Clyde (Clyde) Vanel (D-SH033)
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Capitol: 518.455.4711
FAX: 518.455.3740
District: 718.479.2333
District FAX: 718.464.7128
Assemblywoman
Room 454 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248

District Office:
97-01 Springfield Boulevard
Queens Village, NY 11429
Elected: 2016    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Jodia   DOB: 6/19/1974
Committee Assignments
ChairmanAssembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation
ChairmanSubcommittee on Internet and New Technology
MemberAssembly Committee on Science and Technology
MemberAssembly Committee on Racing and Wagering
MemberSubcommittee on Higher Education
MemberAssembly Committee on Children and Families
MemberAssembly Committee on Codes
MemberAssembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
MemberAssembly Committee on Banks
Counties Representing
Queens

Bio

Assembly member Clyde Vanel was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 8, 2016. He serves the 33rd Assembly district of Queens, New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Cambria Heights, St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Bellerose and parts of Floral Park.

Clyde Vanel is an attorney, entrepreneur, private pilot and community advocate from Cambria Heights, New York. He previously served as the Chief of Staff for New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. Clyde Vanel is the owner and operator of Vanel Law Firm, P.C. where he focuses on intellectual property law, business law and wills and estate planning. Clyde is also an Internet entrepreneur. He is the owner and operator of TrademarkReady.com which provides trademark filing and protection services. Additionally, Clyde was the owner and operator of Vanel on First; a restaurant, bar and lounge in lower Manhattan for five years.

Clyde is the founder of the New York Metro chapter of the Black Pilots of America, Inc. The organization trains and exposes the community and youth to the field of aviation. Through the organization, many youth and community members have been trained in pre-flight of an aircraft and aviation-related trainings.

Assembly member Vanel has worked extensively in political community empowerment. He has helped many community members become involved with and informed the community regarding elections and political matters. Clyde has mentored young men with Eagle Academy in the Bronx and in Queens and the Young Men's Rites of Passage with the Allen A.M.E Church in Jamaica, Queens.

He holds a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Science & Technology Law.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Administration and an Associate of Applied Science in Aerospace Technology from Farmingdale State College, where he served as the Student Government President.

Clyde Vanel was raised in Cambria Heights, New York, with nine siblings. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.








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