100+ DEMS HONOR HOMETOWN HEROES AS "VIRTUAL GUESTS" FOR STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
House and Senate DPCC – Chaired By Cartwright, Dingell, Lieu, Neguse, Stabenow – Lead Effort to Uplift American Hometown Heroes Who Embody Their Work with President Biden to Build a Better America
(Washington, DC) – More than 100 House and Senate Democrats honored Hometown Heroes as their "virtual guests" to President Biden's State of the Union Address on Tuesday. Members uplifted stories of America's Hometown Heroes whose hard work has fueled our nation's historic recovery and is helping us Build a Better America.
The effort was led byHouseand SenateDemocratic Policy & Communications Committees (DPCC) – Chaired by Reps. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) in the House and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI) in the Senate. While safety protocols meant this year's in-person attendance was limited, the DPCC leaders say naming virtual guests was an important way for Democrats to honor hardworking men and women across the country who are fueling America's recovery.
Representatives |
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi:Local Labor Organizer
- Majority Leader Steny Hoyer: Ukrainian UMD Basketball Player
- Asst. Speaker Katherine Clark: Public Health Officials
- House Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar: Teacher
- House DPCC Cochair Matt Cartwright: Veteran
- House DPCC Cochair Ted Lieu: Family Clinic CEO
- House DPCC Cochair Joe Neguse: Local Mayor
- Rep. Alma Adams: HBCU President
- Rep. Jake Auchincloss: Local Official
- Rep. Joyce Beatty: Business Owner
- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester: Business Owner
- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici: Climate Advocate
- Rep. Shontel Brown: Child Tax Credit Recipient
- Rep. Julia Brownley: Local Official
- Rep. Cori Bush: Clemency Grantee
- Rep. Cheri Bustos: Advocates to End Forced Arbitration
- Rep. Tony Cárdenas: Union Worker & Bus Driver
- Rep. Sean Casten: Youth Climate Activist
- Rep. Joaquin Castro: Veteran
- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick:Pastor,Small Business Owner
- Rep. Judy Chu: Daughter of Anti-Asian Hate Victim
- Rep. David Cicilline: Nurse and Union Worker
- Rep. Lou Correa: Dreamer
- Rep. Joe Courtney: Fire Chief
- Rep. Charlie Crist: Great-Grandson Of Civil Rights Heroes
- Rep. Henry Cuellar: Cardiologist
- Rep. Danny Davis: Highschool Student
- Rep. Madeleine Dean: Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Philadelphia
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro: Carpenters Union Representative
- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier: Child Care Advocate
- Rep. Adriano Espaillat: Dreamer
- Rep. Lois Frankel: Business Owner
- Rep. Ruben Gallego: Restaurant Owner
- Rep. John Garamendi: College Student
- Rep. Jesus "Chuy" García: Gun Violence Victim
- Rep. Sylvia Garcia: Youth Transgender Advocate
- Rep. Al Green: Business Owner
- Rep. Raúl Grijalva: Former Undocumented Immigrant/Public Servant
- Rep. Steven Horsford:Child Care Advocate
- Rep. Sara Jacobs:Child Care Advocate
- Rep. Pramila Jayapal: Child Tax Credit Recipient
- Rep. Hank Johnson: Business Owner
- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson: Deputy Superintendent
- Rep. Robin Kelly: Doctor/ Recipient of American Rescue Plan Funds
- Rep. Ro Khanna: Homelessness Prevention Advocate
- Rep. Dan Kildee: Patient Advocate
- Rep. Derek Kilmer: Union Advocate
- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick: Rural Health Care Advocate
- Rep. Ann Kuster: ICU Nurse
- Rep. Jim Langevin: Local Transportation Official
- Rep. John Larson: Mayor
- Rep. Susie Lee: Nurse/ Union Worker
- Rep. Barbara Lee: Business Owner
- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández: Social Worker
- Rep. Andy Levin: Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate
- Rep. Zoe Lofgren: Civil Engineer
- Rep. Tom Malinowski: Clean Energy Advocate
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Affordable Insulin Advocate, Ukrainian American Community Organizer
- Rep. Doris Matsui: Public Health Officer
- Rep. Lucy McBath: Advocates for Lower Health Care Costs
- Rep. Betty McCollum: Local School Board Chair
- Rep. Donald McEachin: Child Tax Credit Recipient
- Rep. Grace Meng:Child of Hate Crime Victim
- Rep. Seth Moulton: Former Afghan Interpreter
- Rep. Grace Napolitano: Dreamer
- Rep. Marie Newman: Child Care Worker
- Rep. Eleanor Norton: DC Statehood Advocates, Local Students
- Rep. Tom O'Halleran: Local Veteran
- Rep. Frank Pallone: Local Climate Leaders
- Rep. Chris Pappas: Pandemic Frontline Workers
- Rep. Scott Peters:Navy Veteran
- Rep. Chellie Pingree:Ukrainian American
- Rep. Stacey Plaskett:Black Engineer of the Year Award Recipient
- Rep. Katie Porter: Child Care Provider
- Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Child Care Advocate
- Rep. Mike Quigley: Ukrainian American Community Organizer
- Rep. Jamie Raskin:Local County Executive
- Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard:Small Business Owner
- Rep. Raul Ruiz: Dreamer
- Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger: Union Leader
- Rep. Bobby Rush: Restaurant Owner
- Rep. John Sarbanes: Clean Energy Jobs Advocate
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Head of Local Muslim Women's Resource Center
- Rep. Brad Schneider: Local Union Leader
- Rep. Mikie Sherrill:Former Mayor & Ukrainian American Community Leader
- Rep. Adam Smith:Ukrainian Community Center Director
- Rep. Darren Soto: Union Representative
- Rep. Jackie Speier: Local Infection Control Officer
- Rep. Melanie Stansbury: Local Educators
- Rep. Marilyn Strickland:Local Business Owner
- Rep. Eric Swalwell:Domestic Violence Survivor
- Rep. Bennie Thompson: Frontline Health Care Worker
- Rep. Mike Thompson:Housing Advocate, Local Health Services Director, Education Expert, Local Vineyard Owner, Local Restauranteur, Local Hospitality Group CEO
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Caretaker & Community Leader
- Rep. Lauren Underwood:Kindergarten Teacher
- Rep. Nydia Velazquez:Environmental Justice Advocate
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz:Business Owner, Vaccinated Grandparents, Local School Teachers
- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman: Food Service Worker/ Union Member
- Rep. Peter Welch:Local Preschool Teacher
- Rep. Susan Wild: Local Police Chief
- Rep. Nikema Williams: Morehouse School of Medicine President, Small Business Owners
- Rep. Frederica Wilson:Frontline Doctor
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Senators |
- Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin: Local Mayor, Union Representative, Health Care Site Manager
- Senate Asst. Democratic Leader Patty Murray: Early Learning Professional, Mother of Four, Homeless Youth Advocate, Education Advocate
- Senate DPCC Chair Debbie Stabenow: Local Venue Representative
- Senate DPCC Vice Chair Cory Booker:New Jersey's Teacher of the Year
- Senate Secretary of Conference Tammy Baldwin: Local Union Representative
- Senator Michael Bennet: Local Restauranteur
- Senator Richard Blumenthal: Ukrainian American Advocate
- Senator Ben Cardin: Small Business Owner, Educator, Executive Director of Business Accelerator
- Senator Tom Carper: Local Theater Representatives
- Senator Bob Casey: Local Bus Driver
- Senator Chris Coons: Affordable Housing Advocate, Ukrainian Orthodox Church Leader, Small Business Owner, Delaware's Principal of the Year, Ukrainian American Activist
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: Community Health Worker
- Senator Maggie Hassan: CEO of Local Innovative Business
- Senator Mazie Hirono: Hawaii's Teacher of the Year
- Senator Amy Klobuchar:Local Concert Venue Representative
- Senator Cortez Masto: Local Fire Chief
- Senator Alex Padilla:Local Fire Chief
- Senator Gary Peters: Union Representative
- Senator Jack Reed:Representative from Career Assistance Organization
- Senator Jacky Rosen: Union Representative
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen: Doctor
- Senator Tina Smith: Local Mayor
- Senator Chris Van Hollen: Small Business Owner
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Local Tourism Representative
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