Manny K. De Los Santos (born January 30, 1979) is an American politician and social worker serving as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 72nd district. He assumed office on February 17, 2022.
Manny De Los Santos | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 72nd district | |
Assumed office February 17, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Carmen De La Rosa |
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Born | Manny K. De Los Santos January 30, 1979 Dominican Republic |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | New York, New York, U.S. |
Education | University at Albany, SUNY (BA, MSW) |
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Website | Official website |
De Los Santos was born in the Dominican Republic and was raised in Washington Heights, Manhattan. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a Master of Social Work from the University at Albany, SUNY.[1]
De Los Santos began his career working for the Children's Aid Society as a school social worker. From 2011 to 2018, he was a social worker for Counseling in Schools. In 2018, he was the campaign manager for Congressman Adriano Espaillat's re-election campaign. He was also the assistant vice president of the Hamilton Campaign Network. From 2019 to 2022, he worked as vice president of MirRam Group for government relations.[2] De Los Santos was elected to the New York State Assembly in a February 2022 special election.[3][4]