Alex Bores

Alex Bores was born in New York, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 2013 and a graduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2020.

His career experience includes working as an engineer.[1]

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Campaign websiteBores' campaign website stated the following:A New York We Can AffordFamilies are getting nickel-and-dimed at every turn, and Trump and his MAGA agenda continue to hurt our pocketbooks. While childcare and education costs skyrocket, the failure of leadership in DC has meant New York families are being forced to pay more while receiving less.Alex knows this struggle personally. Raised in a proud union household in Manhattan, he is now raising his own family in this district, where he sees every day that for too many, the dream of a middle-class life in New York is slipping out of reach. He is running for Congress to bring that promise back to the city and is committed to working every day to make New York affordable again for families.In Albany, Alex has already delivered real relief by tackling the costs that eat away at family budgets. Using his background as an engineer to find and fix bureaucratic loopholes, he passed legislation to prohibit insurance companies from charging hidden fees, and cracked down on predatory "junk fees," "zombie" subscriptions, and the reservation-scalping bots that exploit consumers. To lower monthly bills, he fought to cap utility rate increases and bring more affordable solar energy online to modernize our grid. And because no child should go hungry, he has been a champion for universal school meals, ensuring every student has access to breakfast and lunch regardless of their family’s income.Alex’s Plan to Lower Costs for New Yorkers:Protect and Invest In Our Infrastructure: Trump has repeatedly singled out Manhattan for political attacks, threatening the Gateway Tunnel, the Penn Station Redevelopment, and the Second Avenue Subway. Alex will fight this political agenda by introducing legislation to "Trump-proof" these projects, creating permanent funding streams that cannot be frozen by executive or agency interference. Recognizing that New York consistently sends more in federal taxes to DC than it receives back, Alex will fight to protect New York's middle class from being the nation’s piggy bank by advocating for a cost-of-living exemption that adjusts federal tax brackets to match the actual expenses of living in a donor state and for our fair share of taxes to fund our local infrastructure. This will ensure our tax dollars stay here to modernize Amtrak for faster, cheaper travel and to rebuild the transit hubs our economy depends on.Fight the Trump Tariffs: Trump’s tariffs have acted as a massive tax on New Yorkers, driving up the cost of everything from groceries to electronics. Alex will not only fight to immediately roll back these policy failures, but will also introduce legislation to provide a direct federal tax refund to the New York families and small businesses that were forced to foot the bill. Lower Insurance Premiums: As climate change drives more frequent natural disasters, insurance premiums for New York families have drastically increased. One of the causes is skyrocketing rates for reinsurance – insurance for insurance companies – because they are exposed to climate risks everywhere and their models can no longer reliably predict potential harm. Alex will fight for a national parametric reinsurance stabilization fund, reducing uncertainty and lowering New Yorkers’ premiums. Fix Our Tax Code: For too long, the tax code has been written by and for the ultra-wealthy. He will advocate for increased funding for the IRS specifically to modernize technology and hire the specialized auditors needed to crack down on high-level tax cheats, which will bring in hundreds of billions in lost revenue. Alex is committed to using those gains to alleviate the tax burden on low- and middle-income New Yorkers by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit to provide direct relief to families. Building on his success in the State Assembly, where he secured free tax filing for New Yorkers, he will fight to secure a free federal filing option for all.Make It Easier to Raise Children: Raising a family shouldn't be a luxury, but for too many in our district, it’s becoming one. With a newborn at home, Alex knows just how critical government support is for parents. While other developed nations treat early childhood as a national priority, the United States remains an outlier, forcing parents to choose between their paycheck and their newborn. In Congress, Alex will fight to ensure every parent has at least six months of protected, paid time to be with their child. Building on his work in Albany, he will lead the push to permanently expand the federal Child Tax Credit—sending monthly checks directly to families to help cover the cost of diapers, groceries, and rent. He will champion the Child Care for Working Families Act to cap family childcare costs at seven percent of income and increase childcare worker wages to reflect the critical importance of their work. Alex believes childcare is infrastructure — just as essential to our economy as roads and bridges — and will fight to fund new childcare facility construction using the same federal mechanisms we use to build transit and housing.End Junk Fees: Americans are tired of seeing one price at the start of a transaction and another at checkout. Alex will take his successes in the State Assembly to the national level to outlaw "resort" or "destination" fees on hotel rooms and "convenience" or "processing" fees on concert and sporting event tickets. He will champion efforts to require every company to show the total cost upfront—including all mandatory taxes and surcharges—so the price you see is the price you actually pay. By targeting these hidden markups, Alex will put billions of dollars back into the pockets of working families.A Place New Yorkers Can Call HomeNew Yorkers are being priced out of the neighborhoods they grew up in. For too many, the city they love is becoming a place they can no longer afford and can call home. Housing supply hasn’t kept up with demand, and for decades, federal policy has failed to meet the scale of this crisis.Alex believes that housing is a human right. As a lifelong New Yorker, he has seen firsthand how a lack of affordable options tears the fabric of our communities. Alex is committed to building significantly more housing—it can happen by fixing how the government operates. He’s not just calling for more units; he’s calling for a smarter, faster system. That means leveraging federal land, stripping away the red tape that delays construction, and fixing the flawed math that locks working New Yorkers out of "affordable" homes. His goal is simple: if you work hard, you should be able to build a life and live in this city.Alex’s Plan for Housing:Declare a National Housing Emergency: Alex recognizes this crisis for exactly what it is: an emergency killing the American Dream. He supports declaring a national housing emergency and utilizing the Defense Production Act to streamline the supply chain for building materials. This will allow us to build where the need is greatest while maintaining the strongest possible protections for the workers who build our city.Fix "Affordability" Math: Outdated systems have broken the definition of who qualifies for affordable housing. Alex will use his data expertise to lead the fight to reform Area Median Income (AMI) calculations. He will ensure that "low-income" housing is based on actual NYC wages, not skewed by structural errors in HUD’s formula that currently make "affordable" units too expensive for the very people who need them.Housing Supply: The Faircloth Amendment effectively froze the amount of public housing the government could build at 1999 levels. Alex will work to repeal this relic of the ‘90s and explore using underutilized federal land for residential development, ensuring the government can once again partner in creating homes.Fast-Track Construction: We cannot solve a 21st-century housing crisis with mid-20th-century bureaucracy. Alex will pass legislation to modernize NEPA and environmental reviews, preventing malicious litigation from stalling affordable and transit-oriented housing projects. He believes we can protect our environment without letting red tape stop us from building the homes New Yorkers desperately need.Fully Fund and Fix Our NYCHA Developments: The public housing developments within our district are home to thousands of our neighbors, yet they have been left to crumble due to decades of federal disinvestment. Alex knows that affordable housing starts with protecting the housing we already have. In Congress, he will lead the charge to secure the billions in federal capital funding needed to clear the NYCHA repair backlog—fixing leaky roofs, replacing broken elevators, and eradicating mold. Working with those developments, Alex will fight to treat public housing as critical infrastructure, ensuring that NYCHA residents live in the dignity and safety they deserve.End Land Speculation: In Albany, Alex carries legislation to increase taxes on land held purely for speculation. When land sits empty in the densest city in America, serving only as a tax haven, everyone loses. In Congress, he will ensure federal tax incentives align so that land is either used by its owner for housing and business or sold to someone who will put it to work for the community.Protect Our Renters: Renters are the heartbeat of New York City, yet they are often the most vulnerable. In Congress, he will fight to pass legislation to stop predatory rent-gouging and provide federal tax credits specifically for rent-burdened households. For Alex, renter protection is about ensuring the New Yorkers who power our economy can actually afford to live in the city.A Democracy That Works for New YorkersTrust in government is collapsing because the system is rigged by insiders who leverage their power to enrich themselves while New York families pay the price. Members of Congress trade stocks on non-public information, dark money floods our elections, and a MAGA-captured Supreme Court operates without the basic accountability we expect from any local official.Alex is raising his family right here in Manhattan, and he knows that when the "swamp" in Washington wins, our neighborhoods lose. Alex has built a career out of finding vulnerabilities in broken systems and fixing them—and right now, Washington is a broken system. In the State Assembly, he led the charge to protect our elections from AI deepfakes and passed the RIOT Act to ensure those who attack our democracy are held accountable. Now, he’s running for Congress to actually drain the swamp of special interests, bring true transparency to government, and serve as a firewall against the attacks of Trumpism and the MAGA agenda.Alex’s Plan to Restore Public Trust and Defend Our Democracy:Ban Congressional Stock Trading and Insider Betting: Public service is a responsibility, not a get-rich-quick scheme. Members of Congress are privy to sensitive information that moves markets. Alex will fight to ban members and their spouses from trading individual stocks or betting on prediction markets. He also supports a strict ban on any outside income for the President to ensure the Oval Office is never for sale.Overturn Citizens United and Eliminate Dark Money: Corporate influence has given the ultra-wealthy a stranglehold on our politics. Leading by example, Alex rejects corporate PAC money. He supports a constitutional amendment to outlaw super PACs and end the era of untraceable "dark money" that allows billionaires to drown out the voices of everyday New Yorkers.Defend Our Courts: Our highest court has been captured by a partisan, out-of-touch MAGA ideology and is completely shielded from accountability. Alex supports 18-year term limits and a strictly enforceable code of professional ethics for Supreme Court Justices. No one, especially those deciding our fundamental rights, should be above the law.Investigate Trump’s Backroom Deals: Trump has brought a blatant pay-to-play culture back to Washington. Alex will use Congress’s oversight power to launch aggressive investigations into the sweetheart deals and policy favors granted to big businesses in exchange for their visible support, campaign cash, or ballrooms. He is ready to shine a light on corruption and hold the Trump Administration accountable.Protect the Right to Vote: When MAGA Republicans can’t win on the merits, they try to silence the voters. Building on his work in Albany to expand voter access, Alex will fight to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to strike down racist gerrymandering and stop voter suppression tactics in their tracks. He will also push to make Election Day a federal holiday, ensuring that no New Yorker has to choose between their paycheck and their civic duty.Restore the Rule of Law and Hold the Administration Accountable: The Trump Administration’s systematic politicization of the Department of Justice is a direct threat to the rule of law. Alex will fight to pass legislation restoring DOJ independence and create statutory protections for Inspectors General to prevent the President from firing watchdogs who investigate his administration.End Corruption around Pardons: Alex supports a constitutional amendment that restricts the President’s pardon power: Presidents should not be able to pardon themselves, their family, or their staff.Launch a Civic Tech Corps: Our government’s technology is decades behind the private sector, and the result is broken websites, failed systems, and services that don’t reach the people who need them. Alex will fight to create a paid federal fellowship program — a Civic Tech Corps — for young Americans aged 18 to 25 to serve as election security specialists, government technology modernizers, and digital literacy educators in communities across the country. This is national service for the digital age: meaningful work, real skills, and a pipeline of talent to make government actually function in the 21st century.Protecting New Yorkers from Gun ViolenceGun violence is a public health crisis, and it demands the same data-driven, evidence-based response we would bring to any other epidemic. While New York has some of the strongest gun laws in the country, federal inaction means that firearms continue to flood into our city from states with weaker protections. Alex will build on his work passing gun bills in Albany to fight for commonsense gun safety measures that the overwhelming majority of Americans — including responsible gun owners — support.Alex’s Plan for Gun Safety:Pass Universal Background Checks and Ban Assault Weapons: There is no legitimate reason for weapons of war to be on our streets. Alex will fight to reinstate and strengthen the federal assault weapons ban, pass universal background checks for all firearm sales — including private sales and gun shows — and close the dangerous loopholes that allow firearms to end up in the wrong hands.Enact a National Red Flag Law: When someone poses an imminent danger to themselves or others, law enforcement and families should have the legal tools to temporarily remove firearms from the situation. Alex will fight to pass federal Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation, modeled on the laws that have already saved lives in states that have enacted them.Fund Gun Violence Research and Community-Based Prevention: For decades, Congress blocked the CDC from even studying gun violence as a public health issue. Alex will fight to fully fund gun violence research and invest in evidence-based community violence intervention programs that address the root causes of gun violence in our most affected neighborhoods.A Healthy New YorkAmericans pay more for healthcare than any other country in the world, yet millions are forced to navigate a broken, bureaucratic system just to get basic care. For Alex, this fight is deeply personal. When his mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), it was the strong, hard-fought healthcare coverage provided by her union that allowed her to manage the disease without bankrupting their family. That experience taught Alex a fundamental truth: getting life-saving care shouldn't depend on luck, and it shouldn't be tied to a specific employer.Alex knows our current system is bogged down by predatory middlemen and outdated technology that puts corporate profits over patient health. In the State Assembly, he fought to ban hidden hospital facility fees and championed legislation to guarantee access to reproductive care on college campuses. Now, with the Trump Administration actively attacking reproductive freedoms and gutting critical scientific research, Alex is running for Congress to ensure that every New Yorker has the high-quality care they deserve.Alex’s Plan for a Healthier New York:Pass Medicare for All: As Alex's own family knows, tying health insurance to employment leaves millions of Americans vulnerable to losing their coverage exactly when they need it most. Alex believes healthcare is a human right. Building on his work co-sponsoring the New York Health Act in Albany, he will fight to implement a universal, single-payer healthcare system just as nearly every other developed nation has successfully done.Slash Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical companies and insurance middlemen deliberately inflate drug prices, making basic necessities unaffordable. As he has done with other industries, Alex will take on the pharmaceutical lobby by expanding the power of Medicare and Medicaid to negotiate lower drug prices across the board. He will facilitate the safe importation of cheaper drugs to increase competition and, just as he advocated for in New York, he will fight to cap the out-of-pocket costs for essential, life-saving medications like insulin.Protect Reproductive Freedom: With reproductive rights under relentless attack by the Trump Administration and MAGA extremists in Congress, Alex will fight to protect reproductive freedom. Building on his legislation in Albany that mandated abortion medication access on public college campuses, Alex will fight to pass federal legislation codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade, establishing an ironclad right to abortion, contraception and IVF, and restoring vital funding to institutions like Planned Parenthood. He will also vote to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which blocks federal funding for abortion care.Restore NIH Funding: Trump’s anti-science agenda is actively harming America’s ability to fight and cure diseases. Alex will fight to fully reverse the Trump Administration's disastrous cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure America remains the global leader in biotech and vaccine research.A World-Class Education for Every New YorkerAlex is a product of New York City public schools. From P.S. 6 on the Upper East Side to Wagner Middle School to Hunter High School, the classrooms and teachers of this city shaped who he is today. It was a public school education that gave a kid from Manhattan the foundation to earn degrees from Cornell and Georgia Tech, build a career in technology, and ultimately serve in the State Assembly. Alex is running for Congress to make sure every child in this district — and in this country — has that same shot.Right now, that promise is under direct attack. The Trump Administration and its allies are waging a war on public education, pushing to divert billions in taxpayer dollars to private school vouchers while slashing funding for the classrooms that serve 90% of American children. DOGE is threatening Head Start programs that serve our youngest learners, and Trump is weaponizing federal funding to bully our world-class universities into silence. Alex will be a firewall against these attacks and a champion for the teachers, students, and families who make our schools great.Alex’s Plan to Defend and Strengthen Public Education:Invest in Our Teachers: Great schools start with great teachers, and great teachers deserve to be paid like the professionals they are. Alex will fight to pass federal legislation to increase teacher compensation, expand student loan forgiveness for educators who commit to public schools, and fund programs that recruit and retain diverse, highly qualified teachers in our classrooms. In a city where the cost of living makes it nearly impossible for teachers to live in the communities they serve, this is both a moral imperative and an economic one.Protect Our Universities from Political Retaliation: New York’s world-class research universities are economic engines and intellectual treasures. The Trump Administration’s threats to strip federal funding from universities are an attack on academic freedom and scientific progress. Alex will fight to pass legislation prohibiting the retaliatory withholding of federal research grants and financial aid and will champion robust federal investment in higher education and basic research.Make College Affordable: No student should graduate buried under a mountain of debt. Alex will fight to protect and expand income-driven repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness, double the Pell Grant, and work toward making public college tuition-free for families earning under $125,000. Building on his work to secure free tax filing for New Yorkers, he will push to simplify the FAFSA and eliminate bureaucratic barriers that keep low-income students from accessing the aid they’ve earned.A New York That Protects and Welcomes ImmigrantsNew York City was built by immigrants, but right now, the Trump Administration is weaponizing the federal government to wage a cruel, expensive, and chaotic war on our communities. Billions of taxpayer dollars are being poured into a militarized deportation machine, while our immigration courts are deliberately starved of resources and due process is dismantled.Alex knows that a system this broken needs a complete reboot. As a tech leader who understands that New York’s economic engine runs on both immigrant labor and global talent, Alex is running to overhaul our immigration system. He will fight to abolish ICE, hold the Trump Administration accountable for its gross abuses of power, and build a humane, orderly process that honors our values and keeps America at the forefront of global innovation.Alex’s Plan for Humane & Fair Immigration:Hold the Administration Accountable and Abolish ICE: ICE has become a lawless, paramilitary force that operates with impunity, spending billions to terrorize communities rather than protect Americans. As a computer scientist, Alex understands how this modern deportation machine is using technology to target communities. He is proud to stand with the tech workers pushing back against their own corporate bosses to stop this surveillance state. In Congress, Alex will work to abolish ICE entirely, end the federal government's reliance on invasive tracking tech, and ensure that agents who violate civil liberties are federally prosecuted. Until ICE is dismantled, Alex will fight to ban authoritarian tactics like the masking of federal agents and the use of "Kavanaugh Stops," which allow agents to illegally profile and detain New Yorkers based simply on the language they speak or where they work.Fund Our Immigration Court Systems: The current immigration court system is hopelessly backlogged, forcing asylum seekers to navigate what experts call "death penalty cases in a traffic court setting." For many, a lost case means returning to a country where their lives are in danger. Alex will use his legislative experience to cut through the red tape and properly fund our immigration courts to clear the backlog, end the chaotic waits, and permanently terminate the inhumane "Remain in Mexico" policy. He will sponsor legislation to guarantee the right to counsel for asylum seekers and aggressively block Trump’s attempts to purge independent immigration judges who refuse to bend to his political agenda.Secure a Pathway to Citizenship: Alex believes that immigrants who contribute to our economy and our communities deserve a fair shot at the American dream. He fully supports a framework that offers a clear, achievable pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and ironclad, permanent protections for DREAMers who know no other home than the United States.Reform H-1B Visas to Protect American Innovation: New York’s academic, medical and tech sectors and startup economy rely on attracting the brightest minds from across the globe. But Trump’s reactionary immigration policies including a crippling $100,000 "Trump tax" on H-1B visas are pricing American startups out of the global talent market. Alex will fight to reform the H-1B process and eliminate this innovation-killing tax, ensuring that the United States remains the ultimate destination for the world’s top professors, doctors, engineers, founders, and creators.An America That Leads Again on the World StageFor decades, American leadership on the world stage has been built on strong alliances, credible deterrence, and a commitment to democratic values. The Trump Administration is systematically dismantling all three — alienating NATO allies, emboldening authoritarian regimes, and replacing principled diplomacy with transactional chaos. At a moment when the threats we face are more complex than ever — from AI-enabled weapons to nuclear proliferation to a rising China — America cannot afford a foreign policy driven by personal grievances and backroom deals.Alex understands that 21st-century national security requires leaders who grasp how emerging technologies are reshaping the global balance of power. As the only candidate in the race who has held a Top Secret security clearance, Alex brings a unique perspective to the national security challenges that most members of Congress are not equipped to address. He will fight to restore American credibility, strengthen our alliances, and ensure that the United States leads the world in setting the rules for the technologies that will define this century.Alex’s Plan for American Leadership:Restore and Strengthen Our Alliances: The Trump Administration’s reckless antagonism toward NATO, the EU, and our Pacific allies has handed a strategic gift to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Alex will fight to codify alliance commitments into law so that no single President can unilaterally withdraw from NATO or abandon treaty obligations. He will push to fully fund our diplomatic corps and restore the State Department’s capacity that has been gutted under this administration.Hold Russia Accountable and Stand with Ukraine: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an assault on the democratic order that protects all free nations. Alex supports continued military and economic aid to Ukraine and aggressive enforcement of sanctions against Russia. He opposes any deal that rewards territorial aggression and will fight to ensure that American support for Ukraine is not traded away as a political bargaining chip.Lead on International AI and Emerging Technology Governance: No other candidate in this race can credibly lead on what may be the most consequential national security challenge of our time: the race to govern artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, and cyber warfare. Alex will push for international frameworks to ban fully autonomous lethal weapons systems, establish norms for responsible AI deployment in military contexts, and prevent an uncontrolled AI arms race with China and Russia. His background writing the RAISE Act gives him the technical credibility to lead where others can only follow.Address the China Challenge Through Strength and Competition: America’s relationship with China requires strategic clarity, not reckless tariffs that punish American consumers. Alex will support a comprehensive approach: investing in domestic manufacturing and semiconductor production, protecting intellectual property, maintaining freedom of navigation in the Pacific, and standing firm on human rights while keeping diplomatic channels open to prevent catastrophic miscalculation.Support a Two-State Solution: Alex believes in Israel’s right to exist in peace and security, and he believes the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and dignity. He supports a two-state solution as the only path to lasting peace and will oppose efforts by any party to foreclose that possibility.Support Our Veterans: Those who served our country deserve a government that keeps its promises. Alex has worked with the VA and seen the challenges from the inside. He will fight to fully fund the VA, expand mental health services for veterans, protect veterans’ healthcare from privatization, and ensure that the post-9/11 GI Bill provides the educational opportunities our service members were promised. He will oppose any effort to cut veterans’ benefits to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy.Safeguards for Artificial Intelligence to Protect New YorkersArtificial intelligence is transforming America at lightning speed, but DC is completely asleep at the wheel. We need leaders who actually understand the technology well enough to set the rules of the road. The danger we face isn't innovation itself, but a dangerous vacuum of leadership on and understanding of this technology in Congress.As a computer engineer, Alex doesn't just talk about tech policy; he writes it. In the State Assembly, he successfully passed the strongest