Securing America's Future: Obama and Clinton Nominators Announced

Republican Iraq War Veteran Michael Wilson, Senator Salazar (D-CO), Reps.
Davis (D-AL) and Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) to speak on behalf of Barack Obama

DENVER, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic National
Convention Committee (DNCC), Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton
announced today the speakers who will nominate and second Barack Obama and
Hillary Clinton during Wednesday night's Convention program.
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Michael Wilson of Florida, a Republican and Air Force medic veteran of
Iraq, will formally nominate Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate.
Wilson, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who served eight years as an Air
Force medic, was one of Senator Obama's dinner guests on September 3, 2007.
United States Senator Ken Salazar (CO), United States Representatives Artur
Davis (AL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL) will second the nomination for
Obama.
"It is an honor to be nominated by a group of Americans who have served
our country so well and who work hard each day to secure our future," said
Senator Barack Obama. "We have all come from different places in our lives
but we are united in our desire for change. Senator Salazar has led the way in
the West with a results oriented leadership style that puts people first.
Representatives Wasserman Schultz and Davis represent the next generation of
leaders in this country who are changing the way our government helps
Americans. Michael Wilson served his country in Iraq and has helped advocate
for change in our foreign policy."
Three members of Hillary Clinton's delegation, who represent the broad
coalition of Hillary's 18 million supporters, will place her name in
nomination this evening before the 2008 Democratic Convention. The three
delegates are Dolores Huerta of California, Jordan Apollo Pazell of Utah and
Denise Willams Harris of New York. Dolores will nominate Senator Clinton, and
Jordon and Denise, who will second her nomination.
"As we move forward from this Convention unified and ready to elect
Senator Obama the next President, I will forever be proud of the diversity of
our delegation. We have delegates ranging in age from 17 to their late 80s,
and represent every walk of life and every corner of America. I want to thank
them for their support and hard work on behalf of my campaign and the
Democratic Party," said Senator Clinton.
Hillary Clinton will release her full delegation on Wednesday afternoon
before the Roll Call, when she will vote for Senator Obama for President and
Joe Biden for Vice President.
Senator Salazar, a fifth generation Coloradan, is a former farmer and
small business owner. During his term as Colorado's Attorney General, he led
efforts to make Colorado communities safer. He has also championed a new
defense and foreign policy that restores American security and influence
around the world.
Representative Davis, currently in his third term representing the people
of Alabama, has quickly developed a reputation as a thoughtful leader on key
issues including access to healthcare and the expansion of educational
opportunities. Born in an impoverished neighborhood in West Montgomery, Ala.,
Davis has built a career committed to excellence and the principles of hard
work, after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1990 and Cum
Laude from Harvard Law School in 1993.
Representative Wasserman Schultz, the first Jewish Congresswoman ever
elected from Florida, has been recognized for her work to protect women and
children and for her efforts to make every American safer. She continues to
fight to ensure that our first responders, our local police and firefighters,
have the tools they need to do their jobs. And she continues to take up the
fight to give our troops the equipment and compensation they deserve.
Dolores Huerta is a national civil rights figure and feminist leader and
pledged delegate for Hillary Clinton from California. She traveled extensively
as a surrogate during the primary and has worked very hard for the campaign.
She co-founded the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) in 1962 with Cesar Chavez,
and is known as one of the main figureheads of the labor movement.
Jordan Apollo Pazell (Apollo), 19, is the third youngest delegate at the
Denver Convention. He was born and raised in Copperton, Utah, population 723.
He currently lives in Copperton with his 90-year-old great-grandmother.
Apollo's political career began when he was 16 years old, when he ran for
Copperton Town Council. Apollo's passionate support for Hillary is motivated
primarily by his personal belief that healthcare is a right, and not a
privilege.
Denise Williams Harris is from Syracuse, New York. She has supported
Hillary since her first campaign for Senate in 2000. Since 2003, Denise has
been a regular volunteer in Hillary's Syracuse office. For the past six years
she has staffed Hillary's booth at the State Fair for 12 hours a day for 12
consecutive days. During the Presidential Campaign she organized hundreds of
volunteers in Central New York and she organized a traveling group of
supporters to go out into other states for Hillary.
The nominating speeches for Clinton and Obama will begin after the
Convention gavels open on Wednesday, August 27th. Vote tally sheets will be
collected by the Office of the Convention Secretary, and the Roll Call of the
States will begin alphabetically. The Roll Call of the States will be complete
by 5:00 PM MT.
Earlier this month, the press offices of Senator Clinton and Senator Obama
released the following statement: Since June, Senators Obama and Clinton have
been working together to ensure a Democratic victory this November. They are
both committed to winning back the White House and to ensuring that the voices
of all 35 million people who participated in this historic primary election
are respected and heard in Denver. To honor and celebrate these voices and
votes, both Senator Obama's and Senator Clinton's names will be placed in
nomination. "I am convinced that honoring Senator Clinton's historic campaign
in this way will help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and
bring the party together in a strong united fashion," said Senator Barack
Obama.
SOURCE 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee

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