▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁were ▁made ▁public ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁later ▁with d rew ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention , ▁for ▁which ▁its ▁bid ▁was ▁subsequently ▁defeated ▁by ▁Charlotte . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Committee ▁( D NC ) ▁announced ▁four ▁final ists ▁for ▁the ▁convention ▁site . ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁the ▁final ist ▁city ▁of ▁Den ver ▁with d rew ▁from ▁consideration ▁due ▁to ▁apparent ▁sched uling ▁conflicts . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Committee ▁Chair man ▁Tom ▁Pere z ▁announced ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁that ▁Mil w au kee ▁would ▁host ▁the ▁convention . ▁ ▁The ▁selection ▁of ▁Mil w au kee ▁will ▁make ▁this ▁the ▁first ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁to ▁be ▁hosted ▁in ▁the ▁Mid western ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁Chicago ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁hosted ▁in ▁a ▁mid western ▁city ▁other ▁than ▁Chicago ▁since ▁St . ▁Louis ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention . ▁ ▁B ids ▁ ▁W inner ▁ ▁F is erv ▁Forum , ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin ▁ ▁Final ists ▁ ▁Pe psi ▁Center , ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁( with dra wn ▁after ▁final ist ▁selection ) ▁ ▁Toy ota ▁Center ,