Rabbi Dario Hunter | |
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Member of the Youngstown Board of Education | |
In office 2016–2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | April 21, 1983
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 |
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.