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Daniel Koh
Official portrait, 2021
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 – February 2021
Personal details
Born
Daniel Arrigg Koh

(1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Amy Jean Sennett
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(m. 2016)​
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Children2
Parents
RelativesHarold Hongju Koh (uncle)
EducationHarvard University (BA, MBA)

Daniel Arrigg "Dan" Koh (born January 1, 1985) is an American politician. Koh is Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.[3]

Career

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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]

Biden Administration

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Koh joined the Biden Administration in 2021 as Chief of Staff to his former boss Marty Walsh, who became United States Secretary of Labor.[5]

Koh left the Department of Labor in August 2022 to become Special Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Cabinet Secretary. Koh is now Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Political campaigns

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2018 congressional campaign

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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.[6]

Local government

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In 2019, Koh was elected to the Board of Selectmen in Andover, Massachusetts. As the top vote getter, Koh received 2,733 votes[7] He resigned from the Board of Selectmen in February 2021 to join the Biden Administration.[8]

In 2021, Koh was seen as a potential candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election.[9] Koh did not run and Kim Driscoll was ultimately elected lieutenant governor.

Personal life

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Koh is the son of Howard Koh, former United States Assistant Secretary for Health, and Claudia Arrig, a doctor and the granddaughter of Lebanese emigrants who arrived in Lawrence, Massachusetts in the 1890s.[10] His uncle is Harold Hongju Koh, former Dean of Yale Law School and Legal Adviser of the Department of State.

Koh married Amy Jean Sennett at Boston City Hall on June 23, officiated by Marty Walsh. They had a religious ceremony on July 2.[2] They have two children, Theodora and Jack.[3]

Koh has struggled with ADHD.[11]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/20/wunderkind-but-chief-staff-for-mayor-martin-walsh-has-public-service-his-dna/LAlTNRCosPU66GgqG4hpAN/story.html
  2. ^ a b https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/fashion/weddings/amy-sennett-daniel-koh.html
  3. ^ a b https://www.whitehouse.gov/iga/meet-the-team/dan-koh/
  4. ^ "Daniel Koh". Council Korean Americans (CKA). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ^ Tauscher, Teddy (2022-07-20). "Andover native Dan Koh to move to position in White House". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  6. ^ "Trahan takes Dem nomination in third after district-wide recount". Boston Herald. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  7. ^ "2019 Andover Local Election Results".
  8. ^ "Dan Koh Resigns From Andover Select Board To Join Biden Admin". Andover, MA Patch. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  9. ^ "Lucas: Never mind Marty Walsh, keep an eye on Dan Koh". Boston Herald. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  10. ^ Burnley, Malcolm (March 6, 2018). "Koh, What a Life". Boston Magazine. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Matchan, Linda (2015-11-06). "ADHD Comes to City Hall: Boston Mayoral Aide Shares His Struggle with ADHD". ADDitude. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
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