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The following is President Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest list — and the reason they were invited:

1) The “winners” in Trump’s economy:

Corey Adams: A welder from Dayton, Ohio. He and his wife became first-time homeowners in 2017. According to the White House, “they will invest their extra money from tax reform into their two daughters’ education savings.”

Trump campaigned on helping ordinary Americans, and the president has touted the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts as doing just that. Trump is also benefiting from a booming economy — something he emphasized in his address.

Steve Staub and Sandy Keplinger: Owners of a metal fabrication company (where Adams, the welder, also happens to work). The White House says their company and its employees are benefiting from the “Trump bump” in the economy.

2) People who reflect Trump’s stance on immigration and border security:

Elizabeth Alvarado and Robert Mickens; Evelyn Rodriguez and Freddy Cuevas: Parents of Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas, respectively, two teenagers murdered on Long Island in 2016. Federal authorities have indicted members of MS-13, a gang founded in Los Angeles by Salvadoran refugees, for their murders. Trump has vowed to crack down on the violent gang, which his administration sees as a symptom of unchecked illegal immigration.

Agent Celestino “CJ” Martinez: An ICE agent whose investigations have led to more than 100 arrests of MS-13 gang members, who have been prosecuted for crimes including homicide, assault, and narcotics and weapons trafficking, per the White House.

Both of these guests emphasize Trump’s approach to unauthorized immigration — a need to root out criminals and protect the borders.

3) American heroes – the military:

Retired Cpl. Matthew Bradford: A member of the Marine Corps who deployed to Iraq and was badly injured by an IED in 2007, losing his eyes and both his legs. He is now the first blind double amputee to reenlist in the Marine Corps, according to the White House.

Ashlee Leppert: A US Coast Guard member who participated in rescue missions during hurricane season.

Staff Sgt. Justin Peck: A staff sergeant in the US Army who participated in operations in Raqqa, clearing the city of explosives after a Syrian Kurdish-led coalition retook the city in October with US-led coalition support. His quick actions saved a fellow soldier who was injured by an IED.

Preston Sharp: The 12-year-old Sharp is leading an initiative to put American flags and carnations on soldiers’ graves through the Flag and Flower Challenge (#FandFChallenge). Trump has emphasized the military throughout his presidency and promised to support America’s “great veterans.”

4) American heroes – ordinary citizens:

Jon Bridgers: A founder of the Cajun Navy, whose volunteers helped rescue stranded victims of Hurricane Harvey.

David Dahlberg: A fire prevention technician with the US Forest Service who saved 62 children and staff at a Santa Barbara camp threatened by the Whittier fire in Southern California in July, part of a long season of record-setting wildfires in the state.

Ryan Holets: A police officer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He and his wife adopted a baby from a homeless mother with an opioid addiction.

Fred and Cindy Warmbier: Their son, Otto, was a University of Virginia student when he was detained in the Pyongyang airport in North Korea. Otto spent 17 months in captivity before being released in severe condition and passing away four days after his return to the United States.

Ji Seong-ho: A North Korean defector who grew up during the country’s grueling famine in the 1990s. In 2006, he escaped to South Korea, where he is now a law student at Dongguk University and the president of Now Action and Unity for Human Rights.

Official White House Photos by Shealah Craighead