Daniel Koh | |
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| White House Deputy Cabinet Secretary | |
| Assumed office August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nik Blosser |
| Vice Chair of the Andover Board of Selectman | |
| In office July 2020 – February 2021 | |
| Member of the Andover Board of Selectman | |
| In office March 2019 – July 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard College (BA) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
Daniel Koh is an American politician.
Political campaigns
Koh ran for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2018. Koh lost the Democratic primary to Lori Trahan. Koh received 18,435 votes and Trahan received 18,580 votes.[1]
In 2019, Koh was elected to the Board of Selectmen in Andover, Massachusetts. As the top vote getter, Koh received 2,733 votes[2]
In 2021, Koh was seen as a potential candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election.[3] Koh did not run and Kim Driscoll was ultimately elected lieutenant governor.
Career
Koh served as Chief of Staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington. Koh was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 and the Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40[4]
Koh joined the Biden Administration in 2021 as Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh.[5]
Personal life
References
- ↑ "Trahan takes Dem nomination in third after district-wide recount". Boston Herald. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ "2019 Andover Local Election Results".
- ↑ "Lucas: Never mind Marty Walsh, keep an eye on Dan Koh". Boston Herald. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ "Daniel Koh". Council Korean Americans (CKA). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ Tauscher, Teddy (2022-07-20). "Andover native Dan Koh to move to position in White House". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ Matchan, Linda (2015-11-06). "ADHD Comes to City Hall: Boston Mayoral Aide Shares His Struggle with ADHD". ADDitude. Retrieved 2023-08-20.