Leah D. Daughtry
Leah Daughtry | |
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| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Indiana Wesleyan University (MTS) |
Leah D. Daughtry is an American political operative and Christian clergywoman.
She was the CEO of the 2016 and 2008 Democratic National Convention Committees, and the chief of staff to Howard Dean, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Leah Daughtry is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Wesley Theological Seminary.
Career
[edit]The Reverend Leah D. Daughtry is a nationally acclaimed organizer-activist, political strategist, author, Faith leader, and public theologian. The daughter of a long line of community organizers and activists, Leah represents the fifth consecutive generation of pastors in the Daughtry family.[3]
She is Principal of On These Things, LLC.[4]
Currently, Bishop Daughtry serves as Presiding Prelate of The House of the Lord Churches.[3] She has also served as 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 the United 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, a convening of, by, and for Black women, designed to support Black women in leveraging their political, economic, and social power to ensure equity, opportunity, and representation.[10]
In a 2019 article for the New York Times she was critical of the Bernie 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 for Sephora, Inc., and on the Editorial Board of the Global Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society. She sits on the Boards of Directors of Wesley Theological Seminary, the National 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 the Samuel DeWitt Proctor conference.[13] She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.[3] An At-Large member of the Democratic National Committee, the governing body of the Democratic Party, she serves as a member of its Rules & Bylaws Committee.[14]
Select bibliography
[edit]- Brazile, Donna; Daughtry, Leah; Moore, Minyon; Chambers, Veronica; Caraway, Yolanda (2019). For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics. New York: Picador. ISBN 9781250137739. OCLC 1076512988.
- Darro Ringer, Christophe (2023). Moved by the spirit: religion and the movement for Black lives. Maryland: Lexington Books. ISBN 9781793647788. OCLC 1370249202.
References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to the New DemConvention.com". Demconvention.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ Daniel, Bergner (2008-07-20). "Can Leah Daughtry Bring Faith to the Party?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. 16 March 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Bishop Leah D. Daughtry". Howard University. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Rev. Leah Daughtry tapped for key position in Clinton campaign". 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Board of Visitors 2007-2008". Dartmouth College's Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ Gilgoff, Dan (2007-10-20). "Helping Democrats Find a Way to Reach the Religious". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "Top Stories: Groups wants atheists included in DNC interfaith service | convention, service, interfaith : Gazette.com". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ "At The Democrats' Party, A Pentecostal Minister". 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Increasing the Ranks: Black Women in Elected Office". comcastnewsmakers.com.
- ^ Budryk, Zack (2019-04-16). "Sanders fundraising on NY Times report that Dems are 'agonizing' over his momentum". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Farmer, Jennifer R. (6 November 2020). "United Methodist Women Discuss Ways to Maintain Faith Amid Uncertainty". United Methodist Insight.
- ^ "Proctor Conference 2023: A Family Affair". Young Clergy Women International. 9 March 2023.
- ^ "25 Most Influential African Americans in Politics". BET.
External links
[edit]- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "Democratic National Committee Announces Leah Daughtry as CEO for Denver 2008 Convention". Democratic National Committee. 2007-04-20. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-07-19.