19 Facts About Daniel Gade

Daniel MacArthur Gade was born on February 7,1975 and is an American disability and veteran services activist, political candidate, professor, and researcher.

Daniel Gade became an amputee in 2005 while serving as a company commander in Ramadi, Iraq.

Daniel Gade was the Republican nominee for the 2020 election to represent Virginia in the United States Senate losing to incumbent Democrat Mark Warner.

Daniel Gade currently serves as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Daniel MacArthur Gade was born on February 7,1975, and raised in Minot, North Dakota.

Daniel Gade graduated with a Master of Public Administration and a Doctor of Philosophy in public administration and public policy from the University of Georgia in 2007 and 2011, respectively.

Daniel Gade was wounded in action twice and decorated for valor while serving as a tank company commander in Iraq.

Daniel Gade was awarded the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit.

Daniel Gade has advocated for veteran disability policies that encourage self-reliance and vocational rehabilitation.

Daniel Gade has authored a couple of scholarly articles in that field, most notably in Health Economics and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.

In 2012, Daniel Gade began serving as an advisor at the Philanthropy Roundtable for its veterans work.

In 2013, Daniel Gade authored an article in The Wall Street Journal arguing that disability claims in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs backlog were due in large part to the agency's expansive definition of "disability".

Daniel Huang and Gade co-authored a policy review book, Wounding Warriors: How Bad Policy Is Making Veterans Sicker and Poorer, which questions the efficacy of present disability services for veterans.

Daniel Gade returned to West Point in 2011, and he retired from the Army in 2017.

In 2015, Daniel Gade was appointed to the National Council on Disability.

Since 2019, Daniel Gade has worked as a Professor of Practice at American University's School of Public Affairs.

Daniel Gade was the Republican nominee for the 2020 election to represent Virginia in the United States Senate.

Daniel Gade faced adjunct professor and public school teacher Alissa Baldwin and defense contractor and retired Army intelligence officer Thomas Speciale in the Republican primary.

Daniel Gade became the paralympic world champion at the 2010 Ironman 70.3 in Clearwater, Florida.