Dario Hunter

Rabbi

Dario Hunter
Member of the Youngstown Board of Education
In office
2016–2020
Personal details
Born (1983-04-21) April 21, 1983 (age 41)
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyGreen
ResidenceYoungstown, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton 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)
OccupationRabbi, Lawyer, Educator, 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]

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "NYC: Ex-Muslim to be ordained as rabbi". YNetNews.com. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Black Jews You Should Know, Part 4". Tablet Magazine. February 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Dario Hunter". www.facebook.com.
  9. ↑ Staff, WKBN (23 January 2019). "Dario Hunter launches exploratory committee for Green Party presidential nomination". WKBN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.