CHICAGO — Two Milwaukeeans took to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) stage in Chicago Wednesday to highlight the importance of lead safety.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavailer Johnson introduced Deanna Branch and Rashawn Spivey to the DNC audience Wednesday night.

Branch, a mom and advocate from Milwaukee, recounted her son Aiden being hospitalized at just 2-years-old. There were high levels of lead in his blood, she said.

“Lead was everywhere: In our pipes, in our paint and in our soil,” Branch said.

Branch said the Biden Administration’s bipartisan infrastructure law, which has aided communities such as Milwaukee in removing lead pipes.

Spivey, who owns Hero Plumbing in Milwaukee, said his company has replaced more than 1,000 pipes since the bill passed. He specifically highlighted his company’s focus on removing lead pipes from homes and child care centers.

Spivey said when Vice President Kamala Harris visited Milwaukee two years ago and showed her his work first-hand.

“Because of her leadership, I’ve grown my business and helped kids like Aiden have safer, healthier lives,” Spivey said.

“As president, Kamala Harris will make sure everyone can drink clean water and be — in Aiden’s words — lead-free superheroes,” Branch said.