Live: Kamala Harris visiting Erie for first time as presidential candidate
Posted on 10/14/2024
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, is making a campaign stop Monday night at Erie Insurance Arena.
Stay tuned to GoErie.com for the latest Erie rally updates throughout Monday.
You can watch a stream of the Erie rally on the Harris campaign YouTube page.
Crowd begins taking their seats as DJ Henry GQ entertains
The crowd is filing into Erie Insurance Arena. DJ Henry GQ is playing OutKast's "Hey Ya," Olivia Rodrigo's "good 4 u," Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." and other hits as people take their seats, dancing and clapping to the music. A "Freedom for Pennsylvania" banner hangs from the rafters, as well as another large sign with both the American and Pennsylvania flags and the words "A New Way Forward for Pennsylvania." People are hoisting Harris-Walz signs in the air.
-Kevin Flowers
Attendees begin entering venue
The doors for the rally opened to general admission attendees around 3:30 p.m. Outside the venue, the line stretched from the arena, down French Street to 10th Street. Anti-abortion protesters were also present on the corner of French and East Eighth streets.
-A.J. Rao
Hundreds in line as of 3 p.m.
Hundreds of attendees waited in line for the doors to open ahead of the Kamala Harris campaign rally Monday afternoon.
-A.J. Rao
Harris unveils plan for Black men
Before her rally at Erie Insurance Arena on Monday night, Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Black leaders to discuss her newly unveiled Opportunity Agenda for Black Men, which her campaign released Monday morning.
The plan includes a million fully-forgivable loans of up to $20,000 for Black entrepreneurs, expanding opportunities for Black men to land good-paying jobs, a National Health Equity Initiative, legalizing recreational marijuana and creating opportunities for Black men to thrive in the industry.
-Matthew Rink
Monday's campaign rallies
Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, is making a campaign stop Monday night in Erie, a pivotal county in the bellwether state of Pennsylvania. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. will be joining Harris at the event, just 22 days before Election Day. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' running mate, is campaigning with Democratic governors in Wisconsin on Monday.
On the other side of the state, former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, is scheduled to host a town hall near Philadelphia in Oaks, Pa., on Monday night. Trump rallied at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie on Sept. 29.
The next scheduled appearance for Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, is Wednesday in Williamsport, Pa., and Wilmington, North Carolina.
Voters Guide 2024: Where Harris and Trump stand on key issues
Where's Kamala Harris' rally taking place?
The rally will take place at Erie Insurance Arena, 809 French St., from 5 to 9 p.m. Attendees must register in advance.
Doors open at 3 p.m. Attendees are asked to arrive no later than 6:15 p.m. The Harris for President campaign might not be able to accommodate entry after this time.
The following streets will be closed until 9 p.m. Monday:
French Street from Seventh to 10th streets
Eighth Street from French to Holland streets
Holland Street from Seventh to 10th streets
-Matthew Rink
Billing the campaigns
The city of Erie will bill Harris' presidential campaign for costs incurred by city police and other departments in relation to Monday's rally.
The city confirmed to the Erie Times-News that a $40,815 invoice was sent by the city last week to the campaign to cover police overtime and related city costs from Sept. 5, when vice presidential nominee Walz campaigned at Liberty Park.
The city also plans to bill former President Trump for public safety-related costs for Trump's Sept. 29 rally at the Bayfront Convention Center. Trump's campaign still owes the city of Erie a total of $40,330 for campaign visits in 2018 and 2023, according to Rob Lee, a spokesperson for Mayor Joe Schember's administration.
Renee Lamis, Schember’s chief of staff, said the city is not sending a bill to the campaign related to Vance's Aug. 28 campaign rally at Team Hardinger because the city's public safety-related costs for that event were minimal.
-Kevin Flowers
Stay tuned to GoErie.com for the latest Erie rally updates throughout Monday.
You can watch a stream of the Erie rally on the Harris campaign YouTube page.
Crowd begins taking their seats as DJ Henry GQ entertains
The crowd is filing into Erie Insurance Arena. DJ Henry GQ is playing OutKast's "Hey Ya," Olivia Rodrigo's "good 4 u," Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." and other hits as people take their seats, dancing and clapping to the music. A "Freedom for Pennsylvania" banner hangs from the rafters, as well as another large sign with both the American and Pennsylvania flags and the words "A New Way Forward for Pennsylvania." People are hoisting Harris-Walz signs in the air.
-Kevin Flowers
Attendees begin entering venue
The doors for the rally opened to general admission attendees around 3:30 p.m. Outside the venue, the line stretched from the arena, down French Street to 10th Street. Anti-abortion protesters were also present on the corner of French and East Eighth streets.
-A.J. Rao
Hundreds in line as of 3 p.m.
Hundreds of attendees waited in line for the doors to open ahead of the Kamala Harris campaign rally Monday afternoon.
-A.J. Rao
Harris unveils plan for Black men
Before her rally at Erie Insurance Arena on Monday night, Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Black leaders to discuss her newly unveiled Opportunity Agenda for Black Men, which her campaign released Monday morning.
The plan includes a million fully-forgivable loans of up to $20,000 for Black entrepreneurs, expanding opportunities for Black men to land good-paying jobs, a National Health Equity Initiative, legalizing recreational marijuana and creating opportunities for Black men to thrive in the industry.
-Matthew Rink
Monday's campaign rallies
Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, is making a campaign stop Monday night in Erie, a pivotal county in the bellwether state of Pennsylvania. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. will be joining Harris at the event, just 22 days before Election Day. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' running mate, is campaigning with Democratic governors in Wisconsin on Monday.
On the other side of the state, former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, is scheduled to host a town hall near Philadelphia in Oaks, Pa., on Monday night. Trump rallied at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie on Sept. 29.
The next scheduled appearance for Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, is Wednesday in Williamsport, Pa., and Wilmington, North Carolina.
Voters Guide 2024: Where Harris and Trump stand on key issues
Where's Kamala Harris' rally taking place?
The rally will take place at Erie Insurance Arena, 809 French St., from 5 to 9 p.m. Attendees must register in advance.
Doors open at 3 p.m. Attendees are asked to arrive no later than 6:15 p.m. The Harris for President campaign might not be able to accommodate entry after this time.
The following streets will be closed until 9 p.m. Monday:
French Street from Seventh to 10th streets
Eighth Street from French to Holland streets
Holland Street from Seventh to 10th streets
-Matthew Rink
Billing the campaigns
The city of Erie will bill Harris' presidential campaign for costs incurred by city police and other departments in relation to Monday's rally.
The city confirmed to the Erie Times-News that a $40,815 invoice was sent by the city last week to the campaign to cover police overtime and related city costs from Sept. 5, when vice presidential nominee Walz campaigned at Liberty Park.
The city also plans to bill former President Trump for public safety-related costs for Trump's Sept. 29 rally at the Bayfront Convention Center. Trump's campaign still owes the city of Erie a total of $40,330 for campaign visits in 2018 and 2023, according to Rob Lee, a spokesperson for Mayor Joe Schember's administration.
Renee Lamis, Schember’s chief of staff, said the city is not sending a bill to the campaign related to Vance's Aug. 28 campaign rally at Team Hardinger because the city's public safety-related costs for that event were minimal.
-Kevin Flowers
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