How did Missouri choose delegates for the 2024 Democratic National Convention?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – With the news that President Joe Biden will not seek reelection, eyes now turn toward the 2024 Democratic National Convention to choose the party’s official nominee. Now, the State of Missouri’s 75 delegates are set to head to the DNC in August. But, how were they chosen?

According to the 2024 Democratic National Convention Plan for the Show-Me State, Missouri is allotted 70 delegates and 5 alternates. These delegates, Missouri voters, are chosen through a lengthy selection process that began in 2023.

As set forth by Missouri’s 2024 plan, the state used a proportional representation system based on the results of the primary election. After the results of the election were certified, the Missouri Democratic Party began its delegate selection meetings to discuss the next moves.

Of the Show-Me State’s 75 delegates, the charter reads that 42 of those will be district-level delegates and 5 will be alternates, the rest are dubbed state-level delegates. The current state-level delegates were chosen during mass meetings before the mid-April deadline. To decide which state-level delegates will head to the National Convention as district-level delegates, a multi-tier caucus and convention system was created.

Candidates in Missouri who wish to be district-level delegates are required to be elected from tier to tier to advance. Candidates are also required to be gender balanced. Congressional district conventions are then held to nominate district delegates who are elected during the Missouri Democratic Convention. Once the choices are certified the delegates are set.

Missouri Democrats announced that the following delegates are set to head to the DNC in Chicago between Aug. 19 and 22:

• Sam Page, St. Louis County Executive
• Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City
• Tishaura Jones, Mayor of St. Louis
• Doug Beck. State Senator, District 1
• Karla May, State Senator, District 4
• Ashley Aune, State Representative, District 14
• Keri Ingle, State Representative, District 35
• Richard Brown, State Representative, District 27
• Russ Carnahan, Party Chairman
• Yvonne Reeves-Chong, Party Vice-Chair
• Freddy Doss
• Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5)
• Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-1)
• Nanda Nunnelly
• Geneva Allen-Patterson, Biden
• Kenneth Bacchus, Biden
• Sabrina Bonnette, Biden
• John Bowman, Biden
• Kevin Boydston, Biden
• Laura Castaneda, Biden
• Robert Cesario, Biden
• Peter Coyne, Biden
• Zackary Dunn, Biden
• Toni Easter, Biden
• Margaret Edwards, Biden
• Sean Fauss, Biden
• Harvey Ferdman, Biden
• Brock Freeman, Biden
• Geoffrey Gerling, Biden
• Susan Gibson, Biden
• Rachel Gonzalez, Biden
• Ryan Granger, Biden
• Doug Greiner, Biden
• Paul Harper, Biden
• Linda Henry, Biden
• Larry Hightower, Biden
• Randy Hite, Biden
• Debbie Kitchen, Biden
• Marsha Lerenberg, Biden
• Charles McDonald, Biden
• Chuck McDonough, Biden
• Nelson Mitten, Biden
• Austen Musil, Biden
• Sandra Nelson, Biden
• Chade Shorten, Biden
• Clem Smith, Biden
• Kem Smith, Biden
• Marsha Snodgrass, Biden
• Sarah Starnes, Biden
• Daniela Velázquez, Biden
• Loree Voigt, Biden
• Kyle Yarber, Biden
• Anderson Carver, Biden
• Eram Mahmud, Uncommitted
• Rep. Raychel Proudie, Uncommitted
• Michael Berg, Uncommitted
• Rep. Elizabeth Fogle
• Maggie Grimm
• Tyler Joy
• April Rivera
• Matthew Easterling
• Cole Pierce
• Steward Stiles
• Rep. LaKeySha Frazier-Bosley
• Bela Holzer
• Margaret Miles
• Hon. Jalen Anderson
• Justin McCarty
• Preston Pierce
• Jerry Wood
• Monica Curls, Biden
• Rep. Ian Mackey, Biden
• Shelby McClain, Biden
• Asim Thakore, Biden
• Keith Rose, Uncommitted

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