John F. Duane is a former American politician.
Duane contested the Democratic Party primary for New York's 25th State Assembly district in 1982, and defeated Douglas S. MacKay, [1] before winning the general election against incumbent Douglas W. Prescott. Prescott defeated Duane in the 1984 general elections. [2] He contested the 2010 Democratic primary for the 25th district, [3] but was unable to secure the party's nomination. In April 2012, Duane unsuccessfully sought to represent New York City's 19th City Council district. [4] In March 2018, Duane began another campaign for the 25th Assembly district's Democratic primary. [5]