Dario Hunter
American-Israeli lawyer, rabbi, educator, and politician
Dario David Hunter (born April 21, 1983), also known as Yisroel Hunter,[1] is an American lawyer, rabbi, educator[2] and politician.[3] He is considered the first Muslim-born person to be ordained as a rabbi.[4][5][6] He was a member of the Youngstown, Ohio school board.[7]
Rabbi Dario Hunter | |
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| Member of the Youngstown Board of Education | |
| In office 2016–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1983 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Green |
| Residence | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B.)[1] University of Windsor (LL.B.)[1] University of Detroit Mercy (J.D.)[1] Wayne State University (LL.M.)[1] Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute (Semikhah) |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Lawyer, Educator, Politician |
Hunter is openly gay and was raised by his Iranian Muslim father and African American mother in New Jersey.[6]
On January 21, 2019 Hunter announced he was forming an exploratory committee with the plans of seeking the Green Party nomination for President in 2020.[8][9] He announced his candidacy on February 18, 2019.[7] In June 2020, he lost the nomination to Howie Hawkins.
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Biography". The Kosher Unicorn. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Youngstown News, Politics - 2016 Primary Election - Dario Hunter for Youngstown Board of Education". The Vindicator (vindy.com). Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ Skolnick, David (January 30, 2015). "It's off to the races in Youngstown". The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ "NYC: Ex-Muslim to be ordained as rabbi". YNetNews.com. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Black Jews You Should Know, Part 4". Tablet Magazine. February 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Muslim-born American to be ordained as rabbi in New York". Al-Arabiya News. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Staff, WKBN (February 19, 2019). "Youngstown Board of Education member announces he's running for president". WKBN. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Dario Hunter". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ Staff, WKBN (23 January 2019). "Dario Hunter launches exploratory committee for Green Party presidential nomination". WKBN.
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