James Danly

{{short description|American attorney and government official}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James Danly

| image = James P. Danly official photo.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2020

| office = United States Deputy Secretary of Energy

| predecessor = David Turk

| president = Donald Trump

| term_start = June 11 2025https://x.com/SecretaryWright/status/1932788402488836520?t=L9lbocH56mSnaatEVaXmAw&s=19

| office1 = Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

| president1 = Donald Trump

| term_start1 = November 5, 2020

| term_end1 = January 21, 2021

| predecessor1 = Neil Chatterjee

| successor1 = Richard Glick

| office2 = Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

| president2 = Donald Trump
Joe Biden

| term_start2 = March 30, 2020

| term_end2 = January 3, 2024

| predecessor2 = Kevin J. McIntyre

| successor2 = Lindsay See

| birth_name = James Patrick Danly

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| education = Yale 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.{{Cite web|title=Manchin backs FERC nominee despite Schumer's opposition|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2019/11/05/manchin-backs-ferc-nominee-despite-schumers-opposition/|website=Roll Call|date=5 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/469099-senate-reviews-interior-ferc-nominees-criticized-on-ethics|title=Senate reviews Interior, FERC nominees criticized on ethics|first=Rebecca|last=Beitsch|date=November 5, 2019|website=The Hill}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2WINFTM|title=FERC, Interior nominees hit the Hill|first=Kelsey|last=Tamborrino|website=Politico|date=5 November 2019 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ferc.gov/about/com-mem/danly.asp |title=FERC: About FERC - Commissioner James Danly |access-date=June 6, 2020 |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606102156/https://www.ferc.gov/about/com-mem/danly.asp |url-status=dead }} On November 5, 2020, he was named chairman of FERC.{{Cite web|date=November 6, 2020|title=Neil Chatterjee replaced as FERC chairman after promoting carbon pricing|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/neil-chatterjee-replaced-as-ferc-chairman|access-date=November 7, 2020|website=Washington Examiner|language=en}} After serving for only 77 days, Danly was demoted on January 21, 2021, when President Biden named Richard Glick Chairman.{{cite web |url=https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/president-biden-names-glick-chairman-ferc |title=President Biden Names Glick Chairman of FERC |website=Federal Energy Regulatory Commission}} He stepped down at the end of the 2023-2024 congressional session when his term expired.{{Cite web |title=FERC GOP Commissioner James Danly Plans to Step Down by Year-End |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/ferc-gop-commissioner-james-danly-plans-to-step-down-by-year-end |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=news.bloomberglaw.com |language=en}}