DNC lineup includes Warren, Kerry

Two Massachusetts heavyweights are slated to speak in a Democratic National Convention lineup that runs the gamut from the party’s old guard to its rising stars.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Secretary of State John Kerry will be among the slew of speakers who will participate in the four-night virtual affair, which will air from 9 to 11 p.m. Aug. 17-20.

The lineup includes the Obamas, Clintons and Bidens, as well as progressive leaders New York U.S. Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders — a reflection of moderate presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s efforts to unify the party’s center with its left wing moving into the General Election fight.

Sanders, former first lady Michelle Obama, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, Convention Chairman U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar will join forces Monday night with former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican and vocal critic of President Trump.

Kerry will speak Tuesday along with Ocasio-Cortez, former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, former President Bill Clinton and former second lady Jill Biden.

Warren will be joined Wednesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, former President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, who Biden picked as his running mate on Tuesday.

Biden will deliver his keynote Thursday from Delaware instead of in Milwaukee due to coronavirus concerns. He will follow his family, Harris, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker.