Alex Bores
Alex Bores | |
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| File:AlexBoresAssemblyHeadshot.jpg Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 73rd district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Quart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 34–35) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Georgia Institute of Technology (MS) |
| Signature | File:Alex Bores Signature.png |
Alex Bores (born November 2, 1990)[1] is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 73rd district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 1, 2023.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Bores was born in New York City and attended Hunter College High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University and a Master of Science in computer science from Georgia Tech.[2] At Cornell, Bores was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity and served as the Student Trustee.
Career
[edit | edit source]From 2008 to 2009, Bores served as a constituent services representative for City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin.[3] He worked as a consultant for Cornerstone Research from 2013 to 2014. Bores joined Palantir Technologies in 2014, working as a data scientist, project lead, enterprise lead, and U.S. government lead.[4] From 2019 to 2020, he was the head of commercial and acting general manager of Merlon.ai. From 2020 to 2022, he worked as the head of customer success and president of the transportation practice at Promise.[5]
Political career
[edit | edit source]New York State Assembly
[edit | edit source]Bores was elected to the New York State Assembly in November 2022.[6]
Bores is a member of the Vote Blue Coalition, a progressive group and federal PAC created to support Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania through voter outreach and mobilization efforts.[7] With Assemblymember Ed Ra, Bores co-chairs New York's chapter of the Future Caucus.[8] Bores won the national Future Caucus's 2024 Rising Star award,[9] given to "Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers who embody the organization’s mission to transcend political tribalism by driving innovative, bipartisan legislation."
U.S. House of Representatives race
[edit | edit source]In October of 2025, Bores announced his candidacy for New York's 12th district in the U.S. House of Representatives after the announcement of Jerry Nadler's retirement earlier in the month.[10] Bores' campaign has been targeted by attack advertising from the AI industry-aligned super PAC network Leading the Future.[11]
References
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- 1990s births
- 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature
- Candidates in the 2026 United States elections
- Cornell University alumni
- Georgia Tech alumni
- Hunter College High School alumni
- Living people
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) Democrats
- Palantir people
- Politicians from New York City