The lineup for the first night, as announced by the Committee for Democratic National Convention, will include an introduction by the actress Eva Longoria, followed by a call to order from a representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the convention president. He heads the House Committee on Homeland Security, and has represented Mississippi’s Second Congressional District for more than 25 years.
The Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, will then issue a call.
Representative Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. She is a co-chair of the House of Commons Committee and has represented Milwaukee in Congress for 15 years, including as a former whip of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, DC
Jamira Burley, a socialist activist; Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot of Chicago; Art Acevedo, the Houston police officer; Derrick Johnson, the NAACP President; en Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, will hold a conversation with Mr Biden on racial justice.
Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina. He is the highest-ranking Black member of Congress and a very influential figure in South Carolina politics, and his encouragement helped Mr. Biden rise to a dominant victory there after losses in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York. The leader of one of the country’s largest blue states, he received national attention this past spring for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, although his reaction has also drawn criticism.
Kristin Urquiza, a woman whose father died of the coronavirus.
Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic will hold a talk on the strikes of the elections for essential medical workers of the country.
Sara Gideon, speaker of Maine’s House of Representatives. She is the Democratic nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, this fall.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. An emerging figure in the Democratic Party, she has further grown prominently for her response to the coronavirus pandemic and was a finalist to be Mr. Biden’s running mate.
Christine Whitman, a former Republican governor of New Jersey.
Meg Whitman, the chief executive of Quibi and a major Republican fundraiser. A former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, she ran for governor of California in 2010 as a Republican.
Susan Molinari, the former Republican congresswoman of New York.
Former Gov. John Kasich of Ohio. He was a Republican presidential candidate in 2016 and ousted President Trump, and his presence is intended to demonstrate bipartisan support for Mr. Biden. However, some voters are puzzled that he gets more speaking time than progressives like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Senator Doug Jones of Alabama. His victory in a 2017 special election in one of the nation’s most conservative states was a huge blow, and he is now the most vulnerable Senate Democrat for re-election.
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada. She is the first Latina to serve in the First Chamber and was an early instigator to be Mr Biden’s running mate, but she chose to withdraw from consideration in May.
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. She stepped up to finish third in the New Hampshire primary, then dropped out and supported Mr. Pray before Super Tuesday. She was briefly under vice-presidential consideration, but urged Mr. Biden to choose a woman of color after the murder of George Floyd police in Minneapolis.
A number of former Democratic presidential candidates of 2020 will discuss why Mr. Bid support: Mrs. Harris, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, governor Jay Inslee of Washington, Mrs. Klobuchar, Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, former representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas, Tom Steyer en Andrew Yang.
Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, the former president of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. The runner-up in the Democratic primary and the leader of the party’s progressive wing, he has a loyal base that Mr Biden must win – and although Mr Sanders has endorsed Mr Biden, some of his supporters reluctantly.
Michelle Obama, the former first lady. She delivered one of the most memorable speeches of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, and famously declared, “When they go low, we go high.”
The Rev. Dr. Jerry Young, the 18th President of the National Baptist Convention.
