Vice President Kamala Harris at her presidential campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on July 22, 2024.
THE NMI delegation to the Democratic National Convention that will be held from Aug. 19 to 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois remains “on board” with Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee in this year’s presidential election.
Immediately after President Joe Biden’s endorsement of Harris, the NMI Democrats said they, along with other state party officials across the U.S., solidified their support for the vice president during a meeting with the Association of State Democratic Chairs.
NMI Democratic Party Vice Chair Luella Marciano said, “I pledged my support right away with the efforts that were circulated, and during the call I was elated to hear not one vote in opposition of VP Harris as our nominee. A lot has happened since our presidential primary in March, and I firmly believe that every challenge, and turning point has motivated us to do better, and be better. We will continue to ‘Build Back Better’ and honor the legacy of the President.”
NMI Democratic Party Secretary Shawna Indalecio, for her part, said, “I’ll always be a proud Democrat. I love our party, honored to serve, to be a delegate, and to have voted for Biden-Harris as the nominee twice now.”
“I’m aligned with a party that recognizes me as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, and among the first to serve in our party’s history. On a national level, there’s a huge difference with our rights being stripped away by Republicans every day. There’s only one party that fights for us, and Democrats are fired up! We’ve embarked on this journey together, and these blue waves are pushing forward,” Indalecio said.
The party’s executive director, Nola Hix said, “We’re living in a pivotal time in our party’s history where so much progress has been made, but there’s still so much work to do. Our people, and future generations are depending on us to continue the fight for women’s rights, Social Security, Medicare, affordable health care, climate action, LGBTQIA+ rights, marriage equality, gun safety reform, voting rights, and so much more.”
She said her daughters need to know “that we are fighting for their future, they can be whatever they want, and they can also hold the highest seat in the nation if they choose.”
The NMI Democratic delegates who were elected during their presidential primary in March said they fully support Harris as their party’s nominee.
“Our delegation has not changed and neither has our vote,” they said. “We stand in solidarity with our fellow Democrats in the territories and across the country united to retain the White House in November. We are mobilized and energized for the work ahead and Vice President Kamala Harris has our full support.”
The NMI delegates to the DNC are Hix, Indalecio, Joan Flores Reyes, CNMI Labor Secretary Leila Staffler, Angelo Villagomez, and Stephen C. Woodruff.
