Dan Turrentine
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Daniel Calhoon Turrentine (born September 21, 1977) is a political operative who formerly worked for the Democratic Party.[1] As of 2025, he co-hosts a political show, The Morning Meeting, with Mark Halperin and Sean Spicer.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Daniel Calhoon Turrentine was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to J. Drake and Joann Butrico Turrentine. His father was a Yale-educated lawyer who was a partner at Wiggin & Dana in New Haven, CT, before going to work as chief legal officer for the Special Olympics in Washington D.C. His mother was a teacher in CT before becoming a floral designer in DC. Turrentine has two sisters.[2][4]
Turrentine graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School in 1996, and Lafayette College in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in political science.[2][5]
Career
[edit]Turrentine is a co-host of The Morning Meeting, a daily political show with insider persective, along with Mark Halperin and Sean Spicer. He began in 2024.[6][non-primary source needed] Turrentine formerly worked as the national finance director for Hillary Clinton when she was a United States Senator from New York State.[2] He later worked as chief of staff for Colorado Congressman Jared Polis, who went on to become the state's governor.[7][5] Turrentine has also worked for several other Democratic lawmakers and candidates, as well as for the Democratic National Committee.[1][7]
Turrentine also spent six years as a vice president of H&R Block.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Turrentine grew up in Hamden, CT. His family moved to Wilton, Connecticut, in 1994, and to Washington, D.C., in 1998.[4][8] He is a fan of the New York sports teams.[4][3]
In 2006, Turrentine married Colleen McCarthy in Washington, D.C. McCarthy had formerly worked for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson.[2] The couple's son, Davis, was born in 2009.[8] Turrentine and Colleen divorced in 2015. In 2021, Turrentine married financial analyst Celeste Mellet.[9] They have four boys between them and reside in New York City.[3][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dan Turrentine - H&R Block Inc. - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Colleen McCarthy and Daniel Turrentine". The New York Times. November 19, 2006. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c "dan turrentine (@danturrentine) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Obituaries". The Washington Post. February 3, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c "LinkedIn Login, Sign in". LinkedIn.
- ^ "The Morning Meeting with Mark Halperin, Sean Spicer, and Dan Turrentine". www.2way.tv. Archived from the original on November 11, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ a b "Daniel Turrentine". OpenSecrets.
- ^ a b "Obituary information for James Drake Turrentine". www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com.
- ^ a b "In Brief".