Marc Panepinto | |
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Member of the
New York State Senate from the 60th district | |
In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mark Grisanti |
Succeeded by | Chris Jacobs |
Personal details | |
Born | Tonawanda, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Catherine Nugent |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Tonawanda, New York, United States |
Alma mater | University at Buffalo, University of Illinois |
Profession | Attorney |
Marc C. Panepinto is an American attorney and Democratic politician from New York State.
Panepinto graduated from The University at Buffalo School of Law. [1] He is a founding partner at the Buffalo law firm of Dolce Panepinto. [2] Panepinto was convicted of misdemeanor election law violations in 2001. [3]
Panepinto ran for the New York State Senate in the 60th district in the 2014 elections. [4] He won the election, receiving 34% of the vote; Republican Party nominee Kevin Stocker finished with 30%, Independence Party nominee Mark Grisanti (the incumbent) received 28%, and Conservative Party nominee Timothy Gallagher (a dummy candidate who did not campaign) received 8%. [5] [6]
Panepinto did not seek re-election in 2016. [7] Following Panepinto's announcement that he would not seek re-election, the Erie County District Attorney's Office opened an investigation into claims of an underage drinking party at Panepinto's home. [8]
On June 28, 2018, Panepinto pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges arising out of an attempted cover-up of unwanted sexual advances he made to a member of his Senate staff in January 2016. [9] On December 14, 2018, Panepinto was sentenced to two months in prison. [10] In December 2020, Panepinto's law license was suspended for one year. [11] Panepinto was reinstated to the practice of law in January 2022. [12]