Who Is Alex Bores? New York State Assemblymember
New York State Assemblymember and former data scientist co-authoring artificial intelligence legislation.
Alex Bores is an Assemblymember in the New York State Assembly representing District 73 and a member of the Democratic Party.
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Before entering politics, Bores worked as a data scientist and technology consultant, later co-authoring the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act) and carrying a youth AI chatbot safety bill in the New York State Assembly.
Where Alex Bores Is Now
Alex Bores serves as an Assemblymember in the New York State Assembly, where he entered the race for District 73 in March 2022 and was elected in November 2022 Wikipedia.
- Current role: Assemblymember, New York State Assembly (District 73)
- Organization: New York State Assembly
- Known for: Co-authoring the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act) and carrying a youth AI chatbot safety bill
- Recent news: Named to the 2025 Time 100 AI list and announced candidacy for New York's 12th congressional district in October 2025
Career and Education
Bores earned a bachelor's degree in industrial relations and economics from Cornell University, where he was elected to the university's board of trustees while attending Wikipedia. He also earned a master's degree in computer science with a specialization in machine learning from Georgia Tech Wikipedia. From 2008 to 2009, he served as a constituent services representative for City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin Wikipedia.
Before entering politics, Bores worked as a data scientist and technology consultant Wikipedia. He worked as a consultant for Cornerstone Research from 2013 to 2014, and joined Palantir in 2014, serving as a data scientist, project lead, enterprise lead, and U.S. government lead Wikipedia. While at Palantir, he worked with the United States Department of Justice to investigate pharmacies overprescribing opioids Wikipedia. Bores left Palantir in 2019, stating that he disagreed with its decision to renew its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Wikipedia.
From 2019 to 2020, Bores served as head of the commercial division and acting general manager of Merlon Intelligence Wikipedia. From 2020 to 2022, he served as the head of customer success and president of transportation practice at Promise Wikipedia.
Legislative Work on Technology and AI
In the state legislature, Bores co-authored the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act) Wikipedia. Along with State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, Bores carried a youth AI chatbot safety bill in the New York State Assembly.
Bores co-sponsored a bill in the New York state legislature to impose a one-year moratorium on new data centers Wikipedia. He also co-sponsored a biosecurity bill passed by the New York legislature requiring pathogen screening for artificial gene synthesis Wikipedia.
Recent News and Congressional Campaign
Time cited Bores's role in co-sponsoring the RAISE Act when naming him to its 2025 Time 100 AI list Wikipedia.
In October 2025, Bores announced his candidacy for New York's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives Wikipedia. In May 2026, Bores began working on a bill titled the Anti-Insurrectionist Act Wikipedia.
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