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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020, across four stages in New York City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Wilmington.[1][2]

The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020, in Milwaukee.[3] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Most of the convention's events took place remotely. The DNC announced in June 2020 that delegates should not plan to travel to Milwaukee to attend the convention.[4] Instead, votes on reports from the Rules, Platform, and Credentials committees took place remotely from August 3-15, 2020.[5]

The Democratic National Convention Committee announced on August 5, 2020, that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and other speakers would not travel to Milwaukee.[6] Biden was formally nominated at the convention on August 18, 2020.[7]

Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020.[8] Harris was the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[9]

To read about the 2016 Democratic National Convention, click here. To read about the 2024 Democratic National Convention, click here.

Schedule

This section lists the schedule for the convention program from August 17-20, 2020, at the Democratic National Convention.[10][11]

Monday, August 17: We the People


Meetings and procedures

  • Hispanic Caucus Meeting
  • Labor Council Meeting
  • AAPI Caucus Meeting
  • Interfaith Council Meeting
  • Ethnic Council Meeting
  • Youth Council Meeting
  • Women's Caucus Meeting
  • Votes on reports from the Rules, Platform, and Credentials committees took place remotely from August 3-15, 2020. Results will be announced on August 17.[12]

Speakers


Tuesday, August 18: Leadership Matters


Meetings and procedures

  • Rural Caucus Meeting
  • Senior Council Meeting
  • LGBTQ Caucus Meeting
  • Small Business Council Meeting
  • Disability Council Meeting
  • Jewish Council Meeting
  • Youth Council Meeting
  • Native American Caucus Meeting
  • Council on the Environmental and Climate Crisis
  • Veterans and Military Families Council Meeting
  • Roll call for the presidential nomination

Keynote address speakers[13]

Speakers


Wednesday, August 19: A More Perfect Union


Meetings and procedures

  • Hispanic Caucus Meeting
  • Labor Council Meeting
  • AAPI Caucus Meeting
  • Interfaith Council Meeting
  • Ethnic Council Meeting
  • Youth Council Meeting
  • Women's Caucus Meeting
  • Vice presidential nomination and acclamation

Speakers


Thursday, August 20: America's Promise


Meetings and procedures

  • LGBTQ Caucus Meeting
  • Small Business Council Meeting
  • Native American Caucus Meeting
  • Poverty Caucus Meeting

Speakers

Speakers

Featured speakers


Bernie Sanders
Michelle Obama
Bill Clinton
Jill Biden

Barack Obama
Kamala Harris
Joe Biden

List of speakers

The following public officials and Democratic leaders spoke at the convention. They are listed in alphabetical order:

2020 Democratic National Convention

See also: Democratic National Convention, 2020

The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020.[1] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[3] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the Democratic primary process:

2016 Democratic National Convention

See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016

The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 25-28, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[15] Hillary Clinton received the party's nomination.

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2020 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2020

The Republican Party held its presidential nominating convention August 24-27, 2020.[16] The first day took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, before moving to Jacksonville, Florida, for the event's final three days.[17]

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Republican National Convention and the Republican primary process:

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

The Republican National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 18-21, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.[18] Donald Trump received the party's nomination.

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Recent news

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
  2. ↑ CNN, "5 things to know for August 17: USPS, coronavirus, DNC, Russia investigation, Belarus," August 17, 2020
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CNBC
  5. ↑ ABC News, "Democrats announce convention schedule, party officers for 2020 gathering transformed by coronavirus," July 29, 2020
  6. ↑ ABC News, "Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee for DNC amid coronavirus concerns," August 5, 2020
  7. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
  8. ↑ Twitter, "Joe Biden," August 11, 2020
  9. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
  10. ↑ Democratic National Convention, "Democratic National Convention Schedule," accessed July 30, 2020
  11. ↑ Axios, "Democrats announce full list of convention speakers," August 11, 2020
  12. ↑ ABC News, "Democrats announce convention schedule, party officers for 2020 gathering transformed by coronavirus," July 29, 2020
  13. ↑ 2020 Democratic National Convention, "Democrats Unveil A New Kind of Convention Keynote," August 16, 2020
  14. ↑ CNBC, "Mike Bloomberg to speak at DNC as Democrats wonder whether he will spend big for Biden," August 13, 2020
  15. ↑ CBS Local, "Philadelphia Hotel Rooms Get The Once Over By DNC Planners," April 27, 2015
  16. ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
  17. ↑ WSOC, "It’s official: Main event for RNC to be held in Florida instead of Charlotte," June 11, 2020
  18. ↑ Politico, "Cleveland to host 2016 GOP convention," July 8, 2014
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