Clyde Vanel
| Clyde Vanel | |
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| Member of the New York Assembly from the 33rd District | |
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Assumed office December 8, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara M. Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Farmingdale State College B.S. Boston University J.D. |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | Official website |
Clyde Vanel is the Assembly member for the 33rd District of the New York State Assembly. He is a Democrat. The district includes Cambria Heights, St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Bellerose and parts of Floral Park in Queens.
Vanel was born and raised in Cambria Heights, Queens along with nine siblings and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Farmingdale State College, and later his law degree from Boston University. Vanel would subsequently work as a private pilot, an attorney as well as a small business owner. Vanel is the owner of Vanel's on First, a former bar in Lower Manhattan. He is the founder of the New York Metro chapter of the Black Pilots of America, Inc..
Prior to running for office himself, Vanel served as the Chief of Staff for New York State Senator James Sanders Jr..
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 would lose, 62% to 38%. He first ran for the New York Assembly in 2010 against Barbara Clark, again in the Democratic primary. He again lost badly, 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 second in a six-way race.
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