More Speakers Announced for Next Week's Democratic National Convention

getty_072216_democrats

iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — More than 60 speakers for next week’s Democratic National Convention were announced on Thursday afternoon, including a number of individuals on the short list for Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential selection.

Clinton’s vice presidential announcement could come as early as this weekend. The most likely selections are Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, Iowa Sen. Tom Vilsack and Labor Secretary Tom Perez. Each of those three have campaigned with Clinton. Other potential choices include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Retired Admiral James Stavridis and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

Warren, Hickenlooper, Brown, Booker and Klobuchar will also speak at the convention next week in Philadelphia.

Also speaking will be former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, and former Democratic presidential candidate and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.

Last week, the headline speakers for the four-night convention were released. First Lady Michelle Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak Monday, President Bill Clinton’s speech will be on Tuesday night, with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden the headliners on Wednesday. Clinton and her daughter Chelsea will speak Thursday.

Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.