DNC2012SundayProtest5759-2012-09-04
The 2012 Democratic National Convention, in which delegates of the Democratic Party will choose the party's nominees for President and Vice President in the 2012 United States national election, is scheduled to be held during the week of September 3, 2012[5][6] in Charlotte, North Carolina.
On April 3, 2012, President Barack Obama won the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, giving him more than the required 2,778 delegates to secure the presidential nomination.[7] He had previously announced that Vice President Joe Biden would be his vice presidential running mate in his re-election bid.[8]
The first two days of the convention will be held at the Time Warner Cable Arena. The last night, September 6, will be held at Bank of America Stadium, where presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama is expected to deliver his acceptance speech.[2] The date also caused the National Football League to move the Kickoff game, normally on a Thursday, to Wednesday, September 5, to avoid a conflict.[17] This in turn caused the DNC to move Joe Biden's vice presidential acceptance speech, normally held the day before the presidential acceptance speech, to Thursday, before Obama's speech, to avoid a conflict with the NFL game.[18]
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Tuesday, September 4 - Julián Castro and Michelle Obama
The speakers for the day include:
Barbara Lee, Representative for California's 9th congressional district
Claudia Kennedy, Lieutenant General (ret.)
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Bev Perdue, Governor of North Carolina
Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union
Charlie Gonzalez, Representative for Texas' 20th congressional district
Nydia Velazquez, Representative for New York's 12th congressional district
Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois
Doug Stern, Firefighter from Cincinnati, Ohio
Tim Kaine, Former Governor of Virginia and U.S. Senate Candidate
Anthony Foxx, Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
Harry Reid, Senior Senator from Nevada and Senate Majority Leader
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (via video)[19]
Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader and Representative for California's 8th congressional district with the Women of the House of Representatives including:
Rosa DeLauro, Representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district
Carolyn Maloney, Representative for New York's 14th congressional district
Nydia Velazquez, Representative for New York's 12th congressional district
Gwen Moore, Representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Allyson Schwartz, Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
Donna Edwards, Representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district
Joyce Beatty, Former Minority Leader of Ohio State House of Representatives and U.S. House Candidate for Ohio's 3rd congressional district
Tulsi Gabbard, Former Honolulu, Hawaii City Councillor and U.S. House Candidate for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district
Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Joseph P. Kennedy III, U.S. House Candidate for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
Robert Wexler, President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace and Former Representative for Florida's 19th congressional district
R.T. Rybak, Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jared Polis, Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
Tammy Duckworth, Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. House Candidate for Illinois's 8th congressional district
Lincoln Chafee, Independent Governor of Rhode Island
James Clyburn, Representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district
Xavier Becerra, Representative for California's 31st congressional district
Ted Strickland, Former Governor of Ohio
Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Former Governor of Kansas
Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois and Former White House Chief of Staff
Kal Penn, Actor and Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
Craig Robinson, brother of Michelle Obama and Basketball Coach for Oregon State University
Maya Soetoro-Ng, half-sister of Barack Obama
Lilly Ledbetter, Women’s rights activist
Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts
Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland
Joaquín Castro, Texas State Representative and U.S. House Candidate for Texas' 20th congressional district
Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas[20]
Elaine Brye, Teacher from Winona, Ohio
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States[20]
DNC2012SundayProtest5759-2012-09-04
The 2012 Democratic National Convention, in which delegates of the Democratic Party will choose the party's nominees for President and Vice President in the 2012 United States national election, is scheduled to be held during the week of September 3, 2012[5][6] in Charlotte, North Carolina.
On April 3, 2012, President Barack Obama won the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, giving him more than the required 2,778 delegates to secure the presidential nomination.[7] He had previously announced that Vice President Joe Biden would be his vice presidential running mate in his re-election bid.[8]
The first two days of the convention will be held at the Time Warner Cable Arena. The last night, September 6, will be held at Bank of America Stadium, where presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama is expected to deliver his acceptance speech.[2] The date also caused the National Football League to move the Kickoff game, normally on a Thursday, to Wednesday, September 5, to avoid a conflict.[17] This in turn caused the DNC to move Joe Biden's vice presidential acceptance speech, normally held the day before the presidential acceptance speech, to Thursday, before Obama's speech, to avoid a conflict with the NFL game.[18]
[edit]
Tuesday, September 4 - Julián Castro and Michelle Obama
The speakers for the day include:
Barbara Lee, Representative for California's 9th congressional district
Claudia Kennedy, Lieutenant General (ret.)
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Bev Perdue, Governor of North Carolina
Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union
Charlie Gonzalez, Representative for Texas' 20th congressional district
Nydia Velazquez, Representative for New York's 12th congressional district
Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois
Doug Stern, Firefighter from Cincinnati, Ohio
Tim Kaine, Former Governor of Virginia and U.S. Senate Candidate
Anthony Foxx, Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
Harry Reid, Senior Senator from Nevada and Senate Majority Leader
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (via video)[19]
Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader and Representative for California's 8th congressional district with the Women of the House of Representatives including:
Rosa DeLauro, Representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district
Carolyn Maloney, Representative for New York's 14th congressional district
Nydia Velazquez, Representative for New York's 12th congressional district
Gwen Moore, Representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Allyson Schwartz, Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
Donna Edwards, Representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district
Joyce Beatty, Former Minority Leader of Ohio State House of Representatives and U.S. House Candidate for Ohio's 3rd congressional district
Tulsi Gabbard, Former Honolulu, Hawaii City Councillor and U.S. House Candidate for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district
Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Joseph P. Kennedy III, U.S. House Candidate for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
Robert Wexler, President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace and Former Representative for Florida's 19th congressional district
R.T. Rybak, Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jared Polis, Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
Tammy Duckworth, Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. House Candidate for Illinois's 8th congressional district
Lincoln Chafee, Independent Governor of Rhode Island
James Clyburn, Representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district
Xavier Becerra, Representative for California's 31st congressional district
Ted Strickland, Former Governor of Ohio
Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Former Governor of Kansas
Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois and Former White House Chief of Staff
Kal Penn, Actor and Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
Craig Robinson, brother of Michelle Obama and Basketball Coach for Oregon State University
Maya Soetoro-Ng, half-sister of Barack Obama
Lilly Ledbetter, Women’s rights activist
Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts
Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland
Joaquín Castro, Texas State Representative and U.S. House Candidate for Texas' 20th congressional district
Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas[20]
Elaine Brye, Teacher from Winona, Ohio
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States[20]