DemocracySummit 2027
DemocracySummit 2027 β The Road to 2028

πΊπΈ About:
π Charleston, South Carolina
π
August 6th – 8th, 2027
As the race for 2028 heats up, join young leaders from across the country for a weekend of ideas, community, and conversations about the future of young people, democracy, America.
Official registration is coming soon. Pre-register now to be the first to know when tickets, speakers, travel scholarships, and programming are announced.
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Pre-registration is free, nonbinding, and does not guarantee admission. Official registration and ticketing will open at a later date.
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Check out our 2026 program:
2026 Featured Speakers

William He
Founder & CEO of Dream for America

VP Kamala Harris*
49th Vice President of the United States

Sec. Pete Buttigieg*
19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Sen. Mark Kelly*
U.S. Senator, Arizona

Gov. Andy Beshear*
Governor of Kentucky

Stacey Abrams*
Founder, Fair Fight Action

Sen. Chris Murphy*
U.S. Senator, Connecticut

Rep. Ro Khanna*
U.S. Representative (CA-17)

Rep. Maxwell Frost
U.S. Representative (FL-10)

Texas Rep. James Talarico*
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate

Ken Martin
Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Jaime Harrison
Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Mini Timmaraju
President & CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
Mayor of San Antonio

Texas Rep. Gene Wu
Leader of the Texas House Democratic Caucus

PA Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton*
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis*
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Texas Sen. Sarah Eckhardt
Democratic nominee for Texas Comptroller

Kendall Scudder
Chair of The Texas Democratic Party

Texas Rep. Vikki Goodwin
Democratic nominee for Texas Lieutenant Governor

Texas Rep. Donna Howard
Member of the Texas House of Representatives

Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Former Mayor of San Antonio

IL Rep. Kam Buckner
Speaker Pro Tempore of the Illinois House of Representatives

Steven Bonnell II (Destiny)
Political Commentator

Mark K. Updegrove
Chairman and CEO, The LBJ Foundation

Amb. Wally Brewster
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Board Member, Dream for America

Matthew Watkins
Editor-in-Chief, The Texas Tribune

Jevin D. Hodge
Board Member, Dream for America

Leonard Aguilar
President, Texas AFL-CIO

Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal
Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner

MO Rep. Ray Reed
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Councilmember Zo Qadri
Austin City Councillor

Pooja Sethi
Former Chief of Staff in the Texas Legislature & Former Chair of the Travis County Democratic Party

Lt. Col. Evan Hunt, USAF (Ret.)
Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel & Combat Aviator
Democratic nominee for U.S House (TX-3)

Ayaan Moledina
Federal Policy Director, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT)

Igor Volsky
Campaign Manager, Tax the Greedy Billionaires

Debra Cleaver
Founder & CEO, Vote America

Yemisi Egbewole
Former Chief of Staff, The White House Press Office & Senior Advisor to the Press Secretary

Darcy Caballero
Government Relations & Political Director, Planed Parenthood Texas Votes

Samantha Casiano
Plaintiff in Zurawski v. Texas

Kimberly Taylor
CEO & Founder of Taylor Collective Solutions

Zhara Baksh
Campaign Manager at Color of Change

Mo Jenkins
Texas State Director at Human Rights Campaign

Nicolette Ardiente
Community Engagement Manager, Asian Texans for Justice

Jackie Bastard
Executive Director, JOLT Action

Anagha Uppal
Program Director, Powerhouse Texas

Clayton Tucker
Democratic nominee for Texas Agriculture Commissioner

Olivia Webster
National Organizing Director, Dream for America

Wyatt Sharpe
Journalist & Host, The Sharpe Exchange

Tre’veontae Martin
Deputy National Organizing Director, Dream for America

Marcus Emmanuel
Director of Operations, Dream for America

Zach Lambert
Pastor, Restore Austin

Kaylie Lynn (Lynndigo)
Singer
*virtual keynote address
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