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'''Daniel Driscoll''' is an American political advisor who is the presumptive nominee to serve as [[United States Secretary of the Army]] in the [[second Donald Trump administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Sophia Cai,Colin Demarest,Lucille |date=2024-12-04 |title=Trump picks Dan Driscoll for Army secretary |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/dan-driscoll-army-secretary-trump |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref>
{{Similar names|Daniel Driscoll}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dan Driscoll
| office = [[United States Secretary of the Army]]
| status = Presumptive nominee
| president = [[Donald Trump]] (elect)
| term_start = TBD
| term_end =
| succeeding = [[Christine Wormuth]]
| predecessor = [[Christine Wormuth]]
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|38|2024|12|4}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| education = [[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Yale University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| branch = {{army|United States}}
| serviceyears = 2009–2011
| rank = [[First lieutenant#United States|First Lieutenant]]
| mawards = [[Army Commendation Medal]]<br />[[Ranger tab]]<br />[[Combat Action Badge]]
}}
'''Daniel P. Driscoll''' (born 1985/1986)<ref>https://apnews.com/article/trump-army-secretary-soldier-driscoll-iraq-war-b50d0fceec05f8088af6a4dd43335939</ref> is an American Army veteran, politician, and businessman who is the presumptive nominee to serve as [[United States Secretary of the Army]] in the [[second Donald Trump administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Sophia |last1=Cai |first2=Colin |last2=Demarest |first3=Lucille |last3=Sherman |date=2024-12-04 |title=Trump picks Dan Driscoll for Army secretary |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/dan-driscoll-army-secretary-trump |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref><ref name="MilDotComArmySecretaryPick">{{cite web |last=Beynon |first=Steve |date=2024-12-04 |title=Trump's Army Secretary Pick Is a Former Cavalry Officer, Yale Classmate of JD Vance |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/12/04/trumps-army-secretary-pick-former-cavalry-officer-yale-classmate-of-jd-vance.html |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Military.com |language=en}}</ref> A friend and former classmate of [[JD Vance]], Driscoll was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate for [[North Carolina's 11th congressional district]] in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#Eliminated in primary 11|2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Nick |date=2024-07-15 |title=How J.D. Vance went from 'Hillbilly Elegy' to being tapped as Trump's 2024 running mate |url=https://penncapital-star.com/campaigns-elections/how-j-d-vance-went-from-hillbilly-elegy-to-being-tapped-as-trumps-2024-running-mate__trashed-2/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
A friend and former classmate of [[JD Vance]], Driscoll was a Republican candidate for [[North Carolina's 11th congressional district]] in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#Eliminated in primary 11|2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Nick |date=2024-07-15 |title=How J.D. Vance went from 'Hillbilly Elegy' to being tapped as Trump's 2024 running mate • Pennsylvania Capital-Star |url=https://penncapital-star.com/campaigns-elections/how-j-d-vance-went-from-hillbilly-elegy-to-being-tapped-as-trumps-2024-running-mate__trashed-2/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Karen Chávez, Asheville Citizen |title=Republican businessman Dan Driscoll runs for 11th District on security, job creation |url=https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/07/republican-businessman-dan-driscoll-runs-for-11th-district-on-security-job-creation/1749008007/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Hendersonville Times-News |language=en-US}}</ref>
Driscoll was raised in [[Banner Elk, North Carolina]], and graduated from Watauga High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] in three years and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Yale Law School]].<ref name="CitizenTimes">{{Cite web |last=Chávez |first=Karen |title=Republican businessman Dan Driscoll runs for 11th District on security, job creation |url=https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/07/republican-businessman-dan-driscoll-runs-for-11th-district-on-security-job-creation/1749008007/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Hendersonville Times-News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Driscoll served in the [[United States Army]] for three and a half years as a Cavalry Scout Platoon Leader. He was deployed to [[Iraq]] in 2009.

During law school, Driscoll interned for the [[United States Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs | Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs]], [[Ninth Circuit]] chief judge [[Alex Kozinski]], [[Cravath, Swaine & Moore]], and Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=A Former Soldier Brings His Experiences to YLS |url=https://ylr.law.yale.edu/pdfs/v60-2/S13_development.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204221438/https://ylr.law.yale.edu/pdfs/v60-2/S13_development.pdf |archive-date=2024-12-04 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Development News - Yale Law Report, Summer 2013}}</ref>

Following law school, Driscoll worked at an investment bank in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], until his first child was born.<ref name="CitizenTimes"/> As of February 2020, he was employed at 100watt, an investment firm.<ref name="CitizenTimes"/>

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On December 4, 2024, President-elect [[Donald Trump]] announced the nomination of Driscoll to [[United States Secretary of the Army|Secretary of the Army]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandolfo |first=Chris |date=2024-12-04 |title=Trump announces picks for Army secretary, trade adviser, hostage envoy, NASA administrator |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-announces-picks-army-secretary-trade-adviser-hostage-envoy-nasa-administrator |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:26, 11 December 2024

For other people with similar names, see Daniel Driscoll.
Dan Driscoll
United States Secretary of the Army
Presumptive nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump (elect)
SucceedingChristine Wormuth
Personal details
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS)
Yale University (JD)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2009–2011
RankFirst Lieutenant
AwardsArmy Commendation Medal
Ranger tab
Combat Action Badge

Daniel P. Driscoll (born 1985/1986)[1] is an American Army veteran, politician, and businessman who is the presumptive nominee to serve as United States Secretary of the Army in the second Donald Trump administration.[2][3] A friend and former classmate of JD Vance, Driscoll was a Republican candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in the 2020 election.[4]

Early life and education

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Driscoll was raised in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and graduated from Watauga High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in three years and earned a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.[5]

Career

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Driscoll served in the United States Army for three and a half years as a Cavalry Scout Platoon Leader. He was deployed to Iraq in 2009.

During law school, Driscoll interned for the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, Ninth Circuit chief judge Alex Kozinski, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson.[6]

Following law school, Driscoll worked at an investment bank in Charlotte, North Carolina, until his first child was born.[5] As of February 2020, he was employed at 100watt, an investment firm.[5]

On December 4, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Driscoll to Secretary of the Army.[7]

References

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  1. ^ https://apnews.com/article/trump-army-secretary-soldier-driscoll-iraq-war-b50d0fceec05f8088af6a4dd43335939
  2. ^ Cai, Sophia; Demarest, Colin; Sherman, Lucille (2024-12-04). "Trump picks Dan Driscoll for Army secretary". Axios. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. ^ Beynon, Steve (2024-12-04). "Trump's Army Secretary Pick Is a Former Cavalry Officer, Yale Classmate of JD Vance". Military.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  4. ^ Evans, Nick (2024-07-15). "How J.D. Vance went from 'Hillbilly Elegy' to being tapped as Trump's 2024 running mate". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  5. ^ a b c Chávez, Karen. "Republican businessman Dan Driscoll runs for 11th District on security, job creation". Hendersonville Times-News. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  6. ^ "A Former Soldier Brings His Experiences to YLS" (PDF). Development News - Yale Law Report, Summer 2013. 2024-12-04. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  7. ^ Pandolfo, Chris (2024-12-04). "Trump announces picks for Army secretary, trade adviser, hostage envoy, NASA administrator". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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