Dario Hunter

Dario David Hunter (born April 21, 1983), also known as Yisroel Hunter, is an American lawyer, rabbi, educator and politician. He is considered the first Muslim-born person to be ordained as a rabbi. He was a member of the Youngstown, Ohio school board.

Hunter is openly gay and was raised by his Iranian Muslim father and African American mother in New Jersey.

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. He announced his candidacy on February 18, 2019. In June 2020, he lost the nomination to Howie Hawkins.

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