- Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.
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Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. District Attorney of Richmond County In office
January 1, 2004 – presentPreceded by William L. Murphy Constituency Richmond County, New York Personal details Born November 6, 1956
Staten Island, New YorkPolitical party Republican Alma mater Fordham University School of Law Profession Attorney Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. (born November 6, 1956) is an attorney and elected official from New York City. He currently serves as the district attorney for Richmond County, New York (Staten Island).
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Early life
Dan Donovan was born into a working-class Roman Catholic family in Staten Island, New York in 1956. His Irish-American father, Daniel M. Donovan, Sr. was a longshoreman and his Polish-American mother, Katherine Bolewicz Donovan was a garment worker.[1][2] He was raised in the Tompkinsville section of the borough.[3] He attended Monsignor Farrell High School, an all boys Catholic school, graduating in 1974.[4] He went to study Criminal Justice at St. John's University.[5] After graduating from there he attended Fordham University School of Law, earning his juris doctor in 1988.[6]
Early career
In 1989 Dan Donovan became an Assistant District Attorney in the office of Robert M. Morgenthau.[7] He served in with the office of the New York County District Attorney under Mr. Morgenthau until 1996. Later that year Donovan became Chief of Staff to then Staten Island Borough President Guy V. Molinari.[8] He remained in that position until 2002 when he was sworn in as Deputy Borough President of Staten Island; he had been appointed by his immediate predecessor and the then new Borough President James Molinaro.[9]
Richmond County District Attorney
In 2003, twenty year incumbent Democrat, William L. Murphy decided not to seek re-election. Dan Donovan announced his intention to run to succeed him. In the election he faced Chief Assistant District Attorney David Lehr and won with over 53% of the vote.[10] One of the key parts of his platform was to start the county's first witness protection program, and his office led the city's prosecutors with the highest felony conviction rate in many of the years since he took office.[11] He was re-elected in 2007 with over 68% of the vote, defeating local Democratic attorney Michael Ryan.[12] This was in spite of a last minute endorsement for his rival by longtime friend and mentor Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro; Molinaro was angered that Donovan had referred his grandson's case to a special prosecutor.[13] Donovan's tenure as DA has seen several high profile cases including the second conviction of Andre Rand, long suspected in a string of kidnappings on Staten Island.[14] In 2010, famed rapper Method Man pled guilty to attempted tax evasion and was forced to pay about $106,000 in restitution and penalties.[15] He is currently running for reelection.
2010 New York Attorney General Campaign
On May 17, 2010, Donovan, a registered Republican, announced his candidacy for the New York attorney general election, 2010, automatically becoming the front runner for his party's nomination.[16] In spite of this Bob Antonacci, Onondaga County Comptroller, announced his intention run for Attorney General.[17] Antonacci stepped aside and endorsed Donovan after earning forty percent of the vote at the 2010 Republican State Convention.[18] With a sixty percent win of the delegates at the convention and no primary opponent, Donovan became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party.[19] A week prior he received the endorsement of the Conservative Party of New York.[20] He was defeated on November 2nd by the Democratic nominee Eric Schneiderman.
References
- ^ Gray, Geoffrey (09-19-2010) http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/encounter/68321/. New York Magazine. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Kern-Jedrychowska, Ewa (10-12-2010) http://news.feetintwoworlds.org/2010/10/12/half-polish-catholic-ag-candidate-wants-ny-polish-community-to-know-his-background/. Feet in 2 Worlds. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ http://www.dandonovan.org/meet_dan.php. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ http://www.monsignorfarrellalumni.com/article.asp?articleID=239. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ http://www.dandonovan.org/meet_dan.php. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ http://www.dandonovan.org/meet_dan.php. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ http://rcda.nyc.gov/meet.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ Farinacci, Amanda (05-13-2010) http://brooklyn.ny1.com/content/news_beats/politics/118626/da-donovan-set-to-announce-ag-run/?ap=1&MP4. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ Farinacci, Amanda (05-13-2010) http://brooklyn.ny1.com/content/news_beats/politics/118626/da-donovan-set-to-announce-ag-run/?ap=1&MP4. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/results.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ Wrobleski, Tom (05-30-2010). http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/swimming_upstream_in_bid_for_s.html. Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ Lomardi, Frank (11-07-2007). http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/11/07/2007-11-07_staten_island_da_daniel_donovan_survives.html. New York Daily News. Retrieved 2010-06-04
- ^ Hicks, Jonathan P. (11-03-2007). http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/nyregion/03staten.html?ref=james_p_molinaro. New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Grace, Melissa and Bill Hutchinson (10-20-2004). http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2004/10/20/2004-10-20_jury__pedophile_took_holly.html. New York Daily News. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Katz, Celeste (06-29-2010). http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/06/dan-donovan-versus-method-man.html. New York Daily News. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Wrobleski, Tom (2010-05-17). Staten Island D.A. Daniel Donovan announces A.G. run, vows to fight corruption in Albany. Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Mariani, Tom (2010-05-17). Staten Island DA Daniel Donovan to declare attorney general candidacy in Syracuse. The Post-Standard. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Knauss, Tim (2010-06-02). Staten Island DA Daniel Donovan to declare attorney general candidacy in Syracuse. The Post-Standard. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ New York State Republicans Nominate Dan Donovan As Their Candidate for Attorney General. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Hornak, Robert (2010-05-31). State Conservative Party Meets: Endorse Townsend, DioGuardi, Donovan, Wilson and (Surprise!) Rick Lazio. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
Political offices Preceded by
James MolinaroDeputy Borough President of Staten Island
2002-2003Succeeded by
Edward BurkeLegal offices Preceded by
William L. MurphyDistrict Attorney of Richmond County
2004–presentIncumbent Party political offices Preceded by
Jeanine PirroRepublican Nominee for New York State Attorney General
2010Succeeded by
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