James Danly

James Danly
Official portrait, 2025
22nd United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 11, 2025[1]
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDavid Turk
Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In office
November 5, 2020 – January 21, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byNeil Chatterjee
Succeeded byRichard Glick
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In office
March 30, 2020 – January 3, 2024
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byKevin J. McIntyre
Succeeded byLindsay See
Personal details
BornJames Patrick Danly
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationYale University (BA)
Vanderbilt University (JD)

James Patrick Danly is an American attorney who was a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019 and took office on March 30, 2020.[2][3] In January 2025, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint Danly as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Energy.

He formerly served as FERC's general counsel.[4][5] On November 5, 2020, he was named chairman of FERC.[6] After serving for only 77 days, Danly was demoted on January 21, 2021, when President Biden named Richard Glick Chairman.[7] He stepped down at the end of the 2023-2024 congressional session when his term expired.[8]

Background

Danly was born in Belgium, and has lived in Memphis, Tennessee; Paris, France; and London, England. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University and Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School.[9] After graduating from law school, Danly worked as an attorney in the energy industry, including at the law firm Skadden.[10]

References

  1. ^ https://x.com/SecretaryWright/status/1932788402488836520?t=L9lbocH56mSnaatEVaXmAw&s=19
  2. ^ "Manchin backs FERC nominee despite Schumer's opposition". Roll Call. 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ Beitsch, Rebecca (November 5, 2019). "Senate reviews Interior, FERC nominees criticized on ethics". The Hill.
  4. ^ Tamborrino, Kelsey (5 November 2019). "FERC, Interior nominees hit the Hill". Politico.
  5. ^ "FERC: About FERC - Commissioner James Danly". Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Neil Chatterjee replaced as FERC chairman after promoting carbon pricing". Washington Examiner. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "President Biden Names Glick Chairman of FERC". Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  8. ^ "FERC GOP Commissioner James Danly Plans to Step Down by Year-End". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Danly Sworn In as FERC Commissioner". Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Danly's unusual path to the FERC nomination – Governors' Wind Energy Coalition". governorswindenergycoalition.org. Retrieved 23 August 2020.


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