Clyde Vanel is an

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attorney and entrepreneur serving as the assembly member for the 33rd district of the

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. A

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, he is the chair of th
Committee on Banks
and Chair of the Subcommittee Internet and New Technology. The district includes Cambria Heights,

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, Hollis,

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, Bellerose and parts of

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Life and career

Vanel was born in

and raised in the Cambria Heights neighborhood along with nine siblings. He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he became a member of

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. He went on to earn an Associates in Aerospace Technology and a bachelor's degree in Aviation Administration from

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. He served as the student government President at Farmingdale State College. He later earned his J.D. from

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where he served as the editor-in-chief of th
Journal of Science & Technology Law
Vanel subsequently worked as an

attorney for the-then largest intellectual property law firm in the country, Fish & Neave, which was acquired b
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

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, 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. On March 17, 2023, Clyde Vanel survived a plane crash on in Long Island. He was flying his single-engine airplane,

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, 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

Vanel's first run for public office was in 2009, when he ran for the

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against incumbent Councilmember

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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

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, coming in a close second in a six-way race. 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. 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

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, Internet sales tax, online data,

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Can NY Finally Thread the Needle on Online Poker, By Matthew Kredell, Online Poker Report, April 10, 2018.
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. In December 2021, Vanel entered the race for

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. He withdrew from the race when Attorney General

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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.

References

* ttps://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/an-upstart-campaign-in-queens-falls-short/ An Upstart Campaign in Queens Falls Short, Anne Barnard, New York Times, September 16, 2009.br>New York commission will study impact of AI, robotics on workforce, Liz Young, Albany Business Review, July 24, 2019.

External links

* ttps://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Clyde-Vanel New York State Assemblymember Clyde Vanel Pageofficial site
Clean Bee Shirt Collar ProtectorsTrademark Ready website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanel, Clyde Living people Politicians from Queens, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Farmingdale State College alumni Boston University School of Law alumni People from Cambria Heights, Queens 1974 births 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature