Manny De Los Santos | |
Birth Place: | Dominican Republic |
Party: | Democratic |
Education: | University at Albany, SUNY (BA, MSW) |
State Assembly: | New York |
District: | 72nd |
Term Start: | February 17, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Carmen De La Rosa |
Residence: | New York, New York, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1979 |
Birth Name: | Manny K. De Los Santos |
Signature: | Manny De Los Santos Signature.png |
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.
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]