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- Bart Jansen H. DARR BEISER/USA TODAY

Former second lady Jill Biden and former President Bill Clinton will be among the headliners Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention.

But the keynote speech for the convention to nominate Biden to challenge President Donald Trump on Nov. 3 will be delivered by a group of 17 rising stars in the party, including Stacey Abrams and Reps. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvan­ia and Colin Allred of Texas.

Abrams is a former Georgia lawmaker who was the first Black woman nominated by a major party to run for governor, in a race she lost narrowly. Lamb and Allred are Democrats in districts Trump won in 2016.

“Amidst all of the chaos and crises our nation is facing, Democrats are focused on finding new and innovative ways to engage more Americans than ever before – because that’s how we’ll mobilize the nation to defeat Donald Trump in November,” said Joe Solmonese, the convention's CEO.

The evening promises a night of contrasts between Trump's administra­tion and Democratic officials ranging from former acting Attorney General Sally Yates to Clinton.

Within the theme of "Leadership Matters," John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee and former secretary of state, will speak along with Clinton.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, a vocal critic of Trump, will be speaking. Delaware's only House member, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, will also speak.

Yates briefly oversaw the investigat­ion into Trump campaign and administra­tion officials that led to the president's impeachmen­t and was dismissed 10 days into the administra­tion for refusing to defend in federal court the administra­tion's travel ban for a half-dozen Muslimmajo­rity countries.

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