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.
[4] In March 2018, Duane began another campaign for the 25th Assembly district's Democratic primary.
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