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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]

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Early life and education

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

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] 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]

Turrentine is a regular guest on The Megyn Kelly Show. [8]

Personal life

Turrentine grew up in Hamden, CT. His family moved to Wilton, Connecticut, in 1994, and to Washington, D.C., in 1998. [4] [9] 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. [10] Turrentine and Colleen divorced in 2015. In 2021, Turrentine married financial analyst Celeste Mellet. [11] They have four boys between them and reside in New York City. [3] [12]

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