Meet David G. Henry, Chair

David was unanimously elected Chair of the Monroe County Democrats in January, 2022, having served as acting Chair since December, 2021. Prior to this service, David was Vice Chair of the Party, having led a re-branding effort and virtual programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He was elected one of three Monroe County Councilpersons at-Large in 2024 where he also serves as a Plan Commissioner.

David moved to Bloomington in 2002 to earn his MPA from the IU O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in local government administration. In 2007, David moved to Washington, DC, where he was a senior management fellow with the Government of the District of Columbia under then-mayor Adrian Fenty. A policy wonk and government project management consultant, David then worked in public safety and security policy at the National Governors Association in Washington, DC before "Bloomeranging" back to Bloomington in 2013. He is also a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, where he studied political science and international studies.

David is also on the teaching faculty of the O'Neill School, where he developed the flagship's homeland security studies minor. He has also consulted on projects at the Hamilton-Lugar School of International Studies and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computers, and Engineering on projects as varied as human trafficking prevention, cyber security information sharing, and environmental resilience. Professionally, David has served on advisory boards and forums with FEMA and the National Academies of Science among others.

David is a member of Bloomington Sunrise Rotary, and briefly on the state Executive Board of Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter. As party chair, he is a voting member of the Indiana Ninth District Democrats Central Committee. In local government, he has served on the Monroe County Citizens’ Corps Board, the Monroe County Local Emergency Planning Council, the former Monroe County Affordable Housing Advisory Commission, and Democratic Representative and President of the Monroe County Board of Elections.

Born in Appalachia outside of Pittsburgh, and raised in the Cleveland Rust Belt with stints in Washington, DC, David lives in Van Buren Township with his wife, shelter cat, and three kids. Ask David about his years singing in choruses at the Kennedy Center in Washington, preferably in the Key of D.