Dario Hunter

Rabbi

Dario Hunter
Rabbi; Dario Hunter
Member of the Youngstown Board of Education
	In office; 2016–2020
Personal details
Born	April 21, 1983 (age 41); Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Green
Residence	Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University (A.B.); University of Windsor (LL.B.); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D.); Wayne State University (LL.M.) ; 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.

References

↑ ^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. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

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[unicorn-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.

[candidate-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.

[vindy-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.

[ynet-4] "NYC: Ex-Muslim to be ordained as rabbi". YNetNews.com. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.

[tablet-5] "Black Jews You Should Know, Part 4". Tablet Magazine. February 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[arabiya-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.

[youngstownboard-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.

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