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New York State Assembly District 72
University at Albany (SUNY)—Bachelor's Degree in Psychology; Master's Degree in Social Work
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Manny De Los Santos is a Democratic New York State Assemblymember for District 72 who was raised in Northern Manhattan and attended public schools. Before serving in the Assembly, he worked for 13 years as a social worker and community school director in New York City public schools, helping students and families address academic challenges, homelessness, and substance abuse. He has also been active in community organizations including the Neighborhood Advisory Board and Community Board 12, and has organized voter-engagement, housing, immigration, and community-support efforts.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Banks · Committee on Education · Committee on Mental Health · Committee on Small Business · Committee on Social Services · Committee on Transportation · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Task Force on New Americans · Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Manny De Los Santos's healthcare record emphasizes public-health preparedness, Medicaid/home-and-community-based care access, patient privacy and consent, safe access to hospitals for immigrants, and support for nurses' staffing/workplace protections. As the sitting Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 72, his healthcare positions are chiefly reflected in sponsored and co-sponsored state legislation.
Specific Actions & Proposals
De Los Santos stated support for nurses on a picket line, saying their fight for safe staffing, workplace protections, and fair contracts is a fight for patients and for a healthcare system that respects nurses and protects patients.
SourceManny De Los Santos emphasizes protecting retail workers and small businesses, pairing public-safety measures with economic security for local employers and employees. His economy-and-jobs record includes sponsoring or co-sponsoring measures on retail-worker protections, small-business crime prevention, wage-payment integrity, and small-business assistance/compliance support.
Manny De Los Santos supports pro-immigrant policies, describing a commitment to stand with immigrant communities in Assembly District 72 and backing measures to protect immigrants from detention/deportation pipelines, improve access to legal counsel, expand language access, and allow access to licenses and public benefits regardless of immigration status.
Manny De Los Santos supports ending reliance on fossil fuels to protect the environment and public health, and his legislative record includes co-sponsoring climate liability, climate education, energy transition, and climate-equity measures. He has also sponsored enacted lithium-ion battery safety legislation tied to e-bikes and micromobility devices.
Manny De Los Santos emphasizes increased public-school funding, smaller class sizes, and student supports, drawing on his background as a former New York City public-school social worker and community school director. His education record includes sponsoring school-facility, class-size, trauma-informed care, and healthy-relationships curriculum measures, and supporting budget investments in public schools, school meals, community schools, SUNY/CUNY, libraries, and education-equity programs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Supported and sponsored Assembly legislation requiring New York City schools to make meaningful progress toward smaller class sizes with grade-level targets and annual reporting.
SourceReported support for state budget education investments including $37.6 billion for public schools, $26.4 billion in Foundation Aid, free school meals, community schools funding, SUNY/CUNY support, and library aid.
SourceManny De Los Santos frames public safety as a priority for Assembly District 72, emphasizing safer communities through both enforcement-oriented protections and prevention strategies. His public-safety record includes sponsoring retail-worker assault protections, supporting gun-violence prevention coordination, and backing fire-safety measures for lithium-ion batteries and micromobility devices.
Specific Actions & Proposals
De Los Santos supported budget measures investing in retail theft teams, security tax credits, aggregation of stolen-goods values, restrictions on third-party sales of stolen goods, and felony treatment for assaults on retail workers.
SourceDe Los Santos supported coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies while also calling for community-level prevention strategies to reduce violent crime.
SourceBallotpedia News
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2022/02/22/nikki-lucas-and-manny-de-los-santos-win-new-york-state-assembly-special-elections/Fetched: office confirmation
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=072Fetched: biography, education, location, background
New York State Assembly Committee Membership
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=072&sh=commFetched: committees
The Civic Stoop
https://civicstoop.org/explore?id=person%3Aassembly%3A72Fetched: votingRecord, campaignFinance
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/manny-de-los-santosFetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA Contributors
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/manny-de-los-santos/contributorsFetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_72/45801/564Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide candidate page
https://bluevoterguide.org/NY/candidate_Manny_De_Los_Santos/36085Fetched: endorsements
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10186Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A11569&leg_video=1&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Text
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Text=Y&bn=A7859&sh=printbill&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A00860&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Newsletter
https://nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/072/pdfs/20260122_0116570.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Manny De Los Santos member page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=072Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Retail Protection Initiatives Signed into Law
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/story/110378Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A2301 bill PDF
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2301Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A2222A Wage Payment Integrity Act
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2222/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A2364 Small Business Compliance Guide
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A2364Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A4696 Assistance for Certain Small Businesses
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4696Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Manny De Los Santos
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/welcome/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Sponsored Legislation - Manny De Los Santos
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A7859
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7859Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A4875
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4875Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A270
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A270Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A4181
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4181Fetched: issuePositions
LegiScan - New York Assembly Bill 675
https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/A00675/2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=072&sh=conFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A72
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A72Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4876
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4876Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A11645
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11645Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6263
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6263Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on lithium-ion battery safety bill
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/story/111507Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member directory
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Manny-De-Los-SantosFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation: A2717
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2717Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation: A7453
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7453Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation: A10167
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10167Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Speaker press release
https://assembly.state.ny.us/Press/?sec=story&story=102252Fetched: issuePositions
Manny De Los Santos Reports to the People Spring 2025
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/write/upload/member_files/072/pdfs/20250528_0114138.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Manny-De-Los-SantosFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Retail Protection Initiatives Signed into Law
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/story/110378Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Retail Establishments Safety Press Conference
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/story/105650Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A2084
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2084Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill Signed into Law
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Manny-De-Los-Santos/story/111507Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - BPHA Legislative Caucus Gun Violence Statement
https://www.nyassembly.gov/comm/?id=58&sec=story&story=111973Fetched: issuePositions