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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 |
| Spouse |
Darya Moldavskaya (m. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Georgia Institute of Technology (MS) |
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| Website | State Assembly website Campaign website |
Alex Bores (born November 2, 1990)[1] is an American politician serving in the New York State Assembly since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the 73rd district in Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Before entering politics, Bores worked as a data scientist and technology consultant. He earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's degree in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
His work in office has included artificial intelligence policy, including co-authoring the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act). He was a Democratic candidate in the 2026 election for New York's 12th congressional district.
Early life and education
Bores was born in Manhattan, New York City.[2] He is a fifth-generation New Yorker.[3] His father was a union member,[4] who worked in television sports production,[5] and his mother was a television news writer.[6] He grew up on the Upper East Side and attended Hunter College High School.[7]
He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial relations and economics from Cornell University.[8] While at Cornell, Bores was elected to the university's board of trustees.[9] He later went to Georgia Tech, where he earned a master's degree in computer science with a specialization in machine learning.[3]
Early career
From 2008 to 2009, Bores served as a constituent services representative for City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin.[10] He worked as a consultant for Cornerstone Research from 2013 to 2014.
Bores joined Palantir in 2014, where he worked as a data scientist, project lead, enterprise lead, and U.S. government lead.[11] At Palantir, he worked with the United States Department of Justice to investigate pharmacies overprescribing opioids.[5][12] He also worked with other government agencies including the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Veteran Affairs.[5] Bores left Palantir in 2019, saying he disagreed with its decision to renew its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[13][14][15] Bloomberg News later reported conflicting accounts of the circumstances surrounding his departure, which Bores disputed.[16][5]
From 2019 to 2020, Bores was the head of the commercial division and acting general manager of Merlon Intelligence,[17] an anti-money laundering risk management platform.[18][14] From 2020 to 2022, he served as the head of customer success and president of transportation practice at Promise.[17]
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. He was elected in November 2022.[19]
Bores co-authored 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,[20][21] with Politico saying that it was "widely regarded as the furthest-reaching in the country."[8][22] The bill was significantly weakened by Governor Kathy Hochul before she signed it into law in December 2025.[23] Time cited his role in co-sponsoring the RAISE Act when naming him to its 2025 Time 100 AI list.[24]
In May 2026, shortly after the Trump administration announced its Anti-Weaponization Fund intended to compensate individuals who claim that the DOJ had been weaponized against them, Bores began working on a bill titled the "Anti-Insurrectionist Act". In a draft memo to the State Assembly, the bill was described as ensuring that “no resident of this State is enriched by what is, in substance, a publicly-funded political payout negotiated between the President and his own Administration.”[25]
Bores co-sponsored a bill in the New York state legislature that would impose a one-year moratorium on new data centers in the state.[26] It passed the legislature on June 4 but has not been signed by Hochul.[27] The legislature also passed a biosecurity bill co-sponsored by Bores that would require pathogen screening for artificial gene synthesis.[26]
U.S. House of Representatives campaign
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In October 2025, Bores announced his candidacy for New York's 12th district in the U.S. House of Representatives to succeed Jerry Nadler.[28] He said he entered the race due to the effects of rapidly advancing technology on American democracy and highlighted Donald Trump's close relationships with tech executives.[28]
The campaign attracted national attention because of its connection to debates over artificial intelligence regulation. Bores's campaign was targeted by attack advertising from the OpenAI-aligned super PAC network Leading the Future.[29][30] By June 2026, the group had spent more than $7.6 million in opposing his candidacy.[31] Politico described the super PAC's tactic as "beat[ing] up on Bores so badly that when the idea of regulating AI development comes up, other politicians run the other direction."[8] Transformer described the race as a "microcosm" of a nationwide political-spending battle over AI regulation due to the involvement of "dueling AI-focused super PACs."[32]
Bores's candidacy was supported by Jobs and Democracy PAC, a super PAC aligned with the nonprofit Public First Action.[33] Public First Action received $20 million from the AI company Anthropic.[34][35] According to the company, the funds could not be used for federal election activity.[36] Support for Bores's campaign also came from DREAM NYC, a super PAC whose only disclosed donor was an employee of Anthropic who donated $50,000.[37] Additionally, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen committed $3.5 million to Bores's campaign, aiming to provide a "counterweight" to the attack advertising.[38][39] The campaign was also supported by a new super PAC, Guardrails Alliance, funded by the American Association of University Professors, the American Federation of Teachers, the Working Families Party, and other groups, with a similar goal of counterbalancing the attack spending.[31][40] According to The New York Times, a total of $6.5 million originating from four different super PACs was spent supporting Bores or attacking his opponents.[12]
As of February 2026, the majority of contributions to Bores's campaign had come from outside of New York City, with 12 percent originating from within the congressional district.[41] By June 2026, about $12 million in independent expenditures had been spent to support and oppose his campaign.[12] In an article published in May 2026, The New Yorker described Bores's run as "a proxy battle between OpenAI and Anthropic."[42]
Bores finished second in the primary election and was defeated by Micah Lasher. Other Democratic candidates for the seat included Jack Schlossberg and George Conway, among others.[43]
Personal life
Bores is married to Darya Moldavskaya.[28] They live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan[44] and have one son.[28]
See also
References
- ↑ "New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- ↑ Johnson, Atticus (December 4, 2025). "NY Assemblyman Alex Bores '13, Architect of AI Regulation Bill, Mounts Run for Congress in Manhattan". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Nichols, John (June 19, 2026). "How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Bredderman, Will (May 14, 2026). "Alex Bores' father, a key ally in his son's House campaign, celebrated Israeli deaths, equated Zionists with Nazis". Jewish Insider. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ezra Klein Podcast: Alex Bores". The New York Times. April 21, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Kayatt, Arlene (January 7, 2024). "Lori Bores, Mom of Assemblyman, Is Longtime Community Activist Herself". www.ourtownny.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Gruskin, Abigail (March 16, 2022). "Alex Bores Plans to Tackle Politics Like He's Tackled Tech — With Results". www.ourtownny.com. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Scola, Nancy (March 6, 2026). "The Campaign to Take Down Alex Bores Is Just the Beginning". Politico. Archived from the original on March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ↑ Oreskes, Benjamin (June 6, 2026). "A.I. Companies Don't Know What to Do With Alex Bores". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- ↑ Garber, Nick (June 16, 2022). "UES 73rd District Assembly Race 2022: Alex Bores Profile". Upper East Side, NY Patch. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ↑ Blake, Wendy (March 4, 2022). "One-time Exec at Controversial Tech Giant Enters Dem Assembly Race, Wants to Use Cyber Savvy to Protect NYC". East Side Feed. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- 1 2 3 Oreskes, Benjamin (June 6, 2026). "A.I. Companies Don't Know What to Do With Alex Bores". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ Zeff, Maxwell (November 21, 2025). "A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- 1 2 McDonough, Annie (January 20, 2026). "Alex Bores' work at Palantir complicates his anti-ICE stance". City & State New York. Archived from the original on June 8, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ↑ McDonough, Annie (January 21, 2026). "Bores zeros in on Lasher". City & State NY.
- ↑ Nahmias, Laura (February 13, 2026). "NY Congressional Candidate Faced Palantir Sexual Comments Claim". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- 1 2 "Alex Bores '13". Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ↑ Mannes, John (May 23, 2017). "Merlon Intelligence raises $7.65 million in seed financing to combat money laundering". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ "New York State Assembly - District 73 Election Results". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Field, Hayden (December 12, 2025). "Parents call for New York governor to sign landmark AI safety bill". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 3, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ↑ Kramer, Marcia; Capellini, Jeff (May 17, 2026). "Alex Bores discusses his candidacy for Rep. Jerry Nadler's seat in the 12th District". CBS New York. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ Field, Hayden (December 23, 2025). "New York's landmark AI safety bill was defanged — and universities were part of the push against it". The Verge. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ↑ Lewis, Rebecca C. (December 20, 2025). "Hochul signs watered down AI regs, but lawmakers still got some wins". City & State NY. Archived from the original on April 20, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Chow, Andrew R. (August 26, 2025). "Alex Bores: The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2025". Time. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ↑ Siemaszko, Corky (May 27, 2026). "Proposed bill would tax New Yorkers who tap 'anti-weaponization' fund at 100%". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- 1 2 Hashim, Shakeel; Irwin, Veronica; Ford, Celia (June 5, 2026). "The best AI bill yet may not get far". www.transformernews.ai. Archived from the original on June 10, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ Dalban, Lauren (June 5, 2026). "New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center Moratorium". Inside Climate News. Archived from the original on June 10, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 King, Maya (October 20, 2025). "Manhattan Assemblyman Joins Primary to Succeed Nadler in Congress". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ↑ Gold, Hadas (December 10, 2025). "Pro-AI super PAC launches first candidate ads". CNN. Archived from the original on December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ↑ Goldberg, Michelle (February 23, 2026). "A Congressional Candidate Feared by the Tech Oligarchs". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- 1 2 Wimbish, Whitney Curry (June 19, 2026). "Tech Industry Defector in NY-12 Gets Boost From New Super PAC". The American Prospect. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ Irwin, Veronica (March 10, 2026). "Both sides claim the lead in AI's high-stakes midterm race". www.transformernews.ai. Archived from the original on April 10, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ Wilkins, Emily (February 19, 2026). "Dueling PACs take center stage in midterm elections over AI regulation". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ Curi, Maria (February 12, 2026). "Anthropic pours $20 million into AI policy fight". Axios. Archived from the original on May 19, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ↑ Kang, Cecilia (February 23, 2026). "Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Group Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ↑ Tiku, Nitasha; Duncan, Ian; Vynck, Gerrit De (May 23, 2026). "'It's called winning': Why a tech industry super PAC is running ads about ICE". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on May 27, 2026. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Reisman, Nick; Beeferman, Jason (February 10, 2026). "The Alex Bores Campaign's PAC Overlap". Politico. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Goldmacher, Shane; Fandos, Nicholas (May 1, 2026). "A Midterm Clash of A.I. Giants Escalates as a Tech Billionaire Jumps In". The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Gardiner, Dustin; Fernandez, Madison (May 1, 2026). "Crypto Billionaire Puts $3.5 Million Behind Alex Bores in New York". Politico. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Isaac, Mike; Schleifer, Theodore (June 18, 2026). "New Super PAC Aims to Rally Tech Workers to Help Limit A.I." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- ↑ Thomas, Grace (February 19, 2026). "Only 12% of Alex Bores' donations come from NY-12". City & State New York. Archived from the original on May 27, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (May 7, 2026). "How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I." The New Yorker. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
- ↑ Fandos, Nicholas (June 23, 2026). "Micah Lasher Wins Manhattan Primary, Defeating Kennedy Heir and Others". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Alex Bores - Assembly District 73 |Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly". nyassembly.gov. Archived from the original on March 12, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
