Clyde Vanel

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Clyde Vanel
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Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
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Website Official website

Clyde Vanel is an intellectual property attorney and entrepreneur serving as the assembly member for the 33rd district of the New York State Assembly. A Democrat, he is the chair of the Committee on Banks and Chair of the Subcommittee Internet and New Technology. The district includes Cambria Heights, St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Bellerose and parts of Floral Park in Queens.

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Life and career

Vanel was born in Queens and raised in the Cambria Heights neighborhood along with nine siblings. He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He went on to earn an Associates in Aerospace Technology and a bachelor's degree in Aviation Administration from Farmingdale State College. He served as the student government President at Farmingdale State College. He later earned his J.D. from Boston University where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Science & Technology Law.

Vanel subsequently worked as an intellectual property attorney for the-then largest intellectual property law firm in the country, Fish & Neave, which was acquired by Ropes & Gray, LLP. He currently practices business law, intellectual property and trademark law at the Vanel Law Firm.

Vanel is also an entrepreneur and small business owner. Vanel was the owner of Vanel's on First, a restaurant and bar in Lower Manhattan, from 2005 to 2011. Vanel is an inventor business owner. He founded a company that manufactures and sells Clean Bee shirt collar protectors online and on Amazon. He is also a technology and internet entrepreneur; he owns and operates the trademark service website TrademarkReady.com.

Vanel was featured in Money Magazine, [1] Black Enterprise Magazine [2] and New York Times. [3]

On March 17, 2023, Clyde Vanel survived a plane crash on in Long Island. He was flying his single-engine airplane, Beechcraft Bonanza, when the engine quit. He made an emergency landing on Shoreham beach without any injuries.

He is an aircraft owner, private pilot and the founder of the New York Metro chapter of the Black Pilots of America.

New York State Assembly

Clyde Vanel on the state assembly floor in Albany. Clyde Vanel on Assembly Floor.jpg
Clyde Vanel on the state assembly floor in Albany.

Vanel's first run for public office was in 2009, when he ran for the New York City Council against incumbent Councilmember Leroy Comrie in the Democratic primary. He lost to Comrie, 62% to 38%.

He then ran for New York State Assembly twice. He first ran in 2010 against Barbara M. Clark, again in the Democratic primary. He again lost, 63% to 37%. He lost to Clark again in 2012, 64% to 36%. In 2013, he again ran for the city council, this time in an open seat to succeed Comrie. He lost the Democratic primary to Daneek Miller, coming in a close second in a six-way race. [4]

In 2016, the incumbent Clark died. Vanel entered the race to succeed her and won a five-way Democratic primary with 32% of the vote, and would easily go on to win the general election. [5]

Vanel is the chair of the Committee on Banks and chair of the Subcommittee on Internet & New Technology. He introduced and sponsored a number of bills and laws relating to blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, Internet sales tax, online data, [6] artificial intelligence, [7] space exploration, [8] sports betting, [9] online poker [10] and aviation.

In December 2021, Vanel entered the race for New York State Attorney General. He withdrew from the race when Attorney General Letitia James withdrew from her run for governor to run for re-election.

Vanel serves on the following committees: Banks; Codes, Rules, Science and Technology, Corporations and Authorities; and Racing and Wagering.

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References

  1. ↑ 30 Days As Told by Ellen McGirt, Money Magazine, April 1, 2004.
  2. ↑ Invest In Yourself, By Nicole Lewis, Black Enterprise Magazine, August 1, 2005.
  3. ↑ Running on Obama Fuel, Upstart Takes On Old Guard in Queens, By Anne Barnard, New York Times, September 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Clyde Vanel" . Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Vanel wins race to fill Assembly seat long held by Barbara Clark • TimesLedger" . Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  6. ↑ Vanel Introduces Data Disclosure Bill, By Annie McDonough, City and State, May 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ Artificial Intelligence Panel Proposed to Oversee NY's High Tech Future, by Michael Gormley, New York Newsday, May 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ Legislator Sees Stars and Planets in State's Future, by Bill Mahoney, Politico, February 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ New York Assembly Member On Sports Betting: We Won't Be Left Out, by Brett Smiley, Sports Handle, April 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ Can NY Finally Thread the Needle on Online Poker, By Matthew Kredell, Online Poker Report, April 10, 2018.
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