Kenny Burgos

Kenneth Burgos is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Burgos has represented the 85th district of the New York State Assembly, based in the southeastern Bronx, since November 2020. On July 19th, 2024, Assemblymember Burgos resigned from the Assembly for personal reasons.

Early life
Burgos and his three sisters were raised in the Bronx by a single mother. He attended the Bronx High School of Science and graduated from University at Albany, SUNY with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Burgos then began working for New York City Council Member Ruben Diaz, Sr., as a deputy chief of staff and budget director. Burgos is a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity.

Political career
In February 2020, Marcos Crespo – Assemblyman for the 85th district and chair of the Bronx County Democratic Party – announced his resignation. Burgos announced he would run for the seat and, with the backing of the Bronx County Democratic Committee, defeated William Moore 62-38% in the Democratic primary. Burgos easily won the general election in the strongly Democratic seat, and was seated on November 12, 2020.