Just two weeks after VP Harris’ last visit, Biden campaign announced she will come to Detroit and attend Michigan Democratic Party fundraising dinner
LANSING — In case you missed it this morning, the Detroit News broke the news that Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Michigan Democratic Party’s largest fundraising event of the year, the Legacy Dinner. The Biden campaign confirmed the Vice President’s upcoming visit on the heels of President Biden’s Detroit visit just this past weekend — in yet another example of the campaign’s continued commitment to Detroit.
The Legacy Dinner helps ensure Michigan Democrats can run programs to hold Republicans accountable and elect Democrats from the bottom to the top of the ballot. We are so excited to have VP Harris joining us as the Biden-Harris campaign continues to show their dedication to earning every vote and showing up for our communities.
Now, more than ever, our fundamental freedoms and our democracy are on the line with Trump and his MAGA Republicans here in Michigan ready to drag us backward. With Vice President Harris by our side, Democrats will come out of the Legacy Dinner even more energized and ready to stand together in solidarity to deliver a brighter future for Michigan and for the country.
Read more about the campaign’s next visit to Detroit below and see reaction from Chair Barnes:
Detroit News: VP Kamala Harris to return to Detroit in June to speak at party fundraiser
- Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Detroit on June 8 to speak at the Michigan Democratic Party’s annual Legacy Dinner, the state party’s largest fundraiser, the Biden campaign confirmed late Monday.
- The trip would be Harris’ third visit to the state this year and her sixth since taking office. The vice president was just in Detroit two weeks ago as part of a multi-state economic opportunity tour.
- “Vice President Harris knows that state parties are the backbone of winning Democratic campaigns. That’s why I am so thrilled to welcome her back to Michigan to speak at the Michigan Democratic Party’s Legacy Dinner,” Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes said in a statement.
- “This trip once again underscores the Biden-Harris campaign’s commitment to Michigan, and to the city of Detroit. Time and time again, the Biden-Harris administration has had Michiganders’ backs, whether it’s delivering historic low Black unemployment, investing in our auto industry, or capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month…”
- The vice president’s return to Michigan follows Biden’s visit to Detroit on Sunday, where he headlined an NAACP dinner before thousands and stumped at CRED Cafe, a speakeasy opened last year by former National Basketball Association players and brothers, Joe and Jordan Crawford. First lady Jill Biden was in Detroit on Saturday, where she spoke at the Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Legacy Luncheon.”
- The Biden-Harris campaign has been emphasizing Black voter outreach, with the president Sunday touting his administration’s investments in Historically Black Colleges, its efforts to remove lead pipes and his nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court…
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