Democrats from New Jersey are in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, awaiting an address to delegates by President Joe Biden as the party prepares to nominate the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris.

Leading the New Jersey delegation is Chairman LeRoy Jones.

The group includes Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (below), a 2025 candidate for NJ governor.

For state Senator John McKeon’s Day 1 Diary entry, please go here.