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Senator Mark Kelly among Arizona Democrats who spoke on final night of DNC

Senator Kelly and his wife, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, along with Democratic candidate for Senator Ruben Gallego are all expected to speak tonight
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CHICAGO, IL — A trio of prominent Arizona Democrats were on the schedule to speak tonight during the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Congressman and Democratic candidate for Senator Ruben Gallego, Senator Mark Kelly and his wife, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords are all spoke Thursday at the DNC.

The headliner for the final night of the convention was Vice President Kamala Harris, who is expected to accept the Democratic nomination for president.

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Arizona politicians have played prominent roles at both the Democratic and the Republican National Conventions this year.

Democratic candidate for Senator, Rep. Ruben Gallego was one of the speakers and interviewed with ABC15 Political Reporter Ben Brown ahead of the event. Watch the video in the player below.

Rep. Ruben Gallego speaks to ABC15 from the DNC

Republican candidate for Senator Kari Lake spoke at the RNC in Milwaukee in July.

All of the speeches come as the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, visits Arizona. He made a stop on the southern border near Sierra Vista today and will hold a rally in Glendale on Friday.