D.C.’s Democratic delegates back Harris for president
The 51 delegates from D.C. to the 2024 Democratic National Convention scheduled to convene Aug. 19 in Chicago voted unanimously on July 23 to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for U.S.
president, according to a statement released by the D.C. Democratic Party. Among the D.C. delegates voting to back Harris were local gay Democratic activists Earl Fowlkes, John Fanning, Jimmie Williams, and David Meadows, who will be among a yet unknown but expected to be a sizable number of LGBTQ delegates at the Democratic National Convention from across the country. “Vice President Harris is a proven leader who will build toward a better future, protect our freedoms and autonomy in D.C.
and will fight to win,” a statement released by the D.C. Democratic Party says. “The stakes couldn’t be any higher this upcoming election and the D.C.
Delegation is excited to unite for Harris at the convention in Chicago this August,” it says. “Folks are feeling inspired under the leadership of Vice President Harris,” D.C.
