Hubert Douglas Delany

Hubert Douglas Delany (; born December 31, 1993) is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 144th District, representing Stamford, Connecticut. Delany, a Democrat is a U.S. Army sergeant who served as a photojournalist, a writer and, a mass communications specialist.

Early life

Hubert Douglas Delany III was born on December 31, 1993, to parents Deborah Delany and Hubert Delany Sr. II, at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. Delany grew up in both Stamford and nearby Wilton for the first few years of his life. As a teenager growing up in Stamford's Waterside district, Hubert helped create Stamford's first Diversity Festival.

Delany is the great-grandson of Hubert Thomas Delany, an American civil rights pioneer, a lawyer, politician, Assistant U.S. Attorney, the first African American Tax Commissioner of New York and one of the first appointed African American judges in New York City. Delany's two great-grandaunts Sadie and Bessie Delany, wrote the autobiographical bestseller Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, which tracked the family's genealogy dating back through 18th-century enslavement. His twice great-grandfather, Henry Beard Delany (1858—1928), was born enslaved, but became the first African American Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Church (United States). Other notable family members include Harlem Renaissance poet Clarissa Scott Delany and American author, science fiction writer and literary critic, Samuel R. Delany.

Military career

Delany enlisted in the United States Army in August, 2015 and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Advanced Individual Training at the Defense Information School in Fort Meade, Maryland.

Delany stepped into the role of public affairs specialist at the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, XVIII Airborne Corps, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. While attached to the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs detachment Delany served on a variety of operations. In 2017 Delany was attached to the U.S. Army’s response to Hurricane Harvey, and in 2018 Delany was attached to U.S. Army Europe to serve in Operation Atlantic Resolve and enhance NATO military plans and defense capabilities while maintaining a persistent presence in Central Europe and Eastern Europe.

In 2019 Delany was assigned to The 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Command. In 2020 Delany supported the United States response to the COVID 19 Pandemic, and in 2020 Delany also organized and led a military absentee voting program called “Boots to Ballots.”

In 2021 Delany was assigned to the 353rd Civil Affairs Command where he currently serves.

Awards and decorations

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Medals and ribbons

Journalism

Much of Delany’s journalism exposure comes from covering military units both domestically and abroad. As a military journalist and communications specialist, Delany’s work has appeared in outlets such as CNBC, Aljazeera, Fox News, Newsweek, Reuters, Business Insider, Stars and Stripes, and the Washington Post.

Internationally, in 2018 Delany was a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The topics he covered varied from advances in military technology to highlights on U.S. and NATO military operations. While overseas his work appeared in Business Insider, Reuters, and Newsweek. On U.S. military operations Delany wrote, “The U.S. Army prides itself on being able to respond with no-notice to potential global threats.”

While in the U.S., Delany has covered humanitarian disaster relief, the military’s response to the coronavirus, and deployments to the middle east; domestically Delany’s work has appeared in CNBC, Aljazeera, and Washington Post.

Connecticut General Assembly

Elections

Delany ran as a Democrat in a 2022 special election for the 144th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives to replace representative Caroline Simmons, who resigned to become mayor of Stamford. He won the election against Republican candidate Danny Melchionne.

Delany serves as a Vice Chair of the House Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee. Delany secured a full term later in 2022 by beating Republican Mitchell Bell. Rep. Delany, and filed to run for reelection in November 2024.

References

External links

• United States Army Boots to Ballots: Registering Soldiers to Vote
• United States Army Digital Visual Portfolio for Sergeant Hubert Douglas Delany III