Damon Pennings



Damon Pennings was an American politician who served as the 81st United States Postmaster General from 2058 to 2064, under presidents Abdul O'Shea and Bob Sanchez. He was the first transgender person to hold the office, and the first transgender Republican to serve in the executive branch as a whole.

A native of Chisago County, Minnesota, Pennings developed an interest in the Postal Service at a young age. He began working at the Chisago City Post Office immediately after graduating from high school, and later earned a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Pennings worked as a freelance artist on the side for much of the late 2020s and early 2030s, while also working at several post offices in the Minneapolis area. He became postmaster of an office in South Minneapolis in 2033, and eventually became the manager of the Minneapolis sorting facility for the USPS in the early 2040s. Pennings became well-known within the USPS for, as his predecesor, Jacquette Alounga, put it, "his neverending interest in the wellbeing and organization of our nation's postal system." Pennings was appointed to the Board of Governors of the USPS in 2049.

After the retirement of Alounga, Pennings was appointed to be Postmaster General by the Board of Governors in May 2058, and served in the position for six years. Pennings continued to work within the USPS until retiring in 2076.

Pennings died the same day as his wife, Anna Pryor, on February 12th, 2107.