U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Baltimore) will make the opening remarks on Tuesday's session of the Democratic National Convention. Mikulski will join a handful of other women Senators to highlight their “Checklist for Change."

“American families want change, and the women of the United States Senate are committed to helping deliver it for them,” said Mikulski in a statement. “From pay equity to protecting the family checkbook, making health care affordable and taking care of our military families, there is a clear difference between the two parties and the two candidates. Voters have a clear choice this year. If they want to move the country forward, the women of the United States Senate stand ready to deliver our Checklist for Change.”

The dean of women Senators was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. Mikulski was re-elected in 2004 with 65% of the vote against state Sen. E.J. Pipkin.

The Democratic Party will be holding its national convention from August 25-28 in Denver, Colorado. The Republican Party will hold its convention a week later in St. Paul, Minnesota.

PolitickerMD.com will be reporting from both Denver and St. Paul.