>> known for our rugged independence and ethic, mainors neighbors.r their our traditions run as deep as our forests. lobstermen,rs and farmers and fishermen, home longfellow, ll bean and stephen king. maine has not voted for a nearly three decades. as maine goes, so goes the nation and so goes the nation for a democratic president! casts 18 votes for senator bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] and 12 votes for secretary clinton!odham [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: thank you very much, maine. cast 12 votes for secretary clinton, 18 votes for senator sanders. .gain, thank you

maryland, my maryland! [laughter] [cheers and applause] you have 120 votes. how do you cast your votes? chairlady,r] madam the great state of maryland, the great supremethe court justice thurgood marshall, author scott key and the of our nation's star-spangled banner is, the home of the academy, the naval home of the chesapeake bay, the in the united states and the third largest in the world, great, greathe senator barbara mikulski. [cheers and applause] who in 1986 became the first woman elected into the united states senate from maryland and and womanmarylander to chair the united states senate appropriations committee

and, of course, the leader of the home ofnight, stephanie rawlings-blake. toam chair, we are elated cast 36 votes for a truly great .an, bernie sanders [cheers and applause] and we are excited and we are to vote -- cast 84 votes next president of the united states of america, hillary rodham clinton! [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: maryland, you have cast 84 votes for secretary clinton and 36 votes for senator sanders. thank you again. .assachusetts massachusetts, you have 115 votes. how do you cast your votes?

>> madam secretary, i am honored stand here today representing the commonwealth of where since the colonists dumped tea in boston for thee have worked common good because we know that together.onger we were first in public education, first in universal healthcare, and the first state to pasqualen marriage rights for all -- pass .qual marriage rights for all [cheers and applause] kennedyn adams to john and beyond, we have fought for those without a voice, for those need, and for all americans. 1775, we arere in ready to fight for our nation, our liberty, and the rights of every american to have the country and the future they

deserve. am honored on behalf of voteshusetts to cast 46 for senator bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] and 68 votes for the next of the united states, hillary rodham clinton! [cheers and applause] massachuse tts, you have cast 68 votes for and 46 votesnton for senator sanders. again.ou, michigan! [cheers and applause] , you have 147 votes. how do you cast your votes? , on behalf oftary womenrd-working men and of the great lakes state who make things and grow things for created thewho middle class of this country, we great6 votes for a

senator, bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] and 81 votes for the great nextor, bernie president of the united states, hillary clinton! mayor rawlings-blake: thank you very much, michigan. you have cast 81 votes for clinton and 66 votes for senator sanders. minnesota! have 93 votes. how do you cast your votes? am them secretary, i senator from the great state of minnesota, the state of prince's purple rain! [cheers and applause] of tim cain!place [cheers and applause] marktate of governor

,ayton and senator al franken the state of walter monday dale, the first person in american history to put a woman,ier dean on a national major .arty ticket >> and minnesota is the home of hubert horatio humphrey who at the 1948 convention in called on delegates and to the nation to get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the sunshine of human rights, casts 47 votes for bernie sanders!

madam secretary, the of minnesota casts next presidente of the united states, hillary clinton! [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: thank you very much, minnesota. you've cast 42 votes for clinton and 47 votes for senator sanders. mississippi! mississippi, you have 41 votes. how do you cast your votes? on behalf ofetary, the great state of mississippi, , b.b. king,blues so on, let meand hamer behalf of fanny lou who made this delegation look like the rainbow tonight because in atlanticities cast 33 voteswe

andhillary rodham clinton seven for bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] mississipp i, you have cast 33 votes for and seven votes for senator sanders. missouri. you have 84 votes. you cast your votes? state, thet show me and theharry truman proud alma mater of tim cain, , andniversity of missouri where world series champions , a state that while primarydecided in our now is united in our determination to change this

country, we proudly cast 35 and 49or bernie sanders the youngesting hillary delegate, 17-year-old , for the firstz president in the united states of america, hillary clinton! [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: missouri, forhave cast 49 votes secretary clinton and 35 votes for senator sanders. montana! you have 27 votes. votes?you cast your >> hello from montana, from big the home of the only farmer in the united states

senate, john testier and -- jon testier and home of our great governor protecting our lands and all of our rivers that run through it.te, and this year montana is going to send denise juno to the of united states and she will be the first native-american woman in the congress. [cheers and applause] 100 years ago montana sent the woman to theirst, .nited states congress and this year montana will vote to send the first woman to the house. [cheers and applause] madam secretary, montana proudly votes for senator and 14 votes for the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! applause]d mayor rawlings-blake: montana, votes forast 14

secretary clinton and 12 votes for senator sanders. nebraska! [cheers and applause] nebraska, you have [indiscernible] votes. how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, my name is vince powers. i am privileged to be the chair the nebraska democratic party. nebraska is an amazing state, millionnearly two hard-working people. because our system of splitting college vote on november 8, parts of nebraska will once again go blue in a sea of red. [cheers and applause] the most diverse delegation in nebraska history will once again proudly casts the honest, hard-working hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] and 16 votes for the man who electrified nebraska and the bernie sanders. [cheers and applause]

mayor rawlings-blake: nebraska, you have cast 13 votes for votesary clinton and 16 for senator sanders. nevada! [cheers and applause] votes.e 43 how do you cast your votes? secretary, the fabulous nevada, from lake tahoe to the las vegas boulevard a population as diverse as , also we are delighted to welcome all of our with us.n here you have seen some of them on this stage of this great convention. and with a spirit as wild and our mustangs, we are --ud to cast >> madam secretary, i am the nevaday leader of the

state senate. on behalf of the state whose carson city,tually hereby cast 16 votes for bernie and 27 votes for the next president of the united clinton.illary rodham [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: nevada, forhave cast 20 votes secretary clinton and 16 votes .or senator sanders .ame that many -- new hampshire you have 32 votes. how do you cast your votes? bring hampshire, where we democrats together, home of the town of unity, where hillary obama inndorsed barack 2008, and home of the city of portsmouth, where bernie sanders endorsed hillary clinton in 2016 hampshire, the granite state proud of electing democratic celebrateers, we sell

senior senator jean shaheen, and porter,n custer and this fall we look forward to strong governor maggie hawsen to the u.s. senate. governor's race for the seventh straight election. will turn blue in the presidential race. --ding the numbers >> new hampshire proudly casts 16 votes for the great senator bernie sanders of vermont! casts hampshire proudly 16 votes for the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! [cheers and applause] hampshire, you have cast 16 votes for secretary clinton sandersotes for senator

. new jersey! [cheers and applause] jersey you have 142 votes. how do you cast your votes? , new jerseyretary , theof the garden state home of the only state in this with two great inted states senators our coryenendez and booker! with ourefore you congressional delegations and state that isa diverse as they come in america. [cheers and applause] to tell you we are the state the revolution and we want to be the state to revolution again.

proudly cast our votes for of vermont, 45or .otes for senator sanders [cheers and applause] the next president of the united states of america, female in history will hillary 90 votes for rodham clinton! [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: new jersey you have cast 90 votes for and 45 votesnton for senator sanders. mexico! [cheers and applause] new mexico, you have 43 votes. how do you cast your votes? >> i'm senator tom udall from new the great state of in. sp in.

-- new mexico! our state has two great national labs which spin ideas from the the private sector, entrepreneurs come join us! proud of our brave and courageous veterans, including talkers.o code [cheers and applause] proudly, ourtate, first party chair, the first native-american state party chair, deb holland! >> madam secretary, the state of known as theso enchantment, home to 23 indian tribes including 19pueblos, three apache nations, the great navajo nation enchan. madam secretary, new mexico is mighty rio once grandee where in homage to our

agricultural history which was begun by the pueblo our state question is -- chili, that is. in a testament to the fierceness democratic state legislators, our state remains , our workers union bad" the show! firstsecretary, as the native-american democratic state party chair in our country and on behalf of our diverse citizenry, our delegation proudly casts 16 votes for senator bernie sanders! and 27 votes for the first woman president of the united states, rodham clinton!

mayor rawlings-blake: new mexico, you have cast 27 votes and 16retary clinton votes for senator sanders. new york! you have 291 votes. votes?you cast your greatam secretary, the state of new york, the empire state, the birthplace of women's at seneca falls the state of leadershipacy enacting the $15 minimum wage, paid family leave, passing equality, proud of our partners with organized labor, and a proud supporter of puerto , we are the proud home of the dean of our congressional

charleson, congressman .rangle who is retiring of thethe proud home former great president of the brought this who nation to new limits, william clinton and the proud home of the next president of , hillaryd states rodham clinton! [cheers and applause] state -- [chanting "hillary"]

, the state oftary pledges 108 delegates to senator bernie sanders and for his call for unity for all democrats. and new york state pledges 181 delegates for the next president states, hillary rodham clinton! applause]d mayor rawlings-blake: new york, 181 votes for secretary clinton and 108 votes .or senator sanders north carolina! [cheers and applause] you have 120 votes. how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, the great carolina, the tar heel state, land of great basketball and delicious

--becue [cheers and applause] classf the world university system, home of the largest military base in the bragg, and proud supporter of our men and women battlegroundhe state that will elect roy cooper -- repeal hb2 [cheers and applause] proudly casts 48 votes for and 70 bernie sanders votes for the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! mayor rawlings-blake: north cast 70 voteshave for secretary clinton and 48 votes for senator sanders. thank you. north dakota. [cheers and applause] dakota, you have

[inaudible] votes. how do you cast your votes? to introduceonor the youngest state representative in the nation, our party chair, chairwoman and north dakota representative kyleigh overson. >> madam secretary, the great dakota, home to five beautiful tribal nations, birthplace of the non-partisan league movement which began to reduce the outside corporate interests more than 100 years casts 14 votes for senator bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] and seven votes for secretary hillary rodham clinton. applause]d mayor rawlings-blake: north seven, you have cast votes for secretary clinton and .4 votes for senator sanders

northern marian why islands, 11 votes. cast your votes? , from theecretary northern mariana islands, we here before you for the first time in our history to our vote.st , here tonight in the americane of nation, from the youngest member american family we are proud to cast two votes for sanders.ernie [cheers and applause] and nine votes for the next first womanhe president of the united states,

clinton.odham [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: you have cast nine votes for secretary two votes for senator sanders. ohio! you have 160 votes. you cast your votes? , we are ohio!tary the heart of it all, the proud home of the world champion cleveland cavaliers! [cheers and applause] the proud home of our sharon brownenator of jimhe proud home [indiscernible] who took on countrynation in our and made marriage equality the law of the land. [cheers and applause]

>> i'm proud to be here with my great buckeyes from the state of ohio. helped love win last summer. [cheers and applause] and this ohio boy and my fellow ohioans know this. .ove trumps hate [cheers and applause] >> the great state of ohio proudly casts 62 votes for and 98 bernie sanders votes for the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: ohio, you have cast 98 votes for secretary clinton and 62 votes for senator .anders

oklahoma! you have 42 votes. you cast your votes? >> the great state of oklahoma is proud to be here at the democratic convention. recognize the matriarch of the cherokee nation .n oklahoma greatetings from this state of oklahoma, the 38th nations. in 1929, only nine years after women were granted the right to vote. [cheers and applause] i never thought that i would see this day. so tonight i'm deeply honored to

help cast our state's votes for president of the united states, hillary clinton! [cheers and applause] >> recognize cedric johnson, a .orean war veteran >> eight years ago i was glued in my home inion oklahoma as the first african-american accepted the nomination while for the states.cy of the united andtched that moment on tv i knew that our world had changed forever and it changed better. tonight, eight years later, we taking a step forward for .quality simmons, clara lupa, and the recently departed

melvin porter would be of tonight.roud may god continue to bless the america.ates of votes for senator sanders is the head of his .elegation proud to announce that oklahoma, where our state motto labor [indiscernible], casts 22 votes for senator bernie sanders. casts 20 votes for the next president of the , secretary hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] mayor rawlings-blake: thank you. have cast 20 votes for secretary clinton and 22 .otes for senator sanders oregon!

oregon, you have 74 votes. how do you cast your votes? theadam secretary, from mighty river to the wild rogue river, from the high desert to crashing waves of the pacific ocean, oregon, home to the timbers and the trail blazers the trailblazers, oregon, home to the most wonderful people on , oregon casts 46 votes for hillary clinton. and madam secretary, oregon, feeling the burn, casts 38 votes for bernie sanders. mayor rawlings-blake: thank you, oregon. you have cast 34 votes for hillary clinton and 38 votes for

senator sanders. pennsylvania. pennsylvania, you have 208 votes . how do you cast your votes? craig's madam secretary, i am tom wolfe, governor of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. on behalf of all pence of a ,ears, -- pennsylvanians welcome to our commonwealth. along with senator casey, i am honored to announce that pennsylvania awards 82 votes to bernie sanders, whose fight for inclusion, justice, and fairness has invigorated our party, and i am honored to announce that votes tonia awards 126 the next president of the united states, hillary clinton.

mayor rawlings-blake: thank you. pennsylvania, you have cast 126 hillary clinton, and 82 votes for bernie sanders. puerto rico, how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, the delegation of puerto rico wrote, the only all latino delegation , the home ofntion martin,tomayor, ricky jennifer lopez, and many more, and we are also very grateful to our brothers and sisters from new york for all of their help and all of their assistance.

we also stand on the forefront of a new era, ready to be part of history, and we proudly cast for the senator from the green mountain state of vermont, and it are bernie -- senator bernie sanders. and we salute the energy and spirit of change. we also cast 44 votes for the next president of the united , hillary clinton. puertoawlings-blake: rico, you have cast 44 votes for secretary hillary clinton, and 23 votes for bernie sanders. rhode island. how do you cast your vote?

>> madam secretary, i am the speaker of the house of the great state of rhode island. home of outstanding beaches and coastlines, him of the best in the world, great companies -- some of the best in the world, great companies such as has row and now ge,- hasbro state that is probably elected our first female governor, the smallest state in the union with one of the biggest hearts, home of the best restaurants in the country, this aid of rhode 17 votesoudly casts for bernie sanders and 19 votes for the next president of the united states, hillary rodham

clinton. mayor rawlings-blake: rhode island, you have cast 19 votes for hillary clinton and 17 votes for bernie sanders. south carolina. south carolina, you have 59 votes. how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, the palmetto state, the home of the first in the south primary, as aid with a rich history of progressive , a state as the --ican-american ellis island >> home of the third african-american to serve in the u.s. house of representative's and the home of the highest-ranking african-american , and beforerving

there was a board of education, and home of one of the 10 best cabinet centuries -- 20thet secretaries of the that cabinet secretaries of the 20th century. south carolina is also home of the emmanuel church that has -- strong through the darkest of times. >> home of coastal carolina, the national college world series champions. we live by the state motto, while i breathe, i hope. hopeful spirit

that south carolina is proud to bernie votes for sanders, and 46 votes for the next president of the united states, hillary clinton. mayor rawlings-blake: south carolina, you have cast 46 votes for hillary clinton, and 13 votes for bernie sanders. south dakota. how do you cast your votes? >> from the great state of south rushmore,nd of mount land of george mcgovern, who in , the first convention that

practiced affirmative action and changed the face of the democratic party delegates , paths for women and all minorities were represented, we , 10dly cast our 25 votes for the senator, bernie sanders, , and 15 for us all of the uniteddent states and the first one who will be called madam president, hillary rodham clinton. southrawlings-blake: dakota, you have cast 15 votes for hillary clinton and 10 votes for bernie sanders. , tennessee you have 17

votes. how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, the great stateof tennessee, the that ratified the 19th amendment to give women the right to vote happily cast 23 votes for senator bernie sanders and 50 votes for the first woman states,t of the united hillary rodham clinton. tennessee,ngs-blake: you have cast 50 votes for secretary clinton and 23 votes for senator bernie sanders. texas.

texas, you have 251 votes. how do you cast your votes? secretary, madam necretary, texas, the lo star state, home of lyndon johnson, barbara jordan, and richards and julian castro, a younghe state where progressive woman by the name of hillary clinton came down to south texas along with her skinny, tall, long haired pedro to register votes voters, casts its in the following manner. for the progressive

champion, senator bernie sanders , and 100 79 votes for the next president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton. mayor rawlings-blake: thank you very much, texas. you have cast 179 votes for hillary rodham clinton and 72 votes for bernie sanders. utah. utah, you have 37 votes. how do you cast your vote? secretary, the great state of utah, the industrious and beautiful beehives state, home to five national parks, the greatest snow on earth, and the number one state voteslunteerism casts 29

andsenator bernie sanders eight votes for secretary hillary clinton. thank youings-blake: very much. forhave cast eight votes secretary clinton and 29 votes for senator sanders. vermont. how do you cast your 26 votes? >> vermont passes. mayor rawlings-blake: virgin islands, how do you cast your votes? how do you cast your votes?

week, theecretary, people of the united states virgin islands, the home of the first treasury of the secretary, alexander hamilton, the home of famous basketball we affirm tim duncan, 100 years of being under the and the flag and rule right to vote for the president of the united states, the leader of the free world, proudly test the yunnan amiss vote for hillary clinton. 12 vote -- cast yunnan amiss

t unanimous votes for hillary clinton. 12 votes. mayor rawlings-blake: thank you very much, virgin islands. you have cast 12 a votes for hillary clinton. votes.a, you have 108 how do you cast your votes? >> from the beautiful commonwealth of virginia where 1607 inbegan in jamestown, home to eight presidents, home to so many of our founding fathers and mothers, home to the largest naval base in the world, where nation are veterans, we love our veterans and we love their families. home to the beloved first daughter and first lady and home to the next

vice president of the united states, tim kaine. 33 votes fors .enator sanders 75 votes forcasts the next president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton. thank you,ngs-blake: virginia. forhave cast 75 votes hillary clinton and 33 votes for senator sanders. washington. 118 votes. how do you cast your votes? i am chaircretary, of the washington state democratic party.

state, we are proud to be committed members of a party that believes in building bridges, not walls. a party that believes in inclusion, not exclusion. a party that believes in opportunity and not opportunism. and not living in a dream world, and standing up for working families, not denting on top of them. them.nding on top of tonight, washington state, the evergreen state, champions of good, progressive policies and home to 29 federally recognized tribes, urban indians, and alaskan natives from across , washington has two abstentions and is very 74 votes for the

inspiring and transformative senator bernie sanders. for the exceptional and groundbreaking next president of the united states, secretary hillary rodham clinton. how do you cast your votes? washington, you have cast 74 senator sanders and 42 votes for hillary clinton. west virginia. west virginia, you have 37 votes. how do you cast your votes? westdam secretary, virginia, home of the most compassionate people in the world when disaster strikes and

proud to put people first casts 19 votes for the next president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton, and 18 votes for senator bernie sanders. west rawlings-blake: virginia, you have cast 19 votes for secretary clinton and 18 votes for senator sanders. wisconsin. new have 97 votes. how do you cast your votes? mayor rawlings-blake: madam i am senator tammy baldwin from the great state of and i am so proud to represent the badger state and our 11 sovereign tribes here tonight. is a state where

workers still make things, from ships, tools, and paper, to sheet rock and beer. to the box, the theers, and america's team, green bay packers. and we are home to future senator russ feingold. cast 49 votes for senator bernie sanders, and we for the next president of the united states, secretary hillary clinton. thank youings-blake: very much, wisconsin. for secretary clinton. 49 votes for senator sanders. wyoming.

have 18 votes. how do you cast your votes? i am thesecretary, chairwoman of the wyoming democratic party. wyoming, the equality state and , firste of many firsts national park, first national monument, first state to guarantee women the right to vote and the first state to elect a woman governor. tonight, we are proud to cast seven votes for bernie sanders and 11 votes for the next president of the united states, of thest woman president united states, hillary rodham clinton. thank youings-blake: very much, wyoming.

you have cast 11 votes for hillary clinton and seven votes for bernie sanders. and now to vermont. how do you cast your 26 votes? >> i am dotty dean, chair of the vermont democratic party. on behalf of the great state of vermont, us eight -- a state the helped give birth to united states of america, the state that helped fight and win the political revolution of 2016 thanks to our senator bernie , and state whose leaders denounced the demagoguery of joseph mccarthy and today, whose out against the

modern day mccarthy, donald , on behalf of the home state of senator bernie sanders, who has changed the trajectory of this country in a way that will make the lives of working americans better for , vermontns to come votes, 22 votes for , andeloved senator sanders ur for the next president, hillary clinton. it is now my honor to present

our senator, bernie sanders. [applause] mr. sanders: thank you, madam chair. i move that the convention suspend the procedural rules. i move that all votes cast by delegates be reflected in the move thatecord, and i hillary clinton be selected as of the democratic

party for president of the united states. mayor rawlings-blake: thank you. rank you. -- thank you. you, senator sanders. senator sanders has moved in the spirit of unity to suspend the rules.

to suspend the rules and nominate hillary clinton by acclamation as the presidential candidate of the democratic party. is there a second. all in favor of the motion say i . a posed, no. the show post, no. -- opposed, no. it.ayes have ♪

pursuant to the convention rules of procedure, secretary clinton has been invited to make an acceptance speech. inform you asked to that secretary clinton thanks you and will deliver her acceptance speech on thursday night. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome governor terry, from virginia. , fromry mcauliffe

virginia. hello, democrats. this is an extraordinary day. it is a day that will change the political history of our country. it is the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. it is a day you will remember forever because you will be able to say i was there when we nominated hillary clinton to be the united states of america. more importantly, when we made andory, when we selected --

i am so proud to announce it for the first time -- the first woman nominee in american history to lead our party to the -- when we selected a nominee who has fought her greater justice, equality, and opportunity for every single american, when we selected a nominee who doesn't just talk about making america stronger around the world, she is the only candidate with a specific plan to work with our allies and to fight isis all , my friends,e hillary clinton is a nominee who is ready to stand up to the hatred and the fear mongering and send donald trump back to his bankrupt casinos where he belongs. [applause] course, i would be remiss if

i did not praise hillary for her excellent judgment in selecting ,y friend and fellow virginian tim kaine, to be the next vice president of the united states. and you can support that effort right now by going to hillary clinton -- hillaryclinton.com. known hillaryave and her husband bill for more than half my life. i love this woman. i still remember her playing mermaid in the pool with our youngest daughter, sally, for hours on family vacations. i was proud. the first person to call and congratulate our oldest son, jack, when he began his career as an officer in the united , and i wille corps

never forget when she and then president clinton did not asitate to travel through blizzard to attend my father's funeral. that is something you will never forget. that is friendship. hillary is tough. she is determined. she is an amazing mother, grandmother, and wife. and i know that she loves this country more than anything else. justre that to what we heard from donald trump and the republicans. they spent four days tearing down our country. they blame immigrants. they blamed refugees. they blamed affordable health care and offered no solutions other than giving the nuclear codes to a man who praises vladimir putin and saddam hussein.

if donald trump really cared about american greatness, he would not attack democrats. he would follow our lead. in virginia, we are bringing the unemployment rate down from 5.3% when i took office to 3.7% today, the steepest decline in 32 years in virginia. we have made record investments in public education, expanded that we have a healthy, nutritious plan for all of our children. and let me tell you something, we were the first state in the united states of america to end veterans homelessness in our state. we have thought republican efforts to discriminate against lgbt virginians, and -- fought republican efforts to discriminate against lgbt virginia has and we have stood up for a woman's right to

choose. we are overcoming obstacles that deny hundreds of thousands of former felons their right to vote because history tells us that enemies of progress tends low the march toward justice and dash cam slow the march toward justice and equality, but they -- can slow the march toward justice and equality, but they cannot stop us. we have come so far since 2008, but we have much more to be done. that is why i support hillary clinton. tacklesa president who global warming head-on and stands up for common sense s to keep guns away from dangerous people, a president who has vision, purpose, and the experience to lead our nation, not cheesy slogans and silly hats. a president who will bill our country up -- build our country up and not tear it down to scare folks. i have known hillary for

decades. i have seen her in action. i know she will be the kind of leader she will be and she will lead this nation. tonight, we made history, and the fight has just begun. it is time for all of us to get to work and to make my friend, hillary clinton, the next president of the united states of america. thank you. >> when nancy pelosi was first elected, there were 12 democratic women in the house. today, more than one third of house democrats are women. to growreally important the ranks of women in congress. >> whether it is paid family leave, minimum wage. >> as a business woman, i know how important it is. >> it's not only the right thing to do for women in this country,

it's the right thing to do for everyone. >> nancy pelosi has brought more women into leadership roles than ever before. together, they are leading the fight against republicans in congress who want to take away a woman's right to choose and turn back the clock on quality. when i see leader nancy pelosi at the podium, it reminds me every day why i want to be a stronger voice for women, because when women succeed, america succeeds. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome democratic leader representative, democrat nancy pelosi of california and the united states house of representatives.

ms. pelosi: good evening, everyone. in 1776, not far from here, the founding fathers created our years before women won the right to vote. we are preparing to shatter the highest class healing in our country -- glass ceiling in our country by electing hillary clinton president of the united states. proud to be part of this historic moment in our history? hillary clinton knows that this is not just about one woman's achievement, but what a woman president will mean for the

hopes, dreams, and aspirations of every woman, every son, and every daughter across the land for generations to come. the democratic women of the house are leading the way to unleash the power of america's women and working emily's in our economy -- families in our economy, in our society, and in our democracy. nothing is more wholesome for america than the increased participation and leadership of women in government and politics. here tonight are women who personify the integrity, imagination, idealism, and indeed, the courage that will build a stronger america for hard-working families. did, they clinton have spent their lifetime fighting for women and children.

and in november, we will affirm the great truth of our country, when women succeed, america succeeds. >> hi, i am the congresswoman from the great state of california. today, the success of women is to theportant than ever strength of working families. women are fueling the future of the american economy. that's why house democrats agenda.the economic when women succeed, america succeeds. we have four keys to unlock the full potential of women and pay,ng families, fair

raising the minimum wage and ensuring equal pay for equal leave -- empowering men and women to balance the work andilities of family, and affordable, quality child care. and strength and retirement security for women who entered -- so women years can enter their twilight years with confidence and with dignity. we will fight republican attempts to weaken social security. hillary clinton stands with us. and we stand with her on every one of these commitments.

together, we will build a for our america families. >> good evening, i am from illinois, the birthplace of hillary clinton. hillary clinton and house democrats believe a stronger america means protecting women's and expanding women's opportunities. donald trump and republicans in congress have other priorities, meddling in women's most intimate decisions. jeopardizing women's health. even criminalizing women's choices. when it comes to the issues ,etween women and their doctors house republicans misrepresent,

they intimidate, and they undermine. in congress alone, they have voted 14 times to attack women's health. republicans continue to attack whichfordable care act has provided new found health security to millions of americans. because of health care reform, no longer can insurance companies charge you more just because you are a woman, and for the first time in history, no longer is being a woman a pre-existing condition. democrats are fighting back against the republican anti-woman crusade. it's 2016, and american women are not going back, we are moving forward.

>> i am congresswoman lidia velazquez from the great state of new york. america's small businesses and entrepreneurs have always been at the heart of our economy, and of job creation in our communities, and today, more women are starting small businesses than ever before. women-owned and women operated small businesses are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in america today. women of color and women -- ares are quick to me quickly changing the face of

entrepreneurship in our country. women entrepreneurs are building a stronger america every day. they need the capital to grow and the tools to thrive. hillary clinton has a plan to ensure that all of america's all businesses can compete and succeed in a global economy. because hillary size with the thele guy -- sides with little guy, that is why i'm with her. >> i am congresswoman susan dell bennett from the great state of washington. before coming to congress, i was an entrepreneur, and i know that innovation is at the heart of who we are as americans, and it's essential to keeping american workers, american products, and american ideas number one in the 21st century.

a decade ago, house democrats enacted the first innovation agenda, and we made revolutionary investments in clean energy development, in affordable, world-class stem education, and expanding broadband to rural families. and house democrats will work with president hillary clinton lead inin america's innovation, providing good jobs and creating bold solutions to the challenges that face our climate and our communities. a strong america and in america that stronger together will lead ,he world in entrepreneurship in innovation, and in clean energy. >> hi, i am congresswoman bonnie

coleman from the great state of new jersey. house democrats believe america is strongest when we have an economy that works for everybody, not just those at the top. if you are willing to work hard in our country, you deserve a and a financial future strong foothold on the american dream. a home, sending children to college, and real retirement security. we should be creating jobs by upgrading our roads, bridges, broadband, transit system, energy grid, and water systems. and we can pay for this progress by closing loopholes and making big corporations pay their fair share.

democrats, hillary clinton we must make college more affordable and lift the crushing bt thatof student de weighs on the future of americans and their families. america is better when everyone has the chance to succeed. congresswoman lois franco of florida. i am the proud mother of the united states marine veteran who and afghanistan. our men and women in uniform embody our highest ideals, serving, selflessness, bravery.

them a debt of gratitude we can never fully repay. as democrats, we believe we have a responsibility to ensure every veteran gets the support, the health care, the education, and the job training he or she needs to succeed. proud to stand by hillary clinton, a candidate with a clear plan to improve the lives of veterans. to improves fought our freedom and our security. we owe them a strong future of honor and opportunity. >> i am katherine clark of the great commonwealth of massachusetts. tonight because generations of americans across to history stepped forward

defend and advance our democracy. in a democracy, it is the voices of of the people, not the privileged, that must drive our process and our policy. we want a democracy hillary clinton believes in, when the fights to make sure america works for everyone, not just the well-connected and the wealthy. should not bests able to buy themselves a louder voice than america's hard-working families. together, with hillary clinton by our side, we will cut the cancer of secret money out of our democracy and overturn citizens united. what does this mean for american families? it means a stronger america that is free from the grip of the gun

lobby. 91 americans are killed by gun violence every single day. republicans in the gun lobby should not be blocking commonsense legislation to keep guns out of the wrong hands. in, but now it is time to stand up and stand together to demand change. >> i am stefanie murphy, and i am running to represent florida in the house alongside these remarkable women. after 9/11, i left a job in the corporate world to become a national security specialist for the department of defense. democrats know that a stronger america means confronting the threats abroad without blinking.

-- without blinking and without abandoning our values. we know we need to be strong and smart. and protectsis america, not reckless and rash. are insuring our military has the resources they , and ouro their job military knows how to do their job better than anyone in the world. >> my name is fouled damning, and i am running for congress in the great state of florida -- denning, and i am running for congress and the great state of florida. i spent 27 years on the orlando police force and had the honor of serving as orlando's first woman chief of police.

i know firsthand the tragedy that gun violence inflicts on families in america. and after 49 people were murdered in a nightclub in , let me tellmonth our city takes it personally that congress refuses to disarm hate. you don't need to be a police chief to know that our communities are less safe when criminals and suspected gunorists can walk into a shop or gun show and leave with a weapon. on issue after issue, it is the leadership of women that makes a stronger america. with hillary clinton in the then these strong,

democratic women, together with acrossnd families all our nation, we will show the world what this statement really means. succeed, america succeeds. ♪

>> a war hero. >> a war hero. >> he is a war hero. a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, i hate to tell you. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome state senator jason carter from georgia. >> greetings from the

battleground state of georgia. grandfather accepted the democratic nomination for stood before this group and said that it is time for america to speak and not with belligerence, but with a quiet strength, to defend america not with an arsenal, but with the nobility of ideas, to cover not with confusion and crisis, but with grace, imagination, and common sense. feel even more relevant today than they did 30 years ago, and i promise, you will see him get on the campaign trail to help elect hillary clinton. this past year has been a remarkable one in our family. almost exactly a year ago, my grandfather was diagnosed with cancer. he approached this diagnosis with the faith, dignity, and

strength we have come to expect. he never stopped working for health and peace around the world, and he never stopped teaching sunday school at home. today, thanks to the miracle of science and the power of prayer, i am proud to report that the cancer is gone. and not only that, earlier this my grandmother celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. they demonstrate that there is strength in love, humility, and service, that no amount of anger, pride, or salesmanship can match. whatprincipled strength is drives them in the work they do every day, and that same principled strength will elect hillary clinton is our next president.

>> good evening, democrats. stood before you to accept your nomination as president. we wish we could be there tonight to help prepare for what will be an extremely important election, one that will define for a generation who we are as a nation and a people. i feel proud that our two democratic candidates, who competed throughout a long primary season, comported themselves with midi, talked about issues that matter, and presented a vision -- with dignity, talked about issues aat matter, and presented vision for our nation. young americans, stay engaged, they involved, and be sure to vote this november. it has become more important than ever to lift people up to a brighter future.

instead, we see a republican presidential candidate who seems to reject the moral and ethical principles on which our nation was founded. we can and must do better. soon be choosing between stark contrasts in style and experience. i have known hillary clinton for decades. when she was a young attorney, i appointed her to the legal services corporation, where she became the first woman chair. there, hillary fought to make sure that in our courts, those with the least were treated the same as those with the most. since then, hillary has always demonstrated a willingness to take on difficult challenges and to get things done. her life has been dedicated to advancing human rights across the globe, especially for women

and children. these are perilous times, that need someone with a strong heart, a deep understanding of issues, and a strong hand. -- and a steady hand. my support,ton has and i know she has yours. all, and god bless the united states of america. >> please welcome senator chuck schumer from new york. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] senator schumer: hello, new york, i love you. now, there is a statue in the harbor of the city i represent, a mighty woman with a torch. , that torch represents the

american dream, and if you ask the average american what that dream means to them, they put it simply, not in fancy language. they say if i work hard, i will be doing better 10 years from , andhan i am doing today my kids will be doing still better than me. each generation must keep that torch burning it's the source of our optimism. president obama fought every day to defend fundamental american homes but we have more work to do. middle-class income has not grown enough. too many families struggle to make ends meet and if that continues, the torch will flicker. willower to inspire hope dim. some are using this unease to pit americans against each other

. not us. we democrats fight for an ,merica that works for everyone that is focused on leveling the , andng field for all of us when hillary clinton with the white house and democrats win thatthe senate majority, is just what we will do. my friend hillary understands what middle-class families need better than anyone. because i know hillary. i worked by her side for eight years. brooklyn. sniff outr blood to bull. there's a lot of that in politics but not in hillary. something,lls you

take it to the bank. remarkable ability to internalize the fears and hopes and dreams of everyday americans and work hard and get things done for them. listned to the factory worker worried sick that is company was leaving town. corporations the riot act until they agree to keep the plant open. she listened to the union workers and first responders who rushed to the pile after that terrible day in 9/11 that were searching for signs of life in the smoldering rubble, breathing in toxic fumes. she championed their cause, fought to get them the health care they deserved, and they got

it. that is the kind of leadership this country needs and the stakes could not be higher. most elections are about two different visions or america. this election is about two different visions of america. donald trump can only see an angry america, closed to the world and suspicious of our friends and neighbors. hillary sees a different america, an america that strives to live up to the promise written here in philadelphia that every man, every woman has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. we breakdownere barriers, shatter ceilings. that's because our differences make us stronger, stronger

together. so hillary clinton has the right vision of and for america but my we cannot do it alone. majoritying to need a in the united states senate. it will protect women's rights, voting rights, and undo that awful decision, citizens united. majority that will raise the minimum wage, ensure equal pay for women that will pass comprehensive immigration reform, make substantial investments in infrastructure, give every student a shot at affording a college education, are trade policy

so it doesn't represent corporate america that the average american. when hillary as president and a strong senate majority, we will keep that american dream alive and that torch in the harbor of the city in which i live will flicker, it won't fade, it will burn brightly in the hearts of every american. thank you, god bless you, and god bless america. [applause] ♪

>> it's certainly an inconvenience for a business. ♪ >> i don't usually say this about donald trump, but that was over the top.

i confirmed it just now. -- i just bought that fog machine on ebay for $30. i don't feel good about it, i don't. who is pumped up? [cheers] pound a dozen to cheesesteaks with me after this? [cheers] let's try that again. is ready to elect hillary clinton the next president of the united states? [cheers and applause] me too. i'm elizabeth banks. some of you know me from the hunger games in which i play a cruel, out of touch reality tv star who wears insane wakes while living in a

violent dystopia. when i went to cleveland last week i was like hey, that's my act. [applause] part of me really likes being a peer and joking around but the other part of me knows this election is too important for when i think about what this election means for america i inc. about my family. my father, the vietnam vet, maybe i can and third shifts in pittsfield, massachusetts. my mother worked at the library and local bank and they worked hard. they struggled because like millions of american parents, they wanted to give their kids, four of us, a good life with boundless opportunities. and it is because of what democrats built, good public schools, affordable health care,

help in the hardest times, that they were able to do that. their dreams took me here to philadelphia, really. through scholarships and financial aid, i worked my way to the university of pennsylvania. i got a world-class education and i met my wonderful husband and partner, max. i will never forget that day in 1992 when we went on a big, romantic date, a rally for bill clinton. and it was there that i learned something really important about show business. the headliner should always watch out for someone stealing the show. hillary clinton rocked my world. a smart, committed, successful women and not for her own benefit but a fighter for women children, cops and first

responders, health care and girls around the world, that is hillary clinton and that is what tonight is all about, the fights of her life. did you know that when hillary clinton graduated law school, she didn't just sell out and work for some fancy law firm, she went to work advocating for .hildren and families it was one of her first fights and since then, she has never let up. [applause] >> one of the areas i have been particularly interested in is the area of children. all of us have a responsibility to ourselves, our children, each other. >> we intend to be sure everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they are born,

no matter to whom they are born, our children's future is shaped by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. it's time to protect the next generation, fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope, open up the doors so every child has a chance to live up to his or her potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, families, and our country and i'm not stopping now. [applause] >> in her early 20's, hillary clinton spent time at the hospital researching child abuse , she saw children who had been beaten, burned, neglected. the experience turned her into a lifelong champion for kids in

need. as a child advocate social worker, i too am a champion for children and i am lucky to work , socialeam of champions workers, case managers, attorneys, other individuals as lifelong work is to ensure all children have a chance at greatness. child advocacy has made significant strides in the right direction but our work is far from finished. advocateld deserves an who truly cares for them and they have one in hillary clinton . hillary knows that when you fight for our kids, you are fighting for our future and that is why i'm with her. [applause] >> my name is anton, president of unity in the community.

in 1972, hillary travel to alabama on a mission. she was there to help shed light on segregated academies, private schools that popped up across the state after the supreme court ordered public schools to integrate. when these schools apply for federal state exemptions, they claimed they weren't trying to promote segregation but hillary helped prove they were. hillary visited one of these academies posing as a mother looking for a role for her child and yet -- and the administrators assured they weren't accepting black children. hillary shared her foundlings what the defense fund. i work hard and think about the families in my community. in society today, we must stand up, promote nonviolence, and that is why i'm with hillary clinton come november.

>> after hillary graduated from law school, she could have gotten a job anywhere but she chose to work full-time for the children's defense fund. she went door-to-door gathering stories from disabled children who desperately wanted to go to school but were prevented from enrolling by discrimination. her research contributed to the passage of the historic legislation that required states to write quality education for disabled students. disabled person, i became a lawyer to advocate that visibility -- disability is not a problem to be cured but a part of our identity and diversity. [applause] today on thehy

26th anniversary of the americans with disabilities act, i'm with her. [applause] >> until the 1970's, young people who got in trouble in south carolina were housed in the same prison cells as adults. it was a dangerous policy that put kids at serious risk for abuse. senthildren's defense fund hillary to these prisons to investigate. as a result, the state ended this practice. a child touches the system, it's important to not let them fall behind. became a juvenile justice lawyer. you don't often make headlines fighting for kids but her whole career, hillary has been quietly leading that site anyway.

that is why i'm with her. [applause] >> as the first lady of arkansas, hillary clinton shared -- that the school she visited to what she called the chelsea test. if it wasn't good enough for her daughter, it wasn't good enough for any child in america. [applause] role ined a major shaping the state education policy and improving standards in schools like the one i went to. , arkansastarted schools were ranked second worst in the nation. by the time she was done, they were among the most improved. as a teacher in those same public schools, i know my students continue to benefit from the work hillary started all those years ago and that is

why i'm with her. [applause] hillary began working on adoption and foster care issues as a law student and never stopped. as first lady, she advocated for landmark legislation to make it easier for families to adopt kids in need, especially older kids who were worried they would never have a permanent home. my 17-year-old son was once one of those kids. we adopted him four years ago but it feels like he's always been part of our family ever. my three other kids swear he was on family vacations we took years before he joined our family. i'm not a democrat but hillary cares about kids like heath and making families like mine complete. that is why i'm with her. [applause]

he freemen.and long before she ever held hillary fought for kids in every way she could. of course she continued that fight once she got to the senate. in the newchildhood york foster care system moving from home to home with a trash bag as my suitcase. theif you are a kid in system who never finds a permanent home, when you are 18, you are out on your own. after my high school graduation, my social worker shook my hand and wished me luck. that was it. but hillary has this ridiculous notion that every child deserves to live up to their god-given potential, so she reserved an internship spot in her senate office just for former foster

got that in 2003, i spot. [applause] remember our first meeting vividly. she looked me in the eye and you."julani, i'm proud of i felt a seen and heard for the first time in my life. throughout the years, hillary has remained a source of encouragement. she has made me more mindful of my responsibility and purpose. hillary has taught me that there is a high cost for low expectations of our kids and to receive a blessing to become a blessing. she inspired me to become a lawyer and advocate for children in my community. it is said that love dignify's

us, it elevates us to higher plateaus. hillary's love did that for me. it lifted me to a place i never had the courage to imagine and that is why i'm with her. thank you. [applause] >> please welcome dnc vice chair for civic engagement in voter participation donna deville. ♪ [applause]

>> growing up, i was always told that a lady should never reveal her age. -- i'mll simply say this no spring chicken. i've seen some things in my time. lived through, i and survived the segregated south. atat at the back of the bus a time when america wasn't as great as it could be, as a grown woman, i saw the first black president, reach out a hand, and touch the face of a child like i eyes toward ais

better future. i have never, ever in all my years seen a leader so committed to delivering that better future to america's children as hillary clinton. [applause] you when i first met hillary clinton, when hillary graduated from law school, she could have gone to work for a corporation or big law firm. instead, she went to work for the children defense fund. she didn't sit in the office, went undercover going door to door, investigating discrimination. during that same time, donald facing a federal discrimination lawsuit for refusing to rent to minority families.

hillary clinton raised her own seek out the truth and tofort the afflicted and make justice weather was none. it was at the children's defense fund that i met hillary clinton. and ready tosty, fight. i remember thinking here is a woman who doesn't mess around. as a southern girls don't mess around. hillary didn't want to talk about anything other than how to make children's lives better. that is the hillary i know, that is who she is. she quietly fought and fought hard. that has never changed.

for standing up for women here at home and girls around the world as secretary of state. hillary has never forgotten what she learned in that very first job. the believe that every child, black or white, nativeborn, immigrant, or undocumented, they deserve to have the opportunity to live up to their god-given potential. the child when i sat in back of the bus, i was told time and time again that god's potential does not exist and people like me. i spend my life fighting to change that and from the first day i met hillary clinton, i have known she is someone who cares just as much and will fight just as hard for children everywhere. you have got a champion.

kids who need hope, you've got a champion. as long as she's in charge, we are never going back and that is why i'm with her. [cheers and applause] and let me say this, as vice chair of the democratic national , i promise you my friends, i commit to all americans that we will have a party that you can be proud of. we will celebrate together the inauguration of president january 2017.n in god bless you and god bless america. [cheers and applause]

state prison population came from seven neighborhoods in new york city. we saw this as a crisis so we created a school just for young could bring ao we level of hope back into those communities. it doesn't have to be this way. if a young and my believe he may be a senator or president, you don't have to tell him not to do it. >> my dreams are limitless. they are making it seem like anything is possible, not where you come from, your bank account

dictate your life. fromnator clinton got it day one. she recognized how important it was to try a level of innovation in the public schools because were it not for her, the academy would have never gotten off the ground. >> with her, you get results. people talk about doing stuff and you never get the result. people seem to forget about us. politicians come through the neighborhood and shake our hands but when it comes down to it, the step they promise, they never come through. hillary is one of the few who came to our schools and actually came through with what she promised to do. >> the kind of leader i think the country really needs, somebody who believes in people, cares about people, will fight for people. clinton is as good as it gets. [applause] please welcome david banks, founding principal of eagle academy. >> good evening.

on the president and ceo of the eagle academy in new york. [applause] 2004, the high school graduation rate was only around 30%. and 75% of new york state's entire prison population came from just seven neighborhoods in neyork city. if you are one of the young men growing up in these areas, the arts were stacked against you. together with the organization, 100 black men, we answered the call to do something about this crisis. 2004, the eagle academies have educated nearly 4000 young men. graduates are accepted to college.

[applause] we are making a big difference now but we could not have done it alone. you could see there was one leader who was with us from the very beginning and she was our earliest champion. one leader who understood that addressing the crisis facing young men of color in our country required innovative who pushedne leader to open the first eagle academy in the bronx and she made a promise to return four years later to offer the keynote address to our first graduating class. and that is a promise that she kept. you see, i'm with hillary clinton because she has been with us. [applause] men who areve young

confident, future leaders who are resilient. just look at them, america. [applause] they are brilliant. [applause] and full of promise. and we start every day with the poem, the same poem that strengthen the resolve of the imprisoned nelson mandela when he recited it each day so young men of the eagle academy. >> black as the pit from pole to pole, i think with the gods may e from my soul