Hillary Clinton Will Formally Accept Nomination at DNC Thursday
Updated | Hillary Clinton will make history Thursday night, as she formally accepts the Democratic Party's presidential nomination onstage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. She will become the first woman in U.S. history to represent a major political party in the general election.
The scheduled events for the last day of the convention will begin at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Below is a list of the speakers.
Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters
Peggy Flanagan, state representative of Minnesota
Ted Deutch, U.S. representative of Florida
Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles
Bakari Sellers, former state representative of South Carolina
Jamie Harrison, South Carolina Democratic Party chairman
Maxine Waters, U.S. representative of California
Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign
Cedric Richmond, U.S. representative of Louisiana
Crisanta Duran, Colorado House majority leader
Gwen Moore, U.S. representative of Wisconsin
Raumesh Akbari, state representative of Tennessee
Ruben J. Kihuen, state senator of Nevada
Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia
Emanuel Cleaver, U.S. representative of Missouri
Sean Patrick Maloney, co-chairman of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus Congressman
Sarah McBride, LGBT rights activist
Dolores Huerta, civil rights leader
Joyce Beatty, U.S. representative of Ohio
Mark Dayton, governor of Minnesota
Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles
Katie McGinty, U.S. Senate candidate of Pennsylvania
Tammy Duckworth, U.S. representative of Illinois
James Clyburn, U.S. representative of South Carolina
Marlon Marshall, Hillary for America director of states and political engagement
Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic leader
Barbara Mikulski, U.S. senator of Maryland
Lorella Praeli, Hillary for America Latino Vote director
Joaquin Castro, U.S. representative of Texas
Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York
Tim Ryan, U.S. representative of Ohio
John Hickenlooper, governor of Colorado
Henrietta Ivey, who is helping to lead the fight for a federal $15 minimum wage
Dave Wills, social studies teacher in Guilford County, North Carolina, who has more than $35,000 in student debt
Beth Mathias, who works two jobs in Ohio
Jensen Walcott and Jake Reed: Walcott was fired from her job at a pizza restaurant in Bonner Springs, Kansas, for asking her boss why she was paid less than her male friend, Reed
Tom Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan
Doug Elmets, former administration official for President Ronald Reagan
Jennifer Pierotti Lim, director of health policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and co-founder of Republican Women for Hillary
Lupe Valdez, sheriff of Dallas
Jennifer Loudon, Wayne Walker, Wayne Owens and Barbara Owens, family members of fallen law enforcement officers
Khizr Khan, whose son was one of 14 American Muslim who died serving in the U.S. in the 10 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
Ted Lieu, U.S. representative of California
General John Allen, former commander, International Security Assistance Forces, and commander, United States Forces - Afghanistan
Florent Groberg, retired U.S. Army captain
Chloe Grace Moretz, actress
Xavier Becerra, U.S. representative of California
Sherrod Brown, U.S. senator of Ohio
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential nominee
Performers include singers Katy Perry, Carole King and Sheila E + The E Family.
This story has been updated to include the final list of speakers.
