Weekly Democratic Address

The Weekly Democratic Address was delivered by a different prominent Democrat each week, in response to the weekly address of the president of the United States during a Republican presidency. When a Democrat has held the presidency, the President delivers the weekly address, such as occurred during 2009–2017 under Barack Obama.

George W. Bush

2001 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Republican President George W. Bush was inaugurated on January 20. While Democrats held a majority in the Senate until Inauguration Day, Republicans received a majority of seats in both the House and Senate following the inauguration.

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 27 Richard Gephardt Missouri House House Democratic Leader
February 3 Thomas Daschle South Dakota Senate Senate Democratic Leader
February 10 Kent Conrad North Dakota Senate
February 17 Charles Rangel New York House
February 24 Thomas Vilsack Iowa Governor
March 3 John Spratt South Carolina House Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee
March 17 Bob Menendez New Jersey House
March 24 Russell Feingold Wisconsin Senate
March 31 Gary Locke Washington Governor
April 8 Jeff Bingaman and Jay Inslee New Mexico (Bingaman) and Washington (Inslee) Senate (Bingaman) and House (Inslee) First Weekly Address that is spoken by more than one person
April 21 David Bonior Michigan House
April 28 Patty Murray Washington Senate
May 5 Terry McAulliffe Virginia Democratic National Committee Chairman
May 12 Nita Lowey New York House
May 19 Gray Davis California Governor
June 2 Anna Eshoo California House
June 9 John Edwards North Carolina Senate
June 16 Richard Gephardt Missouri House House Democratic Leader
June 23 Thomas Harkin Iowa Senate
July 7 John Dingell Michigan House
July 14 Tim Johnson South Dakota Senate
July 21 James Turner Texas House
July 28 Jean Carnahan Missouri Senate
August 4 Terry McAuliffe Virginia Democratic National Committee Chairman
August 18 Paul Wellstone Minnesota Senate
August 25 John Spratt South Carolina House
September 1 Mary Landrieu Louisiana Senate
September 8 Ed Pastor Arizona House
September 16 Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer New York (Both) Senate First Weekly Address since the September 11 Attacks
September 29 James Hahn California Mayor Mayor of Los Angeles
October 6 Martin Frost Texas House
October 13 Thomas Daschle South Dakota Senate Senate Democratic Leader
October 20 Nancy Pelosi California House
October 28 Thomas Daschle South Dakota Senate
November 3 Mark Green New York Former Commissioner and Democratic mayoral candidate Democratic candidate for the 2001 New York City mayoral election. Later lost to Michael Bloomberg
November 10 Shelley Berkley Nevada House
November 17 Jean Carnahan Missouri Senate
November 24 Juanita McDonald California House
December 1 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
December 15 Thomas Daschle South Dakota Senate Senate Democratic Leader
December 29 David Bonior Michigan House

2002 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 6 Byron L. Dorgan North Dakota Senate
January 12 Michael Ross Arkansas House
January 19 Terry McAuliffe Virginia Democratic National Committee Chairman
January 26 Byron L. Dorgan North Dakota Senate
February 24 Jim Matheson Utah House
March 2 Jay Rockefeller West Virginia Senate
March 9 Edward J. O'Brien Pennsylvania House candidate Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district. Later lost to incumbent Representative Pat Toomey.
March 17 Tim Johnson South Dakota Senate
March 24 Antonio Villaraigosa California Speaker Emeritus Former Speaker of the California Assembly
March 30 Robert Matsui California House
April 6 Edward Kennedy Massachusetts Senate
April 13 John Conyers Michigan House
May 4 Shelley Berkley Nevada House
June 1 Bill Bradbury Oregon Oregon Secretary of State and Senate candidate Was running for Senate in Oregon. Later lost the election to incumbent Republican Senator Gordon H. Smith.
June 8 Richard Gephardt Missouri House
June 15 Bob Graham and Zell Miller Florida (Graham) and Georgia (Miller) Senate (Both)
June 22 John Dingell Michigan House
June 29 Paul Sarbanes Maryland Senate
July 13 David Phelps Illinois House
July 20 Paul Wellstone Minnesota Senate
July 27 Rosa DeLauro Connecticut House
August 24 Chellie Pingree Maine Senate candidate Later lost to incumbent Senator Susan Collins
December 8 Maria Cantwell Washington State Senate
December 14 Bob Menendez New Jersey House
December 20 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
December 28 Hillary Clinton New York Senate

2003 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
April 19 Elijah Cummings Maryland House
April 26 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Ohio House
May 24 Tom Daschle South Dakota Senate
July 26 Tom Daschle South Dakota Senate
August 2 Mark Warner Virginia Governor
August 9 Charles Stenholm Texas House
August 16 Artur Davis Alabama House
August 23 Chuck Schumer New York Senate
August 31 Sherrod Brown Ohio House
September 6 Gray Davis California Governor
September 13 Jane Harman California House
September 20 Leticia Van de Putte Texas State Senator
September 27 Patty Murray Washington Senate
October 4 Tim Holden Pennsylvania Governor
October 11 Baron Hill Indiana House
October 18 Douglas H. Palmer New Jersey Mayor of Trenton
October 25 Patrick Leahy Vermont Senate
November 1 Ronnie Musgrove Mississippi Governor
November 8 Chet Edwards Texas House
November 15 Barbara Boxer California Senate
November 22 Richard Perkins Nevada State Representative
November 28 John Tanner Tennessee House
December 6 Darlene Hooley Oregon House
December 13 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
December 20 Barbara Mikulski Maryland Senate
December 27 Tom Vilsack Iowa Governor

2004 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 3 Tim Bishop New York House
January 10 Jim Doyle Wisconsin Governor
January 17 Michael Michaud Maine House
January 31 Brad Miller North Carolina House
February 7 Kwame Kilpatrick Michigan Mayor of Detroit
February 14 Tom Vilsack Iowa Governor
February 21 Janet Napolitano Arizona Governor
March 6 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
March 13 Ted Kennedy Massachusetts Senate
March 20 Jennifer Granholm Michigan Governor
March 27 Nancy Pelosi California House
April 3 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
April 10 Carl Levin Michigan Senate
April 17 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
April 24 Mark Udall Colorado House
May 1 Paul Rieckhoff Washington, D.C. writer
May 8 Wesley Clark Washington, D.C. General of the United States Army
May 15 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
May 22 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
May 29 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
June 12 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
June 19 Nick Lampson Texas House
June 26 Barack Obama Illinois State Senator
July 3 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
July 10 John Edwards North Carolina Senate
July 17 Jan Schakowsky Illinois Senate
July 24 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
July 31 Merrill McPeak Washington, D.C. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
August 14 Maria Cantwell Washington Senate
August 21 John Edwards North Carolina Senate
August 28 Earl Pomeroy North Dakota House
September 4 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
September 18 Betty Castor Florida Senate candidate
October 2 John Edwards North Carolina Senate
October 9 Steny Hoyer Maryland House
October 16 John Edwards North Carolina Senate
October 23 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
October 30 John Kerry Massachusetts Senate
November 6 Nancy Pelosi California House
November 13 Chet Edwards Texas House
November 20 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
November 27 Tom Vilsack Iowa Governor
December 4 Bob Menendez New Jersey House
December 11 Donna Brazile Louisiana Democratic National Committee
December 18 Dick Durbin Illinois Senate
December 25 Bill Richardson New Mexico Governor

2005 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 8 Charles Rangel New York House
January 15 Debbie Stabenow Michigan Senate
January 22 Christine Gregoire Washington Governor
January 29 Ike Skelton Missouri House
February 5 Terry McAuliffe Virginia Democratic National Committee
February 12 Chuck Schumer New York Senate
February 19 John Spratt South Carolina House
February 25 Brian Schweitzer Montana Governor
March 5 Kent Conrad North Dakota Senate
March 12 James Roosevelt New York Social Security Administrator
March 19 Ed Rendell Pennsylvania Governor
March 26 Sander Levin Michigan House
April 2 George Mitchell Maine Senate
April 9 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
April 23 Ed Markey Massachusetts House
April 30 Mario Cuomo New York Former Governor
May 7 Chuck Schumer New York Senate
May 14 Bill Richardson New Mexico Governor
May 21 Kendrick Meek Florida Senate
May 28 Wesley Clark Washington, D.C. General of the United States Army
June 4 Byron Dorgan North Dakota Senate
June 11 Phil Bredesen Tennessee Governor
June 18 Bob Etheridge North Carolina House
June 25 Zbigniew Brzezinski Virginia National Security Advisor
July 2 Patty Murray Washington Senate
July 9 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
July 23 Larry C. Johnson Washington, D.C. Former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency
July 30 Daniel Inouye Hawaii Senate
August 6 John Lewis Georgia House
August 13 John Salazar Colorado House
August 20 Max Cleland Georgia Senate
August 27 Ted Kennedy Massachusetts Senate
September 3 Charles Melancon Louisiana House
September 10 Bennie Thompson Mississippi House
September 17 Kathleen Blanco Louisiana Governor
September 24 Blanche Lincoln Arkansas Senate
October 1 Maria Cantwell Washington Senate
October 8 Rosa DeLauro Connecticut House
October 22 Mark Pryor Arkansas Senate
October 29 John Dingell Michigan House
November 5 Barbara Mikulski Maryland Senate
November 19 Dennis Cardoza California House
November 26 Christine Gregoire Washington Governor
December 24 Jim Clyburn South Carolina House
December 31 Nancy Pelosi California House

2006 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 7 Louise Slaughter New York House
January 14 Dick Durbin Illinois Senate
January 21 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
January 28 Henry Waxman California House
February 4 Jennifer Granholm Michigan Governor
February 11 Bob Menendez New Jersey Senate
February 18 Patsy Madrid New Mexico Attorney General of New Mexico
February 25 Jon Corzine New Jersey Governor
March 4 Francine Busby California House candidate
March 11 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic National Committee
March 18 Dianne Feinstein California Senate
March 25 Marion Barry Arkansas House
April 1 Wesley Clark Washington, D.C. NATO
April 8 Steny Hoyer Maryland House
April 15 Hilda Solis California House
April 22 Bill Nelson Florida House
April 29 Bart Stupak Michigan House
May 6 Maria Cantwell Washington Senate
May 13 Ron Klein Florida State Senator
May 20 Mike Honda California House
June 3 Peter Welch Vermont House
June 10 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
June 17 Nancy Pelosi California House
June 24 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic National Committee
July 1 Jim Webb Virginia Senate candidate
July 8 Bruce Braley Iowa House
July 15 Claire McCaskill Missouri Senate
July 22 Diana DeGette California House
July 29 Bill Richardson New Mexico Governor
August 5 Ken Salazar Colorado Senate
August 26 Mary Landrieu Louisiana Senate
September 2 Bennie Thompson Mississippi House
September 16 Chris Murphy Connecticut House candidate
September 30 Tammy Duckworth Illinois House candidate
October 7 Patty Wetterling Minnesota House candidate
October 14 Patrick Murphy Pennsylvania House candidate
October 21 Diane Farrell Connecticut House candidate
November 4 Lois Murphy Pennsylvania House candidate
November 11 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic National Committee
November 18 Harry Reid Nevada Senate
November 25 Steny Hoyer Maryland House
December 2 Jim Wallis Washington, D.C. editor in chief of Sojourners magazine
December 9 Silvestre Reyes Texas House
December 16 William Perry Pennsylvania United States Secretary of Defense
December 23 Evan Bayh Indiana Senate
December 30 Jerry McNerney California House elect

2007 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 6 Harry Reid Nevada Majority Leader of the United States Senate
January 10 Dick Durbin Illinois Senate
January 13 Tim Walz Minnesota Senate
January 20 Brian Schweitzer Montana Governor
January 27 Antonio Villaraigosa California Mayor of Los Angeles
February 3 Jim Clyburn South Carolina House
February 17 Christopher Carney Pennsylvania House
February 24 Richard C. Holbrooke New York Ambassador to the UN
March 10 Harry Mitchell Arizona House
March 17 Patty Murray Washington Senate
March 24 Paul Hodes New Hampshire House
March 31 Andrew Horne Kentucky U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Lieutenant Colonel and Attorney
April 7 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic National Committee
April 14 Rahm Emanuel Illinois House
April 21 Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Senate
April 28 William Odom Washington, D.C. Lieutenant General
May 5 Chuck Schumer New York Senate
May 12 Melvyn S. Montano New York United States Air Force
May 19 Rosa DeLauro Connecticut House
May 26 Elliott Anderson Nevada United States Marine Corps
June 2 Ed Markey Massachusetts House
June 16 Maria Cantwell Washington Senate
June 23 Chet Edwards Texas House
June 30 Harry Reid Nevada Majority Leader of the United States Senate
July 21 Carl Levin Michigan Senate
August 11 Ellen Tauscher California House
August 18 Fawn Townsend North Carolina waitress
August 25 Max Cleland Georgia Senate
September 8 Harry Reid Nevada Majority Leader of the United States Senate
September 15 Tom Lantos California House
September 22 Ed Rendell Pennsylvania Governor
September 28 Graeme Frost Maryland 7th-Grade Student First Non-Politician to make an Weekly Opposition Address.
October 6 Steny Hoyer Maryland House
October 13 Max Baucus Montana Senate
October 20 Jennifer Howse Washington, D.C. March of Dimes President
October 27 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic National Committee
November 3 Patty Murray Washington Senate
November 10 Joseph Sestak Pennsylvania House
November 17 Robert Casey Pennsylvania Senate
November 24 Ricardo S. Sanchez New Mexico Lieutenant General
December 8 Dick Durbin Illinois Senate
December 15 Nancy Pelosi California Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
December 29 Kirsten Gillibrand New York House

2008 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Democratic nominee Barack Obama was elected president while the Democrats hold majorities in both houses. After the election, Obama gives out weekly addresses on the behalf of all Democrats.

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 6 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic National Committee Chairman
January 20 Barney Frank Massachusetts House
January 26 Byron Dorgan North Dakota Senate
February 2 Joe Manchin West Virginia Governor
February 9 Charles Rangel New York House
February 16 Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Senate
February 23 John Conyers Michigan House
March 1 Joe Donnelly Indiana House
March 15 Kent Conrad North Dakota Senate
March 22 Bob Menendez New Jersey Senate
March 29 Bill Foster Illinois House
April 5 Joe Biden Delaware Senate Democratic candidate for the Democratic presidential primaries. Withdrew on January 3, 2008, but later became a running mate in Obama's campaign and, after the election, Vice President in the Obama administration.
April 12 John Yarmuth Kentucky House
April 19 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic National Committee Chairman
May 10 Debbie Stabenow Michigan Senate
May 17 Xavier Becerra California House
May 24 John Boccieri Ohio Senate
May 31 Barbara Boxer California Senate
June 7 John Spratt South Carolina House
June 14 Jeff Alberici New York Teacher A father and Non-Politician who delivered the address as part of Fathers' Day weekend.
June 29 Bill Richardson New Mexico New Mexico
July 12 Chris Van Hollen Maryland House
July 19 Patty Murray Washington Senate
July 26 Jack Reed Rhode Island Senate
August 2 Henry Waxman California House
August 9 Barack Obama Illinois Senate and presumptive presidential candidate
August 16 Nancy Pelosi California House Speaker of the House
August 31 Hillary Clinton New York Senate, and former Democratic presidential candidate Lost the primaries. Later served as Secretary of State under the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013.
September 20 Barack Obama Illinois Senate and presidential candidate
October 4 Ted Strickland Ohio Governor
October 11 Joe Biden Delaware Senate and vice presidential candidate
October 18 Rahm Emanuel Illinois House
October 26 Michelle Obama Illinois Spouse of Barack Obama
November 1 Barack Obama Illinois Senate and presidential candidate
November 8 Barack Obama Illinois Senate and President-elect Won the election against John McCain
November 15 Barack Obama Illinois Senate and President-Elect First Weekly Democratic Address to be in a form of a Video. Obama Resigned as Senator of Illinois the next day.
November 22 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect
November 29 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect
December 6 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect
December 13 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect
December 20 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect
December 24 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect

2009 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

When Barack Obama was inaugurated as President, Democrats returned to having Weekly Addresses by the President while Republicans began the use of Weekly Responses. Democrats would later return to the Weekly Address format on January 21, 2017, with the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 3 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect
January 10 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect
January 17 Barack Obama Illinois President-Elect Final Weekly Address as the opposition

Donald Trump

2017 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

Republican President Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20, and Republicans currently hold majorities in both houses of Congress. For the first time, the Democrats, as the Opposition, will begin and continue using video addresses in addition to its usual Radio Address that the Democrats made in the Bush Administration. The Republicans also did weekly video addresses during the Obama Administration.

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 21 Chuck Schumer New York Senate Senate Democratic Leader. President Donald Trump did not make a Weekly Address.
January 28 Nancy Pelosi California House House Democratic Leader
February 3 Ed Markey Massachusetts Senate
February 10 Joe Crowley New York House Chairman of the Democratic Caucus
February 17 Tammy Duckworth Illinois Senate
February 25 Linda Sánchez California House Vice Chairwoman of the House Democratic Caucus; first weekly address to be addressed in Spanish.
March 3 Chris Murphy Connecticut Senate
March 10 Cheri Bustos Illinois House
March 17 Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire Senate and former Governor
March 25 Adam Schiff California House
April 1 Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Senate Host of over 100 community dinners
April 8 Hakeem Jeffries New York House Weekly Address, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee
April 15 Tom Perez Maryland Democratic National Committee Chairman
April 21 Ben Ray Luján New Mexico House
April 28 Brian Schatz Hawaii Senate
May 5 Steny Hoyer Maryland House Democratic Whip
May 13 Kirsten Gillibrand New York Senate
May 19 David Cicilline Rhode Island House
May 26 Tom Carper Delaware Senate and former Governor
June 2 Eric Swalwell California House
June 9 Ron Wyden Oregon Senate
June 16 James Clyburn South Carolina House
June 23 Mazie Hirono Hawaii Senate
June 30 Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts House
July 7 Debbie Stabenow, Michael Bennet, Martin Heinrich, Maggie Hassan, Jon Tester, Mazie Hirono, Cory Booker, Chris Van Hollen, and Tammy Baldwin Michigan, Colorado, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Montana, Hawaii, New Jersey, Maryland, and Wisconsin (respectively) Senate Consists of various Democratic Senators giving out their concerns over the American Health Care Act while hosting events across the country.
July 13 Bennie Thompson Mississippi House
July 21 Patty Murray Washington Senate
July 28 Betty McCollum Minnesota House
August 5 Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Senate
August 11 Cedric Richmond Louisiana House
August 18 Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner Virginia (Both Senators) Senate The Address was in response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. President Trump did not made a Weekly Address. Senator Kaine was also Hillary Clinton's running mate for her presidential campaign whom they lost against Trump.
August 25 Jim Himes Connecticut House
September 1 Sherrod Brown Ohio Senate
September 8 Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico House
September 15 Dick Durbin Illinois Senate
September 22 John Yarmuth Kentucky House
September 29 Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Senate
October 6 John Lewis Georgia House
October 13 Bernie Sanders (I) Vermont Senate Independent Senator who caucuses with the Democratic Senate. Also campaigned for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.
October 20 Richard Neal Massachusetts House
October 27 Ben Cardin Maryland Senate
November 3 Rosa DeLauro Connecticut House
November 10 Jon Tester Montana Senate
November 17 Suzan DelBene Connecticut House
November 25 Michael Bennet Colorado Senate
December 1 Jackie Speier California House
December 2 Chris Coons Delaware Senate
December 15 Mike Thompson California House
December 23 Bob Casey Pennsylvania Senate The President did not release a Weekly Address; the Address gives out his concerns and reaction to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
December 30 Tim Walz Minnesota House President Trump continued to not release another weekly address for the second consecutive week.

2018 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

President Trump discontinued his Weekly Addresses in August 2018, although the Democrats continued their weekly addresses since then.

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 5 Maggie Hassan New Hampshire Senate President Trump continued to not release another weekly address. The address concerns the opioid epidemic.
January 12 Terri Sewell Alabama House President Trump continued to not release another weekly address for the second consecutive week Although he did made a Weekly Address on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 19 Chris Van Hollen Maryland Senate There was no Weekly Address from President Trump. This was taken before the Government Shutdown.
January 26 Adam Smith Washington House
February 2 Tina Smith Minnesota Senate
February 9 Peter DeFazio Oregon House
February 1 Bob Casey, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Ron Wyden Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Oregon Senate
February 24 Ted Deutch Florida House
March 2 Dianne Feinstein California Senate
March 9 Bill Pascrell New Jersey House
March 16 Jeff Merkley Oregon Senate
March 24 Robin Kelly Illinois House
March 31 Cory Booker New Jersey Senate
April 6 John Lewis Georgia House
April 13 Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Senate
April 20 Richard Neal Massachusetts House
April 27 Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire Senate
May 4 Katherine Clark Massachusetts House
May 11 Debbie Stabenow Michigan Senate
May 18 Marcia Fudge Ohio House
May

5

Ed Markey Massachusetts Senate
June 1 John Sarbanes Maryland House
June 8 Tim Kaine Virginia Senate
June 15 Frank Pallone New Jersey House
June 22 Mazie Hirono Hawaii Senate
June 29 Matt Cartwright Pennsylvania House
July 6 Patty Murray Washington Senate
July 13 Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Senate
July 20 Dan Kildee Michigan House
July 27 Stephanie Murphy Florida House
August 3 Brian Schatz Hawaii Senate
August 10 Bobby Scott Virginia House
August 17 Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Senate
August 24 Elijah Cummings Maryland House
August 31 Sherrod Brown Ohio Senate
September 7 Lloyd Doggett Texas House
September 14 Patrick Leahy Vermont Senate
September 21 Nydia Velázquez New York House
September

8

Patty Murray Washington Senate
October 5 Jerry Nadler New York House
October 12 Doug Jones Alabama Senate
October 19 Diana DeGette Colorado House
October 26 Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Senate
November 2 Mike Doyle Pennsylvania House
November 9 Chris Murphy Connecticut Senate
November 16 Gerry Connolly Virginia House
November 23 Mark Warner Virginia Senate
November 30 Katie Hill California House
December 7 Ron Wyden Oregon Senate
December 14 Lucille Roybal-Allard California House
December 21 Chuck Schumer New York Senate Senate Democratic Leader. President Donald Trump did not make a Weekly Address as he discontinued the addresses in June. This address is a pre-recorded clip of a speech from Schumer during the Senate Session address the Government Shutdown and the criticisms of the Trump administration.
December 28 Joe Neguse Colorado House

2019 Weekly Democratic Address speakers

As of July 2019, President Trump has not issued a weekly address.

Date Speakers State Position Notes Reference(s)
January 4 Chris Van Hollen Maryland Senate
January 11 Scott Peters California House
January 18 Amy Klobuchar New Mexico Senate
January 25 Ted Lieu California House
February 1 Ben Cardin Maryland Senate
February 8 Barbara Lee California House
February 15 Patrick Leahy Vermont Senate
February 22 Lucy McBath Georgia House
March 1 Tom Udall New Mexico Senate
March 8 Andy Kim New Jersey House
March 15 Brian Schatz Hawaii Senate
March 22 Lauren Underwood Illinois House
March 29 Tina Smith Minnesota Senate
April 5 Colin Allred Texas House
April 12 Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire Senate
April 19 Debbie Dingell Michigan House
April 26 Martin Heinrich New Mexico Senate
May 3 Kathy Castor Florida House
May 10 Jacky Rosen Nevada Senate
May 17 Ann McLane Kuster New Hampshire House
May 24 Debbie Stabenow Michigan Senate
May 31 Emanuel Cleaver Missouri House
June 7 Mark Warner Virginia Senate
June 14 Jan Schakowsky Illinois House
June 21 Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Senate
June 28 Zoe Lofgren California House
July 5 Doug Jones Alabama Senate
July 12 Carolyn Maloney New York House
July 19 Jeff Merkley Oregon Senate
July 26 Haley Stevens Michigan House
August 2 Chris Murphy Connecticut Senate
August 9 Jim McGovern Massachusetts House
August 16 Bob Casey Pennsylvania Senate
August 23 Dean Phillips Minnesota House
August 30 Sherrod Brown Ohio Senate
September 6 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Florida House
September 13 Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Senate
September 20 Joaquin Castro Texas House
October 4 Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware House
October 11 Chuck Schumer New York Senate
October 18 Donna Shalala Florida House
October 25 Tammy Duckworth Illinois Senate
November 1 Eliot Engel New York House
November 8 Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Senate
November 15 Veronica Escobar Texas House
November 22 Jon Tester Montana Senate
November 29 Sean Casten Illinois House
December 6 Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Senate
December 13 Kim Schrier Washington House
December 20 Chris Coons Delaware Senate
December 27 Jimmy Gomez California House

2020

2021

It was discontinued upon Trump's loss of re-election to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

See also


This page was last updated at 2024-02-05 03:04 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari