Last month Chicago, New York, Houston and Atlanta made their case to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention:
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot pitched top Democratic National Committee officials on Friday about Chicago’s bid to host the 2024 Democratic convention, bringing boxes of Chicago goodies and – in a show of how serious this bid is – themselves.
In separate presentations, the DNC officials – including DNC Chair Jamie Harrison, who attended via video, and new DNC senior adviser Cedric Richmond, a former top official in the Biden White House – Chicago, New York, Houston and Atlanta representatives made their cases to host the 2024 convention.
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Lightfoot and Pritzker gave opening remarks, with DNC staffers going through detailed power points with other members from the Chicago delegation. Chicago last hosted a convention in 1996, when the Democrats met at the United Center.
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New York is Chicago’s biggest rival in this competition. Both cities are diverse, have Democratic leadership, have an abundance of union hotel rooms, event venues, great restaurants and are transit hubs.
