MEET DANIEL

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Daniel Banguel is a Political Strategist, Community Organizer, Community Activist, and Motivational Speaker. He is noted for his use of social media to promote charitable, religious, and social causes. 

As a Political Strategist, Banguel is noted for leading multiple judicial candidates to victories. Banguel was the first black chief political strategist to win a parish-wide judicial race in the East Baton Rouge Parish, 19th Judicial District Court, Division L. Banguel has also consulted for many national, multi-parish, and statewide political races.

As a Community Organizer, Banguel is recently noted for holding a graduation ceremony for 300 students after Virginia College announced the shutdown of all its campuses nationwide. Banguel took the initiative to give back by setting a date for the graduation ceremony and organizing an impressive list of speakers, including the Commissioner of Higher Education.

Banguel also coordinated the shipment of several fully loaded eighteen-wheeler trailers filled with flood and hurricane relief items from various areas around the country to assist victims in East Baton Rouge Parish and Houston, TX, who were impacted by the 2016 flood and Hurricane Harvey.  

As a writer, Banguel has broken national news stories that millions of readers have read in his editorials. Banguel has been featured in national news outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Daily News, NewsOne, CNN, BET News, The Root, and numerous local and state news outlets. Banguel is best known for his investigative journalism.

As a motivational speaker, Banguel has been featured as the keynote speaker at various schools, conferences, political rallies, and community outreach events. He has also given several interviews to local and national newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations. Banguel has a unique way of capturing audiences' attention by being candid. Banguel has been a featured guest on many programs which include: a featured panelist on the Louisiana Public Broadcasting televised show, Bullying in Louisiana, special guest on "Black and White" a statewide television show hosted by Diana Andrews, A featured panelist at the Southern University Division of Continuing Education’s Statewide Conference “Bullying: A Call for Action”, a keynote speaker for the Grandparents raising Grandchildren Annual State-Wide Conference and Louisiana Association of Private Colleges and Schools Annual State Conference. Banguel has also served as a featured panelist, alongside many other national, state, and local elected officials, on community projects.

As a community activist, Banguel uses his radio show to raise awareness about various social justice issues, aiming to educate the community with positive solutions. Banguel has used his activism to speak out on many controversial issues. He has also organized several peaceful protest marches, voter registration drives, and social justice focus group sessions.

Banguel is an elected member of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee, representing District 29. 

Banguel is also the founder of the Louisiana Educational Advancement Project, a nonprofit organization committed to helping children in at-risk communities graduate from high school.