Leah D. Daughtry | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Wesley Theological Seminary (MTS) |
Leah D. Daughtry is an American political activist and Christian minister.
She was theCEO of the2016 and2008Democratic National Convention committees, and thechief of staff toHoward Dean, the formerchairman of theDemocratic National Committee.[1][2]
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Leah Daughtry is a graduate ofDartmouth College andWesley Theological Seminary.
Daughtry is a nationally known organizer, activist, political strategist, author, faith leader, and public theologian. The daughter of a long line of community organizers and activists, she represents the fifth consecutive generation of pastors in the Daughtry family.[3]
She is principal of On These Things, LLC.[4]
Currently, Daughtry serves as presiding prelate of the House of the Lord Churches.[3] She has also served as a resident fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics, where she focused on the role faith and values play in American politics.[5]
She was formerly Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management at theUnited States Department of Labor.[6] She directs the Democratic Party's Faith in Action initiative to reach out to Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim voters.[7] In the 2008 DNC convention, Daughtry as convention CEO, denied non-religious groups participation in the interfaith service.[8][9]
In 2018, Daughtry launched Power Rising, an organization designed to support Black women in leveraging political, economic, and social power to ensure equity, opportunity, and representation.[10]
In a 2019 article forThe New York Times, she was critical of theBernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.[11]
In 2023, President Biden appointed Daughtry to serve as vice chair of the board of directors of the Wilson International Center for Scholars. She also serves as an equity advisor forSephora, and on the editorial board of the Global Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society. She sits on the board of directors ofWesley Theological Seminary, theNational Council of Negro Women, Higher Heights for America, and the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership.[3] in addition, she is co-founder and co-chair of Black Church PAC,[12] and co-chair of theSamuel DeWitt Proctor conference.[13] She is a member ofAlpha Kappa Alpha.[3] An at-large member of theDemocratic National Committee, the governing body of the Democratic Party, she serves as a member of its rules and bylaws committee.[14]
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