David Niose (born August 20, 1962) is an attorney, author, and activist who has served as president of the American Humanist Association and the Secular Coalition for America.

[8] As AHA president Niose oversaw additional advertising campaigns which have included national television, radio, billboards, and public transit.

[11] In 2007 Niose initiated a contest sponsored by the Secular Coalition for America that resulted in Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) becoming the first member of Congress to openly identify as an atheist.

[13] Niose developed a legal strategy arguing the concept of equal rights and nondiscrimination rather than the First Amendment's Establishment Clause in cases protecting religious minorities.

[15] In February 2015 a New Jersey Superior Court Judge dismissed the suit ruling that "...the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the rights of those who don't believe in God and does not have to be removed from the patriotic message.

"[16] This followed a similar ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in May 2014[16] Niose has appeared on national and local media outlets speaking on secularism, humanism, law, and public policy.