John F. Duane

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]

  1. ^ "Primary Choices for the State Legislature". New York Times. 18 September 1982. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "THE RETURNS ACROSS NEW YORK IN CAMPAIGNS FOR SEATS IN STATE LEGISLATURE; MEMBERS OF NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY AND VOTES THEY RECEIVED". New York Times. 8 November 1984. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ Duke, Nathan (25 August 2010). "Duane seeks Assembly return". Queens Courier. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ Benjamin, Liz (25 April 2012). "Another Duane Re-enters Political Arena". Times-Union. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Avella has Dem primary foe". Queens Chronicle. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2022.