Paul Clyne
Paul Clyne | |
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Albany County District Attorney | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Preceded by | Sol Greenberg |
Succeeded by | David Soares |
Paul Clyne was the District Attorney of Albany County, New York from January 2001 through December 2004. A graduate of Albany Law School, he spent about 14 years as an assistant district attorney, before he was tapped by local politicians to replace the retiring District Attorney, . He was defeated for re-election by David Soares, first in the Democratic Party primary election in September 2004,[1] and then in the general election in November 2004, in which he ran on an independent line.[2] After a stint teaching at the New York Prosecutors Institute, he went into private practice as a criminal defense attorney in 2007, with an office in Albany, New York.[3]
Clyne is married and has two children, Maddie and John. His brother, Matthew J. Clyne, is an election commissioner for Albany County.[4]
In April 2008, Clyne said he was opposing his successor, David Soares, for re-election, and the Albany County Democratic candidate selection committee refused to endorse either candidate.[5] He ended up not running after all; in November 2008, Soares won re-election, by a 73 to 27% margin against another candidate.[6][7][8]
In April 2010, Clyne joined Council 82, a labor union for law enforcement officers, as a full-time staff attorney.[9]
References[]
- ^ Albany County Board of Elections official web site results for September 14, 2004 primary election Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 9, 2008.
- ^ Albany County Board of Elections official web site results for November 2, 2004 general election Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 9, 2008.
- ^ DeMare, Carol, "Clyne hangs out a shingle - and a number," Law Beat, Albany Times Union, September 12, 2007, p. D3.
- ^ Albany County Board of Elections official page. Accessed January 9, 2008.
- ^ DeMare, Carol, "No endorsement so far from DA panel: Neither Soares nor Clyne gets backing of Albany County party's screening committee", Albany Times-Union, Tuesday, April 22, 2008, found at Times Union story of April 22, 2008[permanent dead link]. Accessed May 5, 2008.
- ^ Gavin, Robert, and Waldman, Scott, "Albany DA Soares easily thwarts Cusick's challenge: Troy voters reject city charter proposal; Albany elects 2 to school board," Times Union, found at Albany Times Union story Nov. 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ^ Albany County Board of Elections official web site results for November 4, 2008 general election Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed November 10, 2008.
- ^ re-canvass page of the Albany County board of elections Archived 2010-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed December 2, 2008.
- ^ Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, "Former District Attorney Paul Clyne taking job with Council 82," Albany Times-Union, April 16, 2010. Found at Times Union blogs. Note: Jordan Carleo-Evangelist is a full-time reporter with the Albany Times-Union. Accessed September 21, 2010.
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