page_title: 2016 Democratic National Convention
section_title: List of speakers
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 Democratic National Convention / Schedule / List of speakers
caption_attribution_description: English: Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom
context_page_description: The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention, held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 25 to 28, 2016. The convention gathered delegates of the Democratic Party, the majority of them elected through a preceding series of primaries and caucuses, to nominate a candidate for president and vice president in the 2016 United States presidential election. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was chosen as the party's nominee for president by a 54% majority of delegates present at the convention roll call, defeating primary rival Senator Bernie Sanders, who received 46% of votes from delegates, and becoming the first female candidate to be formally nominated for president by a major political party in the United States. Her running mate, Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia, was confirmed by delegates as the party's nominee for vice president by acclamation.
  Delegates at the convention also adopted a party platform, through a voice vote, to take to the 2016 elections, touted as the "most progressive" platform in the Democratic Party's history.
context_section_description: First night (Monday, July 25): Theme: "United Together."
  U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio, permanent chair of the convention
  Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, Invocation
  Former Mayor of Denver Wellington Webb of Colorado
  State representative Diane Russell of Maine
  U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the House Democratic Whip
  U.S. Representative Robert Brady of Pennsylvania
  U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania
  U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva of Arizona
  U.S. Representative Nita Lowey of New York
  State House Speaker Tina Kotek of Oregon
  State Senate President pro tempore Kevin de León of California
  State House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams of Georgia
  Mayor Jim Kenney of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  U.S. Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota
  Governor Dannel Malloy of Connecticut, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association
  Leah D. Daughtry, CEO of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
  John Podesta, chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
  U.S. Representatives Linda and Loretta Sánchez of California
  Mayor Marty Walsh of Boston, Massachusetts
  Lee Saunders, president of AFSCME
  Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association
  Mary Kay Henry, president of the SEIU
  Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO
  Sean McGarvey, president of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL–CIO
  Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers
  Pam Livengood, New Hampshire grandmother who spoke on the opioid crisis
  U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
  Singer Demi Lovato
  U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon
  Karla and Francisca Ortiz, mother and daughter, speaking about immigration
  DREAMer activist Astrid Silva (headliner)
  U.S. Representative Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois
  Jason and Jarron Collins, professional basketball players
  Jesse Lipson, founder of ShareFile
  Nevada state senator Pat Spearman
  U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania
  Mayor of Chillicothe Luke Feeney
  U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
  U.S. Senator Al Franken of Minnesota and comedian Sarah Silverman – performed comedy sketch together
  Anastasia Somoza, disability rights advocate
  Eva Longoria, actress
  U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey
  First Lady Michelle Obama (headliner)
  Cheryl Lankford, speaking about Trump University
  U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts (introduced Warren)
  U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts (keynote speaker)
  U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont (headliner)—final speaker of the night
  Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, delivered closing benediction
  Second night (Tuesday, July 26): Theme: "A Lifetime of Fighting for Children and Families"
  Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa
  Secretary of State of Kentucky Alison Lundergan Grimes
  U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, nominating Bernie Sanders for president
  Paul Feeney, seconding the Sanders nomination
  Shyla Nelson, seconding the Sanders nomination
  Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, nominating Hillary Clinton for president
  U.S. Representative John Lewis of Georgia, seconding Clinton's nomination
  Na'ilah Amaru, seconding Clinton's nomination
  Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, appearing alongside several other female House Democrats
  Former State Senator Jason Carter of Georgia, introducing a video message from former President Jimmy Carter
  U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York
  Elizabeth Banks, actress
  Thaddeus Desmond, Philadelphia children's advocate
  Dynah Haubert, Philadelphia attorney for disability rights group
  Kate Burdick, attorney for the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center
  Anton Moore of Philadelphia, founder of nonprofit community organization that speaks to young people about gun violence
  Dustin Parsons of Little Rock, Arkansas, fifth-grade teacher
  Principal and students of Eagle Academy in New York City and Newark
  Daniele Mellott
  Jelani Freeman
  Donna Brazile, Democratic National Committee Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation and future interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (effective at the end of t
caption: California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the convention on the third night
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