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href="/wiki/David_Dinkins" title="David Dinkins">David Dinkins</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Robert Esnard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Randy_Daniels" title="Randy Daniels">Randy Daniels</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Staff">Chief of Staff</a> to the <br /> <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a> <a href="/wiki/Borough_President" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough President">Borough President</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 1986 – December 31, 1989</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walter_L._McCaffrey" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter L. McCaffrey">Walter L. McCaffrey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Pat Roach</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1941-07-21</span>)</span>July 21, 1941<br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 9, 2013<span style="display:none">(2013-08-09)</span> (aged 72)<br />Manhattan, New York</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Lynch</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Political_consultant" class="mw-redirect" title="Political consultant">Political consultant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lobbyist" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobbyist">lobbyist</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William "Bill" Lynch Jr.</b> (July 21, 1941 – August 9, 2013) was an <a href="/wiki/American_politician" class="mw-redirect" title="American politician">American politician</a> and <a href="/wiki/Political_consultant" class="mw-redirect" title="Political consultant">political consultant</a>, advising politicians from the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>. He was a prominent political figure in <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_New_York_(state)" title="Politics of New York (state)">New York politics</a>, especially within the African-American community. In 1999, Lynch founded the political consulting firm Bill Lynch Associates, LLC (BLA), where he served as chairman from its founding until his death. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch was born on July 21, 1941,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and grew up near the town of <a href="/wiki/Mattituck" class="mw-redirect" title="Mattituck">Mattituck</a> in <a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County,_New_York" title="Suffolk County, New York">Suffolk County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a>, the son of William Lynch Sr. His father worked as a potato farmer. <sup id="cite_ref-rumpled_genius_1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rumpled_genius_1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1960s, Lynch and his wife Mary moved to <a href="/wiki/Harlem" title="Harlem">Harlem</a>, where he would become a major political figure.<sup id="cite_ref-rumpled_genius_1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rumpled_genius_1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynch worked in organized labor, rising to the position of Director of Legislation and Political Action for District Council 1701 of <a href="/wiki/AFSCME" class="mw-redirect" title="AFSCME">AFSCME</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campaign_management">Campaign management</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Campaign management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch managed his first campaign in 1975, running <a href="/w/index.php?title=Diane_Lacey_Winley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diane Lacey Winley (page does not exist)">Diane Lacey Winley</a>'s successful campaign for district leader in Central Harlem and the <a href="/wiki/Upper_West_Side" title="Upper West Side">Upper West Side</a>. The next year, Lynch would manage her campaign for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a>. In the primary, Winley came in second place in a field of seven candidates. Nevertheless, Lynch garnered the attention of New York's African-American politicians.<sup id="cite_ref-rumpled_genius_1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rumpled_genius_1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With connections to labor organizations and black elected officials, Lynch became known as a coalition builder adept at bringing African-Americans into the political process. Not wanting to be in the spotlight, Lynch preferred to work behind the scenes.<sup id="cite_ref-rumpled_genius_2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rumpled_genius_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1980s, Lynch worked on presidential campaigns in all three election cycles: Senator <a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Kennedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward M. Kennedy">Edward M. Kennedy</a> in 1980, <a href="/wiki/Reverend_Jesse_Jackson" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverend Jesse Jackson">Reverend Jesse Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a> in 1984, and Jackson again in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-ferrer_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ferrer-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1985, Lynch managed the successful <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">New York State Senate</a> campaign of <a href="/wiki/David_Paterson" title="David Paterson">David Paterson</a>, who later served as <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">governor of New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rumpled_genius_2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rumpled_genius_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1985 to 1989, Lynch served as Chief of Staff to then-<a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Borough_President" class="mw-redirect" title="Manhattan Borough President">Manhattan Borough President</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Dinkins" title="David Dinkins">David Dinkins</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1989_mayoral_election">1989 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1989 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch served as campaign manager for Dinkins's mayoral bid in 1989. Dinkins defeated incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Ed_Koch" title="Ed Koch">Ed Koch</a> in the Democratic primary, then went on to win the general election over Republican <a href="/wiki/Rudolph_W._Giuliani" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudolph W. Giuliani">Rudolph W. Giuliani</a>, becoming New York's first African-American mayor. Lynch was credited as being largely responsible for the victory by forging a broad multi-ethnic coalition, later dubbed the "Dinkins coalition."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Having a disdain for formal attire and earning respect for his political acumen, Lynch earned the nickname "The Rumpled Genius."<sup id="cite_ref-rumpled_genius_1_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rumpled_genius_1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dinkins_Administration">Dinkins Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dinkins Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the administration, Lynch served as Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Relations, but his longstanding relationship with Dinkins made him the <i>de facto</i> chief aide and adviser. Despite health concerns, Lynch regularly worked 15-hour days. "I get a little emotional when I talk about Bill Lynch. He works like hell," said Dinkins.<sup id="cite_ref-failed_trip_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-failed_trip-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dinkins entered office at a time of major fiscal problems and high crime rates in New York City. The administration also faced criticism as being in disarray owing to reports of a poor chain of command and turf wars among deputy mayors. Complaints abounded that Dinkins was not doing enough to implement his campaign promises.<sup id="cite_ref-persistent_disarray_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-persistent_disarray-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Lynch's tenure, the administration faced the racially polarizing <a href="/wiki/Crown_Heights_Riot" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Heights Riot">Crown Heights Riot</a>. Lynch would dedicate so much time to reducing racial tensions between Jews and African-Americans that Mayor Dinkins had to cancel a planned delegation to South Africa, unable to raise the needed funds. The press took it as another sign of Dinkins's weak leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-failed_trip_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-failed_trip-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, a report to Governor <a href="/wiki/Mario_Cuomo" title="Mario Cuomo">Mario Cuomo</a>, while overall supporting the administration's handling of the riot, asserted that Lynch and two others withheld information from the mayor about violence in Crown Heights. Lynch denied the accusations.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nevertheless, Lynch also received credit for some of the administration's major accomplishments, including Dinkins's speech on racial harmony, bringing the <a href="/wiki/1992_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1992 Democratic National Convention">1992 Democratic National Convention</a> to New York, and organizing the New York welcome ceremony for <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-leave_administration_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leave_administration-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-challenges_popularity_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-challenges_popularity-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sources said Lynch was frustrated that his work was not producing enough results.<sup id="cite_ref-persistent_disarray_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-persistent_disarray-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-challenges_popularity_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-challenges_popularity-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992 he resigned from the administration to serve as New York State deputy director for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign. Lynch never formally returned to the administration, instead becoming the campaign director for Dinkins's reelection campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-leave_administration_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leave_administration-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lynch would also never again serve in public office, preferring to influence government from the outside.<sup id="cite_ref-following_up_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-following_up-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993, Dinkins lost his re-election bid to Rudolph Giuliani. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campaign_adviser_and_private_sector">Campaign adviser and private sector</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Campaign adviser and private sector"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1990s, Lynch would advise various Democratic politicians and candidates, including <a href="/wiki/Mario_Cuomo" title="Mario Cuomo">Mario Cuomo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_B._Rangel" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles B. Rangel">Charles B. Rangel</a>. Lynch also advised <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> during <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>'s transition from <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> and 1994 <a href="/wiki/South_African_general_election,_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="South African general election, 1994">elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named a co-chair of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">Democratic National Committee</a> in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995 Lynch became Vice President of <a href="/wiki/MacAndrews_%26_Forbes_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings">MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Consulting_firm">Consulting firm</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Consulting firm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, Lynch formed his own <a href="/wiki/Political_consulting" title="Political consulting">political consulting</a> firm, Bill Lynch Associates, LLC (BLA). Based in New York City, the firm advises Democratic campaigns and politicians; and provides lobbying and consulting services to corporations. </p><p>BLA has advised numerous political campaigns, primarily in the New York Area. Past campaigns have included <a href="/wiki/H._Carl_McCall" title="H. Carl McCall">H. Carl McCall</a>'s <a href="/wiki/New_York_gubernatorial_election,_2002" class="mw-redirect" title="New York gubernatorial election, 2002">2002 gubernatorial bid</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-following_up_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-following_up-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Ferrer" title="Fernando Ferrer">Fernando Ferrer</a>'s mayoral bids in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election,_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City mayoral election, 2001">2001</a><sup id="cite_ref-ferrer_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ferrer-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election,_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City mayoral election, 2005">2005</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>'s campaigns for senate (both <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_New_York,_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in New York, 2000">2000</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_New_York,_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in New York, 2006">2006</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008">president</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-obama_allure_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obama_allure-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corporate clients have included <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Media_Research" title="Nielsen Media Research">Nielsen Media Research</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, John Kerry enlisted Lynch to be a co-chair of his presidential campaign, a move viewed partially as a means to quell criticism that the campaign inner circle lacked diversity.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leading up to the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008">2008 Democratic presidential primary</a>, Lynch was planning to advise then-Senator Hillary Clinton, having already advised her in the past. However, some doubt emerged when then-Senator <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> entered the race and courted him, though Lynch ultimately sided with Clinton.<sup id="cite_ref-obama_allure_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obama_allure-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In New York City's 2009 citywide elections, BLA advised candidates for all three citywide offices: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Thompson_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Thompson (New York)">Bill Thompson</a> for <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City mayoral election, 2009">mayor</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-stimulus_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stimulus-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gioia" title="Eric Gioia">Eric Gioia</a> for <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Public_Advocate_election,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City Public Advocate election, 2009">public advocate</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/John_Liu" title="John Liu">John Liu</a> for <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Comptroller_election,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City Comptroller election, 2009">comptroller</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ny1_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ny1-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BLA also advised the campaign of <a href="/wiki/Cyrus_Vance_Jr." title="Cyrus Vance Jr.">Cyrus Vance Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for <a href="/wiki/New_York_County_District_Attorney" title="New York County District Attorney">New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Inez_Dickens" title="Inez Dickens">Inez Dickens</a> in her re-election bid for <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Council" title="New York City Council">New York City Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the end, Vance, Liu, and Dickens won their respective races. Thompson won the Democratic mayoral primary but lost to incumbent <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg" title="Michael Bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a>, while Gioia failed to win the public advocate Democratic primary. </p><p>In the 2009 election cycle, Lynch and his staff primarily earned media attention for their handling of Vance and Liu's campaigns, which BLA had a greater role in managing than its other clients,<sup id="cite_ref-stimulus_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stimulus-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because both won hotly contested primaries. BLA's management of John Liu's campaign earned particular attention, owing to the broad multi-ethnic coalition formed to elect him, which pundits such as <a href="/wiki/Errol_Louis" title="Errol Louis">Errol Louis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Carter" title="Dominic Carter">Dominic Carter</a> likened to a revival of the Dinkins coalition.<sup id="cite_ref-ny1_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ny1-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BLA also consulted with Congressman <a href="/wiki/Charles_B._Rangel" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles B. Rangel">Charles B. Rangel</a> on an ongoing basis and advised him during the controversy over his finances.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It advised Governor David Paterson in his <a href="/wiki/New_York_gubernatorial_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="New York gubernatorial election, 2010">bid for a full term</a> as governor of New York.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lynch was married to Mary Lynch and has two children, William Lynch III and Stacy. He died on August 9, 2013, of complications related to kidney disease.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many obituary writers made reference to his nickname in the press: The Rumpled Genius. </p><p>In July 2022, Lynch's daughter, Stacy Lynch, was named Chief of Staff to <a href="/wiki/New_York_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Governor">New York Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Hochul" title="Kathy Hochul">Kathy Hochul</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Lynch_Jr.&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Paterson" title="David Paterson">Paterson, David</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Black,_Blind,_%26_In_Charge:_A_Story_of_Visionary_Leadership_and_Overcoming_Adversity" class="mw-redirect" title="Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity">Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity</a></i>. 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