As DNC kicks off, Nevada delegates share enthusiasm for Harris-Walz ticket Democratic National Convention. Salvador Avila is among a group of 17 delegates from Nevada under the age of 36 who are responsible for making the 49-member Nevada delegation the youngest at the convention, convention officials said. "We're kind of living through these unprecedented times, and Gen Z has a very strong, loud voice that we're sharing.
Seeing it represented at the DNC (will be) so beautiful," Salvador Avila said. The delegates will also represent the state party at convention programming, including the Black caucus, senior council, youth council and labor council. Donna West, who chairs the Nevada Democratic Party's senior caucus, said President Joe Biden's administration "has done more for seniors than any president in decades.
" For West, the rights for seniors are one of the many liberties she says are at risk this presidential election when Vice President Kamala Harris faces former President Donald Trump. "We have savings on our prescription drugs, access to shingles vaccinations for free under Medicare and our very retirement and health care on the line, and so we're taking that all very seriously," she said. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov.
Tim Walz, have plenty of momentum heading into the Chicago convention. There has been record campaign contributions and volunteer engagement since Harris stepped in after the 81-year-old Biden dropped his reelection effort and endorsed H.