James Stukenberg

Aug 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | James Stukenberg |Maddie McGarvey |Morgan Lieberman

Among the nearly 4,700 delegates gathered in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention: United States senators and representatives. Top state officials. Leaders of major advocacy groups and labor unions. Democrats aspiring to become one or more of the above. And hundreds of people with full-time jobs unrelated to politics, known only within their communities for the political work they do in their spare time.