Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 30, 2024

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, District 8, 2014

Candidate, United States Senate, Alaska, 2014

Candidate, United States Senate, Idaho, 2014

Candidate, United States Senate, Oregon, 2014

Candidate, United States Senate,Wyoming, 2014

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2012

Candidate, United States Senate, 2012

Candidate, United States Senate, 2010

Candidate, United States President, 2004

Delegate/Alternate Delegate, First Judicial District, Democratic Convention, 1985-1996

Member, County Committee, New York County, Democratic Committee, 1985-1993

County Committee Member, New York County Democratic Committee, 1985-1989

President, Lexington Democratic Club, 1986-1988

Member, Local Draft Board 138, 2005-present

Member, Manhattan Community Board Number 6, 1981-1982, 1990-1991

Supervisor of the Checklist, Town of Antrim, NH, 2019-present

Lawyer, Law Office of William Bryk, 2010-present

School Board Member, Contoocook Valley School District, 2003-present

Lawyer, Law Office of William Bryk, 2010-2019

Staff Attorney, Department of Corrections, New York City, 2002-2010

Attorney III, New York City Department of Correction, 2002-2010

Administrative Law Judge, Department of Finance, New York City, 2001-2002

Lawyer, Law Office of William Bryk, 1989-2002

Attorney, Levy, Boonshoft and Spinelli, 1999-2001

Lawyer, Law Office of William Bryk, 1997-1999

Staff Attorney, Department of Social Services, New York City, 1992-1994, 1995-1997

Lawyer, Department of Social Services, New York City, 1995-1997

Executive Assistant to Board Member, Board of Education, New York City, 1994-1995

Special Assistant, Board of Education, New York City, 1994-1995

Lawyer, New York City Dept of Social Services, 1994

Assistant Counsel, New York City Council President, 1991-1993

Special Counsel to the President, Office of the President, New York City Council, 1991-1993

Law Secretary, Justice of Supreme Court, New York State, 1990-1991

Law Secretary to Judge, New York City Civil Court, 1990-1991

Lawyer, Bondy and Schloss, 1989-1990

Special Assistant to the President, Council of the City of New York, 1983-1989

Special Assistant, Office of the President, New York City Council, 1987-1989

Executive Assistant/Chief of Staff, City Council Member, New York City Council, 1986-1987

Executive Assistant to Council Member, New York City Council, 1986-1987

Assistant to the President, Borough of Manhattan, 1982-1985

Administrative Assistant, Office of the Comptroller, City of New York, 1978-1983

Administrative Assistant/Staff Analyst, New York City Comptroller's Office, 1977-1982

Member, New Hampshire Bar Association, 2017-present

Secretary, Order of Lafayette, 2001-present

Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1989-present

Staff Judge Advocate, Veteran Corps of Artillery, State of New York

Awards:

New York State Military Commendation Medal and New York Guard Service Ribbon

Current Car:

None

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

June 15, 2001

Father's Name:

William Zygmundt Bryk

Father's Occupation:

Retired

Favorite Actor/Actress:

George Clooney/Vanessa Redgrave

Favorite Athlete:

Muhammad Ali

Favorite Author:

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Favorite Book:

The Great Gatsby

Favorite Color:

Green

Favorite Food:

Sushi (California Roll)

Favorite Movie:

Chinatown

Favorite Musician:

Gil Scott-Heron

Favorite President and Why:

George Washington, because he had to create the Presidency and did a pretty fair job of it.

Favorite Quote:

Think not that the struggle naught availeth.

Favorite Sport:

Jogging

Favorite TV Shows:

"Whitechapel," "Sherlock."

Favorite Type of Music:

Late Romantic orchestral and chamber music

Favorite Vacation Spot:

Albufeira, Portugal

Favorite Websites:

PoliticsOne.com, CityofSmoke.com

First Car:

None

First Job:

Dishwasher

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Model railroads; writing; public speaking.

Mother's Name:

Joy Kathleen Hart Bryk

Mother's Occupation:

Mother, wife, public servant (now deceased).

Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:

Learn to play the piano with some competence.

Names of Grandchildren:

None

Number of Grandchildren:

None

Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):

I would have liked to have met Abraham Lincoln.

Personal Hero and Why:

Saigo Takamori, Japanese soldier and statesman, who helped change his country, proved utterly incorruptible, and rose against a government he found tyrannical in defense of the rights of the people.

Pets (include names):

Our cat Minerva and her kittens, Sebastian and Rosalind.

Priority Issues:

The imbalance of power between the few and the many; an ill-founded foreign policy; the misuse of the armed forces by flag-waving politicians; an unjust system of taxation; the use of public monies in private development projects.

Publications:

From 1997 to 2005, I was a columnist for New York Press (?Old Smoke?) and The New York Sun (?Past and Present?), which discussed local history, eccentric characters, and, sometimes, whatever interested me at the moment. I have published articles, essays, and reviews in Cabinet, New York Newsday, and Saveur I presently write occasional essays for City of Smoke, a blog published by my wife, Mimi Kramer-Bryk, a former theatre and cultural critic for The New Yorker and The New Criterion.

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

To serve the people; to provide the voters with a choice; to participate in the public debate on national issues.

Spouse's Occupation:

Educator