House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will headline the Young Democrats of America's annual convention at 7 p.m. July 19 in Indianapolis.

“Speaker Pelosi is the kind of leader who can inspire any generation, and ours is no exception," said Louis Elrod, Young Democrats of America's president, in a prepared statement. "Young people across the nation were the deciding factor in key races across the nation in 2018, and we are a vital constituency for efforts in 2020."

More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the Young Democrats' convention, which is July 17-20 at the Crowne Plaza at Union Station. Hours before her appearance at the convention, Pelosi will join Democratic Rep. André Carson for a free event at the Indianapolis Central Library.

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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, will speak at 7 p.m. July 18. More speakers will be announced in coming weeks, according to the organization.

Pelosi, who in 2007 became the first woman elected speaker of the House, is in her third term in that position.

The 79-year-old Pelosi has been a voice of caution in her party amid growing calls — many from younger members of her caucus — to pursue the impeachment of President Donald Trump, following the April release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian election interference.

Amid those calls, Buttigieg said last month at an MSNBC town hall in Fresno, California, that he would have to “think twice” before offering Pelosi advice on the matter. Buttigieg has said that Trump “deserves” impeachment and that, were he a member of the House, he would vote to impeach the president.

The national and local Young Democrats' groups initially said this is the first time Indy will host the national convention in the organization's 90-year history, and the first time it's come to Indiana in more than 25 years.

IndyStar archives, however, show Indianapolis also hosted in 1937.

The Young Democrats of America mobilizes people between the ages of 18 and 35 and has more than 150,000 members.

“After a period of record growth, IYD (Indiana Young Democrats) has worked for nearly two years to bring the largest gathering of young Democrats in the country to Indiana and we are incredibly honored to have a groundbreaking leader like Speaker Pelosi join us," said Katherin Chi, vice president of the Marion County Young Democrats and a member of the national organization's planning committee.

Tickets for the convention are available at yda.org/convention.

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