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 Democrat, he is the chair of the Subcommittee on Internet & New Technologies. The district includes

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, St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Bellerose and parts of Floral Park in

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Life and career

Vanel was born in

and raised in

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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. degree from

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where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Science & Technology Law. Vanel subsequently worked as an

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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

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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. Vanel was featured in

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and

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. 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 would lose, 62% to 38%. He then ran for New York State Assembly twice. He ran for the

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in 2010 against

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, 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, incumbent Assemblywoman

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 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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and

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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 NYS Governor to run for re-election. Assemblymember Vanel serves on the following committees: Banking; Children and Families; Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry; Corporations and Authorities; Racing and Wagering and Small Business.

Clyde's Corner YouTube Series

Vanel produces a

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video series Clyde's Corner that highlights policy, business, technology and other matters- Buying Pizza with Bitcoin, Bitcoin ATM in the Neighborhood, Where the Cashiers At, The Blind Working Manufacturing Jobs, Use Ideas to Build Wealth, Floyd Mayweather on Business, Artificial Intelligence Regulation, Blockchain Technology Explained Through Game of Thrones and Political Titans.

References

Emboldened By '08 Race to Roil Waters at Home, by Anne Barnard, New York Times, September 3, 2009.An Upstart Campaign in Queens Falls Short, Anne Barnard, New York Times, September 16, 2009.
*[https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/policy/technology/senator-diane-savino-assemblyman-clyde-vanel-tech-regulation.html The State Legislature is waking up to the importance of Tech, Annie McDonough, City and State, January 9, 2019].

External links

New York State Assemblymember Clyde Vanel Page
official 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 21st-century American politicians 1974 births