Damon Jerrel Dunn (born March 15, 1976) is an American politician, commercial real estate developer, minister, and former football player.
When Dunn was three years old his father, Texas Longhorns starting wide receiver, Mike Lockett, was killed in a car accident.
[5] During his career at Stanford Dunn participated as an associate pastor in the Jerusalem Baptist Church, where he managed youth ministries.
[6] The season after he graduated from Stanford, Dunn was on the practice squad of the National Football League team Jacksonville Jaguars.
[4] After retiring from the NFL, Dunn and a former Stanford roommate became partners in an Irvine, California-based real estate business, which developed several shopping centers.
The Los Angeles Sentinel quoted Dunn: "There are a lot of African Americans that are conservative fiscally, but we don't have the welcoming face in the Republican Party.
[18] On June 17, 2010, Taitz filed a lawsuit in the Orange County Superior Court contesting the election results, again alleging Dunn's ineligibility.
[citation needed] Dunn served as president of his local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter and has spoken nationally at FCA events.