Alex Bores
American politician
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Alex Bores (born November 2, 1990)[1][2] 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. He is currently running to represent New York's 12th district in the US House of Representatives.
Georgia Institute of Technology (MS)
Alex Bores | |
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 73rd district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Quart |
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| Born | November 2, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Georgia Institute of Technology (MS) |
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His work in office has included efforts to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), drawing intense opposition from AI industry-aligned lobbying groups and super PACs.
Early life and education
Bores was born in Manhattan 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.[3][4] At Cornell, Bores was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity and served as the Student Trustee.[5]
Career before politics
From 2008 to 2009, Bores served as a constituent services representative for City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin.[6] 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.[7] Bores left Palantir in 2019 when the company renewed its contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[8] From 2019 to 2020, he was the head of commercial and acting general manager of Merlon Intelligence.[9] From 2020 to 2022, he worked as the head of customer success and president of the transportation practice at Promise.[9]
Political career
New York State Assembly
In March 2022, Bores entered the race for New York State Assembly in District 73 with a platform including affordability and renewable energy.[10] He was elected in November 2022.[11]
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.[12] With Assemblymember Ed Ra, Bores co-chairs New York's chapter of the Future Caucus.[13] Bores won the national Future Caucus's 2024 Rising Star award,[14] given to "Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers who embody the organization’s mission to transcend political tribalism by driving innovative, bipartisan legislation."
Bores co-sponsored the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act), an AI safety bill that passed the New York State Senate and Assembly in June 2025,[15] [16] with Politico saying that it was "widely regarded as the furthest-reaching in the country."[4] The bill was significantly weakened by Governor Kathy Hochul before she signed it into law in December 2025.[17] Time cited his role in co-sponsoring the RAISE Act when naming him to its 2025 Time 100 AI list.[18]
U.S. House of Representatives campaign
In October 2025, Bores announced his candidacy for New York's 12th district in the U.S. House of Representatives to succeed Jerry Nadler.[19] Bores said he entered the race due to the impacts of rapidly improving technology on American democracy, highlighting Donald Trump's close relationships with tech executives.[19]
Bores' campaign has been targeted by attack advertising from the AI industry-aligned super PAC network Leading the Future.[20][21] By April 2026, the group had spent over $2.3 million in advertising against him.[22] Politico described the super PAC's tactic as "beat up on Bores so badly that when the idea of regulating AI development comes up, other politicians run the other direction."[4] Transformer described the race as a "microcosm" of a nationwide political spending battle over AI regulation.[23]
Personal life
Bores grew up in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[10] His grandfather was an NYPD officer.[10]
Bores is married to Darya Moldavskaya and has one son born in 2025.[24] He lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[25]