Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is expected to appear as a keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention Monday, joining 16 other rising stars within the party.
The group will give the joint-keynote speech to virtual attendees, breaking with the long-held tradition of only having one speaker. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke in 2016 while President Barack Obama gave the keynote address in 2004, then a Senator from Illinois.
Mayor Woodfin, three years in to his first term, said in a recent tweet that he was “honored and humbled” to be selected.
The theme of the speech will be “Leadership Matters,” according to convention officials.
“The convention keynote has always been the bellwether for the future of our party and our nation, and when Americans tune in next week they’ll find the smart, steady leadership we need to meet this critical moment,” convention chief executive officer Joe Solmonese said in a statement.
Stacy Abrams, the high-profile former Georgia House of Representatives minority leader and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, is the arguably the best-known politician among the group.
Other members of the keynote group include candidates from tight U.S. House of Representatives races in Texas and Pennsylvania, as well as mayors, U.S. Senators and numerous state-level politicians from all over the country.
The convention will last four days.
Sen. Doug Jones will be speaking on Monday along with a host of others, according to a report Tuesday morning by The Washington Post.
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