryland, 5th District)

Rep. Barney Frank (Massachusetts, 4th District)

General Eric Shinseki

Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Penn

Gov. John HickenlooperColorado

Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Roman Catholic Social Justice Organization, NETWORK

Gov. Jack MarkellDelaware 

9pm

Karen Mills

Attorney General Kamala HarrisCalifornia

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.

UAW President Bob King

Randy Johnson, Cindy Hewitt and David Foster, former employees at companies controlled by Romney’s Bain Capital

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Maryland, 8th District)

10pm

Jim Sinegal, co-founder and former CEO of Costco

Elizabeth Warren, candidate for Senate in Massachusetts

Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California

Former President Bill Clinton