Marc Panepinto

Marc C. Panepinto is an American attorney and Democratic politician from New York State.

Marc Panepinto
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 60th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byMark Grisanti
Succeeded byChris Jacobs
Personal details
BornTonawanda, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCatherine Nugent
Children3
Residence(s)Tonawanda, New York, United States
Alma materUniversity at Buffalo, University of Illinois
ProfessionAttorney

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]

References
  1. "Attorney Search - Captcha". iapps.courts.state.ny.us.
  2. "Marc C. Panepinto". Dolce Panepinto. March 18, 2013.
  3. McCarthy, Robert (February 3, 2016). "Potential challengers to Panepinto weigh race". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  4. "Democrats backing Panepinto to oppose Grisanti". The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  5. "Panepinto wins in 60th Senate District". WIVB-TV. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  6. "Democrat Marc Panepinto Claims Victory in 60th State Senate Race". Time Warner Cable. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  7. "Panepinto says he won't seek re-election after first term in Senate". The Buffalo News. March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  8. "DA investigating Senator Marc Panepinto". WKBW-TV. March 26, 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  9. "Former New York state lawmaker pleads guilty to federal charges". Syracuse.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  10. "Panepinto sentenced to two months in prison". WKBW. December 14, 2018.
  11. "Former State Senator Marc Panepinto Suspended from Practicing Law for One Year". spectrumlocalnews.com. December 23, 2020.
  12. "Matter of Panepinto". Justia. January 28, 2022.
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