DNC Chair Praises Senior Caucus for ‘Building the Foundation’

Many party delegates described the convention as a time of the older generation ‘passing the torch’ to the younger.

Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison appeared before members of the party’s senior caucus on the third day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21 to thank and credit them for being members of the older generation that put in the work to build the party of today. 

“Thank you for building the foundation on which we stand,” he said to the group of older party members. “Thank you for standing up for what is right. Thank you for allowing us to stand up and be a voice for each and every one of you.