MILWAUKEE — The 2020 Democratic National Convention is set for Milwaukee in July of next year, but nearly half of the United States' delegations have been placed in hotels in northern Illinois, as first reported by our partners at NBC 5 in Chicago.
Just in @MaryAnnAhernNBC reporting 26 delegations for 2020 DNC in Milwaukee will be staying in Illinois. https://t.co/9iET2uI4j9
— Charles Benson (@CharlesBenson4) August 22, 2019
The hotels closest to Fiserv Forum will go to the delegates who have been big names in the Democratic race and those from swing states including Wisconsin.
Joe Biden (Del.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Corey Booker (N.J.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Bernie Sanders (Vt.) will stay closest to the arena. Pete Buttigieg of Indiana will stay in Wauwatosa.
Just in. DNC spox @BrandonBG_ on delegations staying in Illinois for 2020 DNC in MKE: “We see this as a regional Convention designed to engage with communities that will be critical in taking back the White House.” https://t.co/ujSmaIZt1W
— Charles Benson (@CharlesBenson4) August 22, 2019
The 2020 Democratic National Convention was awarded to Milwaukee in the battleground state of Wisconsin in early 2019 in an attempt to win the swing state.
Swing state delegates from Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida and Colorado will stay in hotels in Lake County and Rosemont, Illinois.
Delegates will stay in Milwaukee's western suburbs, but there is no report of hotels being selected in Racine, Kenosha, Ozaukee or Sheboygan counties.
A complete list of hotel assignments:
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Downtown
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Airport
Arizona
Democrats Abroad
District of Columbia
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Wauwatosa
Indiana
Maine
Montana
Oregon
West Virginia
Brookfield
Ohio
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Pewaukee
Illinois
Michigan
ILLINOIS
Lake County
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
New Mexico
North Carolina
Northern Marianas
Pennsylvania
Utah
Rosemont
Alabama
American Samoa
California
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
Wyoming
