Marcos Crespo

Career Crespo was one of the youngest members of the New York State Legislature when first elected in 2009. His proposal to create an emergency energy backup system for the State’s health and safety infrastructure during a natural disaster was included in the 2013-2014 State Budget.

In April 2013, Crespo was appointed to the Chairmanship of the Assembly Task Force on New Americans, and in March 2015, he was appointed by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to the Chairmanship of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force and the Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. In the Assembly, Crespo authored an anti-fraud bill to protect immigrants that passed both houses of the legislature and worked to expand legal services to underserved communities outside New York City. In the Bronx, Crespo has pushed for Metro-North Railroad service that will cut commuting time into Manhattan by an hour and worked on improving traffic congestion and air quality for the neighborhoods near Hunts Point Terminal Market by building an additional ramp to the Bruckner Expressway, thereby removing hundreds of trucks from local roads. He has fought to secure the remaining funding needed to finish the last phase of the Starlight Park trail.

Crespo has also fought to remove tons of garbage trucked into the Bronx each day from Manhattan, which pollutes Bronx neighborhoods and sickens its residents with severe respiratory diseases. He has called for the building of the Ganesvoort Recycling Facility in Manhattan in order to make Manhattan residents responsible for their own garbage.

In 2015, Crespo was unanimously elected Chair of the Bronx County Democratic Committee, replacing Carl Heastie, who gave up the role when elected Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Crespo was nominated for the post by his Assembly colleague, Jeffrey Dinowitz, and the nomination was seconded by New York City Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson.

In 2020 after 11 years as a member of the New York State Assembly Marcos Crespo joined Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx where he was named Senior Vice President, Community Affairs.

Committee membership Crespo belongs to these committees. Chair, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force Member, Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Member, Committee on Cities Member, Committee on Energy Member, Committee on Environmental Conservation Member, Committee on Insurance Member, Committee on Transportation Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus Co-Chair, Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment

Election results November 2018 general election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

November 2016 general election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

September 2016 Democratic primary election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

November 2014 general election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

September 2014 Democratic primary election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

November 2012 general election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

November 2010 general election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

June 2009 special election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD