Dan Bongino

Dan Bongino
Official portrait, 2025
20th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Incumbent
Assumed office March 17, 2025
President	Donald Trump
Director	Kash Patel
Associate Deputy	Timothy M. Dunham (acting)
Preceded by	Paul Abbate
Personal details
Born	Daniel John Bongino (1974-12-04) December 4, 1974 (age 50) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Paula Martinez
Children	2
Education	Queens College (BS, MS) Pennsylvania State University (MBA)
Signature
Website	bongino.com
Police career
Service	New York Police Department United States Secret Service
Divisions	Presidential Protection Division
Field offices	New York Field Office James J. Rowley Training Center
Service years	1995–1999 (NYPD) 1999–2011 (Secret Service)
Rank	Special agent

Daniel John Bongino (born December 4, 1974) is an American government official, conservative political commentator, radio host, and former law enforcement officer who has served as the 20th deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2025. He hosted The Dan Bongino Show on Rumble and previously hosted Unfiltered with Dan Bongino on Fox News until April 2023.

Bongino began his career as a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer from 1995 to 1999 before serving as a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011. He later unsuccessfully ran for Congress three times as a Republican. On February 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that Bongino had been named the next deputy director of the FBI. He assumed office on March 17, after concluding his commentating roles on March 14.