Alex Bores, a New York state Assembly member who is running for an open House seat, has made artificial intelligence regulation the central pillar of his campaign.
On Tuesday, the results of the close Democratic primary he’s running in may help to answer one of the biggest outstanding questions of the 2026 midterm elections: Just how salient is this issue among voters? Since it’s being asked in a deep-blue Manhattan district, the outcome could end up shaping the Democratic brand for years to come.
“My hope is that the lesson that people learn on Tuesday is that standing with Americans … and advocating for strong regulation, even in spite of all of that money, is the winning electoral strategy,” Bores, who sponsored one of the first AI safety laws in the country, told NOTUS.