John R. Dunne

Who is John R. Dunne?

John Richard Dunne is a Republican politician and lawyer from Long Island, New York. Dunne was a major figure in New York Republican politics in the second half of the 20th century. He is best remembered for his twenty-three years in the State Senate and his involvement in the Attica prison riots.

Dunne attended Garden City High School. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1951, and received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1954. He married Denise in 1958 and has four children. Today, Dunne resides in Garden City and Columbia County. He is senior counsel at the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna. He is also a director of several corporations.