24 Rhode Island delegates are expected in Philadelphia Monday for the Democratic National Convention. Rhode Island Democratic Party spokeswoman Ann Gooding said she expects several issues to crop up as the party works to determine a platform.
“Better wages for workers, healthcare for employees, affordable college education,” said Gooding. “Those are the primary movers for democrats and I think those will be the issues that people want to see articulated by Hillary Clinton and I think people will come together on that.”
Clinton is the presumptive Democratic nominee. Party leaders hope to unify Democrats following a grueling primary season. Senator Bernie Sanders won the Ocean State with 55 percent of the vote.
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, is scheduled to attend the DNC. Also from New England, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is expected to speak.
