The Democratic National Convention brought delegates from across the country to Chicago in celebration of the Harris-Walz ticket, building on the historic momentum and energy that is already paving the path to victory in November. From the youngest, first-time delegates to the DNC\u2019s oldest delegate at 95 years old, they represent all walks of life and are telling the stories of Vice President Harris, Governor Walz, and Democrats up and down the ballot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s what voters are reading and watching about this year\u2019s DNC delegates\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mother Jones: <\/strong>Meet the Oldest Delegate at the DNC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n CNN: <\/strong>Meet the oldest and youngest delegates at the DNC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> Angie Gialloreto: \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time for me. I struggled with my generation, but today, you have such young, intelligent people and don\u2019t hold back.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pennsylvania Capital-Star: <\/strong>From Carter to Harris: Pennsylvania woman is oldest delegate at the DNC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n C-SPAN: <\/strong>West Virginia Delegation Roll Call<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n New York Times: <\/strong>Three Delegates, Decades Apart in Age, Converge at the Democratic National Convention<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd hundreds of people with full-time jobs unrelated to politics, known only within their communities for the political work they do in their spare time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe youngest delegates are teenagers attending their first convention before they have even voted in their first general election. The oldest have well over a dozen conventions under their belts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Teen Vogue: <\/strong>Young DNC Attendees, Delegates on Kamala Harris, 2024, and Behind the Scenes of the Convention<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cTV: \u2018How do you feel about the upcoming election?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJonnika Kwon: \u2018Super excited! I think I speak for a lot of young people in saying that we truly feel like, in Vice President Harris, we have a candidate who represents us, who understands us. And that’s something really important, to have constituents, young people, all different identity groups feel like they have a representative in government \u2014 even better, the President of the United States \u2014 who truly cares about them and understands their experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRohana [Joshi]: \u2018This election really represents hope, rather than fear. We really do see progress on the ballot this year.\u2026 The next president is [likely] going to be picking the next three to four Supreme Court justices who will be serving for, at least, probably a decade. And this really determines the course of life for generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The National: <\/strong>‘Is this what hope feels like?’ Young delegates at DNC energised by Harris-Walz ticket<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201c\u2018Being a young Democrat means being joyful,\u2019 David Seaton, who says he is one of the youngest delegates to attend the convention in Chicago representing the state of Massachusetts, told The National.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018We have been a party that has been demoralised for a long time \u2026 but now we have a candidate for the first time in a few years, who really is energising and motivating us to get out there and support.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wisconsin Public Radio: <\/strong>Youngest Wisconsin delegates at DNC advocate for technology and transportation <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cAs the Democratic National Convention continues in Chicago, a pair of delegates from southeastern Wisconsin are some of the youngest individuals representing the state \u2014 and the tech industry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNadiyah Johnson, the CEO and founder of the Milky Way Tech Hub, told WPR\u2019s \u2018Wisconsin Today,\u2019 her company is one of the leading tech hubs in the Midwest. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018I wanted to be a delegate to represent that community of techies and tech professionals,\u2019 she said.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n WMUR: <\/strong>Youngest-ever NH Democratic delegate plays key role at convention<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>Aliyana Koch-Manzur: \u201cThe energy in the room was so electric, I didn’t even have time to be nervous. I just was so happy standing there surrounded by these amazingly strong women who are true role models for me in New Hampshire Politics and to be able to be a part of such a historic roll call and help elect our first woman president of the United States, It\u2019s just an irreplaceable opportunity and I\u2019m so thankful.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fox News 9: <\/strong>DNC\u2019s youngest delegates from Minnesota representing the youth vote<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cAs the youngest delegates at the convention, [Beatrice Schierer and Isaac Winkler] are high school seniors who will not be old enough to vote until the week before the election. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut they\u2019re at the convention to represent a new generation of voters, and seeing the convention with completely fresh eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey stand out together among the 93 delegates from Minnesota at the Democratic National Convention.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fox News 32 Chicago: <\/strong>19-year-old Northbrook woman attends DNC as Illinois\u2019 youngest delegate: \u2018I have hope for the future\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cWhile most of them are political veterans, Fox 32\u2019s Dane Placko found one delegate from the north suburbs who’s still a teenager and voting in her first presidential election.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018I\u2019ve met so many cool people,\u2019 said 19-year-old Claire Satkiewicz. \u2018And to be able to see some of my favorite political leaders speak like Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders yesterday was very cool.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n CBS Koin 6: <\/strong>18-year-old is Oregon’s youngest delegate attending Democratic National Convention in Chicago<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cTeh, the youngest delegate from Oregon this year, told KOIN 6 News he funded the trip himself.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018I kind of ran a miniature campaign, with a website, with photos, and eventually by March or April, I was elected,\u2019 he said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Channel 3000: <\/strong>Meet Henry Fries, one of Wisconsin\u2019s youngest delegates<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201c\u2018It is probably one of the most exciting states to be involved in politics in and be a delegate from, because you’re a part of that process, not just witnessing it,\u2019 said Dane County District 5 Supervisor and Wisconsin delegate, Henry Fries. Fries is 19-years-old, just old enough to qualify as a delegate.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n CT Mirror: <\/strong>New Haven 17-year-old casts DNC’s youngest vote for Harris<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cThe delegate, Jacob Schonberger, is the youngest of the party\u2019s roughly 4,700 delegates, said DNC senior spokesman Kevin Munoz. […]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSchonberger joined other delegates in formally voting electronically to nominate Harris before the convention. Tuesday\u2019s planned roll call is a ceremonial show of support.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSchonberger said he was thrilled to cheer along with an SRO crowd in the [United] Center Monday night as party leaders like Harris and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock delivered rousing speeches seeking to build momentum for the general election campaign.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n WKRN: <\/strong>‘Anyone can make a change’: Tennessee teen is state’s youngest DNC delegate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cThe young man [18 year old William Mendoza-Euceda] referred to his attendance at the convention as a momentous occasion. He told News 2 this is a sign that his hard work over the last few years of door-knocking and campaigning is paying off not just for him, but for the future of his party as well.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018I believe that Tennessee is not a red state,\u2019 Mendoza-Euceda said. \u2018It\u2019s a nonvoting state because we\u2019re super low turnout. I\u2019ve been door-knocking since I was 15, and I\u2019ve seen how we win elections and sometimes we lose elections by very small margins, and it\u2019s all because of that door knock that we do.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Copper Courier: <\/strong>I\u2019m one of AZ\u2019s youngest delegates. Here\u2019s why I\u2019m supporting Kamala Harris for president.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cMy name is Dhruv Rebba, and I\u2019m one of Arizona\u2019s youngest delegates heading to Chicago to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz as our Democratic ticket. When I started college two years ago as a STEM major, I never would have guessed that I\u2019d be this involved in politics. I always figured \u2018other people will take care of our country.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n WCNC: <\/strong>Meet North Carolina’s youngest Democratic delegate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201c\u2018I was born in 2006, 2008 being Barack Obama’s first time elected. I think that I have lived through probably one of the most politically tumultuous times in recent US history,\u2019 18-year-old Eric Willoughby, North Carolina’s youngest Democratic delegate, said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n KING 5: <\/strong>Meet Washington’s youngest DNC delegate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201c\u2018Being the future, representing the future of this country, I think it’s really important that young people have a seat at the table,\u2019 said Jonnika Kwon, a DNC delegate for Washington\u2019s 1st Congressional District.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vermont Public Radio: <\/strong>Vermont’s youngest delegate at the DNC: ‘This is my future. I want to have a say in it.’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cAddie Lentzner: \u2026\u2018A lot of times, politicians will talk so much about how they love getting out the youth vote and how much they support youth vote and how much they need the youth vote, but when it comes to actual politics and actual being in the room, a lot of times, youth aren’t there. And so I think having the youngest delegation coming from Vermont and having such such young young people involved is so powerful, and it sends a message that young people are not just receivers, but we want to be part of the solution too, and we want to be part of the journey to bettering politics.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Axios Columbus: <\/strong>Homework is on hold for 18-year-old DNC delegate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cChristian Pearson recently began his senior year at Marion Harding High School, but he’s spending this week in Chicago as an Ohio delegate to the Democratic National Convention.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy it matters: The 18-year-old is one of the youngest delegates in the country, representing a generation energized by Vice President Kamala Harris’ position at the top of the Democratic ticket.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n WFMZ: <\/strong>6th Congressional District delegates represent young, powerful Pa voting voice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/em><\/strong>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cAngie, who has been a Pittsburgh-area party official for more than six decades, is there as the convention\u2019s oldest delegate. She\u2019s 95 now, and says she\u2019s most excited about young people getting their start in politics, like she did as a 15 year old growing up in Pennsylvania\u2026. After eighty years in the fray, Angie is urging a new generation to step up. \u2018It\u2019s time young people should have the voice and daggonit, they better have the opportunity to express it,\u2019 she says. \u2018There\u2019s been this closed door thing. \u2018Oh, you\u2019re too young.\u2019 No! Do it. Express yourself. Let people know what you want and how you feel.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/em><\/strong>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong>\u201c\u2018I am a Democrat, and I started when I was very young,\u2019 said Gialloreto, who said she has been a committee woman in Wilkins Township for 66 years. This year\u2019s election, she said, feels different than many past years. \u2018It\u2019s a new generation, women and people of color are finally not being overlooked and bypassed. It\u2019s a beginning of a new American freedom.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/em><\/strong>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cMy name is Jean Evansmore and I am 83 years old. As such, I am the oldest of the delegates in West Virginia. Most 83 year olds that I know are spending time with their grandchildren or traveling. But I\u2019m here suited up and ready to battle because I will not, I repeat, I will not let everything I worked for be taken away by Donald Trump. My name is Kathryn Prather, I am 18 years old and I am the youngest delegate from West Virginia. I am suited up and ready for battle because I will not let my freedom and my future be taken away by Donald Trump!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/em><\/strong>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cAmong the nearly 4,700 delegates gathered in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention: United States senators and representatives. Top state officials. Leaders of major advocacy groups and labor unions. Democrats aspiring to become one or more of the above.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n