Alex Bores is a fifth-generation New Yorker who was born, raised, and lived his whole life in Manhattan. When he was elected as the representative for the​ 73rd District in 2022, he became the first Democrat elected in New York at any level with a degree in Computer Science.

Assemblymember Bores is an engineer, whose career has included helping the Department of Justice solve violent crimes in New York City, working with three Manhattan District Attorneys, and building software for local governments’ COVID relief programs to help 50,000 families keep their homes warm and their water running. He has championed bills encouraging innovation, protecting democracy, implementing licensure reform, promoting public safety, and more. ​

Alex and his wife, Darya, live on the Upper East Side.