Marcos Crespo

Marcos A. Crespo (born July 29, 1980) is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 85th Assembly District, which includes the Soundview, Clason Point, Longwood, and Hunts Point sections of the South Bronx.

Born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Crespo and his family moved to New York City when he was a young child. Crespo also spent some time in Lima, Peru, in his young years, thus shaping Crespo's views about the conditions of other countries.

He enrolled in John Jay College in 1996, pursuing a degree in government studies. In 2003, he participated in the State Assembly's internship program, where he was assigned to work with Assemblyman Rubén Díaz, Jr. Crespo earned his B.A. degree in 2004, after which he got a position as assistant to New York State Senator Rubén Díaz, Sr.

Crespo was first elected to the State Assembly in a June 2009 special election to replace Rubén Díaz Jr., who became Bronx Borough President in 2009.

Extended Bio

Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, on July 29, 1980, one of four children of Ivette Fontanez and Alberto Crespo. At a young age, Marcos moved with his family to New York City, where he began his elementary studies in the New York City Public Schools System. Marcos would also spend three years living in Lima, Perú, where he completed his fourth and fifth grade studies while attending Santa Tersesita. He returned to Puerto Rico with his younger sister and his mother and completed High School at Carmen Bozello de Huyke High School, but soon thereafter, returned to New York to live with his father. His time living in Peru, Puerto Rico and New York allowed Marcos to broaden his views about the living conditions of people in other parts of the world.

Crespo's hard work and outcome proven approach has allowed him to quickly move into a leadership positions. In April 2013 he was appointed to the Chairmanship of the Assembly Task Force on New Americans. In his new post he has moved diligently to address major issues facing the 4.3 million immigrants that call New York their home by holding statewide forums on health and education issues to help improve the lives of tens of thousands of our fellow residents. Assemblyman Crespo has used his Chairmanship to highlight the enormous contributions of immigrants to New York Immigrants are responsible for $229 billion in economic activity in New York State and comprise 27.3 percent of our labor force. He authored and both houses of the legislature passed the most comprehensive anti-fraud measure to protect immigrants in over 50 years. He has translated his personal experiences and international travel into a dynamic list of legislative priorities that are focused on community and economic development based on social justice principles.

In March 2015, he was appointed by Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie to the Chairmanship of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force and the Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Both are tremendously important government entities with far-reaching policy influence.Assemblyman Crespo diligently focused on the chart-topping high rates of Latino child and elderly poverty rates throughout the New York, issued two reports on the problem and jointly with his three other Assembly Committees began the planning process for state-wide hearing to examine the problem and identify tangible solutions. In major Upstate cities, Latino child poverty rates is closing in on 60% and in September 2015 the federal government ranked Syracuse, New York as the number one city in the nation with the highest concentration of Latino poverty overall.

Chairman Crespo also worked diligently to restore budget cuts to education, housing, health and legal services and was successful in expanding legal services to undeserved communities outside New York City. His work on improving college retention and graduation rates for Latino youth and improving diversity of college professional staff yielded excellent results as the State University of New York announced major diversity policy changes. They incorporated Assemblyman Crespo’s concerns and were adopted by the SUNY Board of Trustees in September 10, 2015. The extensive new policies on diversity will place a chief diversity officer (CDO) on each of the 64 SUNY campuses, gives the CDO direct access and reporting requirements to campus presidents, requires the CDO have input into student success, retention and graduation improvement plans, is involved in campus human resource decisions to improve diversity in hiring of staff and faculty and requires annual reporting by each CDO and each campus president on diversity goals. This will allow the Task Force to monitor progress or need for more action. Assemblyman Crespo will outline in late 2015 the anti-poverty policy priorities of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task force to counter the proliferation of poverty in New York.

In addition to his statewide official responsibilities, he has worked to ensure that the Bronx finally has Metro North train service that will cut commuting time into Manhattan by an hour for working families. He has diligently 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 to improve open space option for Bronx residents. In addition, he has taken on powerful foes in his work to remove tons of garbage trucked into the Bronx each day from Manhattan. This process pollutes Bronx neighborhoods and sickens its residents with severe respiratory diseases. He is one of the strongest voices in State government calling for the building of the Ganesvoort Recycling Facility in Manhattan. This will tremendously improve living conditions for Bronx residents and make Manhattan residents responsible for their own garbage.

He is one of the youngest members of the New York State Legislature and in his relatively short 4.5 years as a State legislator, Crespo has authored major pieces of legislation now law. His proposal to create an emergency energy backup system for the State’s critical state health and safety infrastructure during a natural disaster was included in the 2013-2014 State Budget. The new law will begin the process of rolling out micro-grid technology to ensure hospitals, nursing homes, police headquarters, water and sewage treatment plants stay operational in case of a natural or man-made disaster. Super Storm Sandy proved how vulnerable New Yorker's, especially children and the informed elderly are to power loss that can put their lives in danger. His hard work has produced major new laws to: protect children from carbon monoxide poisoning; increase protection for victims of domestic violence; reduce underage drinking and youth gambling addiction, increase State and nonprofit organizations ability to respond to natural disasters; expand anti-obesity and wellness programs administered through the Department of Health; increase access by landlords to small loans to improve substandard housing conditions in their rental units, implementation of new technologies to increase energy monitoring efficiencies. Most recently, he has authored a new law to incorporate youth financial literacy training in the Summer Jobs program, authorizes insurance companies to offer rate discounts for homeowners who actively make their homes or property more resistant to natural disasters, provide tax incentives to families looking to adopt children in Foster Care, and to combat rising rates of obesity and asthma a new law he authored will require the NYS Department of Health to focus on these two chronic diseases via all its public health programs. He is a prolific bill drafter with dozens of bills passing one or both houses of the legislature during his tenure.

Marcos is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is married and has two young daughters.

Committee Membership

· 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

Sponsored Legislation

A01606	Relates to the crime of aggravated murder involving certain business owners
A05568	Increases the severity of larceny offenses when the property stolen is one or more controlled substances
A05976	Relates to establishing the school energy efficiency program
A05980	Requires a study and report on banking products and services offered in low income communities
A05982	Prohibits employers from seeking salary history from prospective employees
A05983	Establishes the cellular telephone service consumer's option act
A05987	Allocates certain tax revenue to the tobacco use prevention and control program fund
A05991	Relates to establishing the School Energy Efficiency Collaborative Act of 2015
A06096	Relates to authorizing the issuance of distinctive "Explore the Cosmos New York" license plate
A06165	Relates to permanent total disability for purposes of workers' compensation
A06471	Requires a plan for the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in elementary and secondary school buildings
A06472	Relates to special apportionments and grants-in-aid to school districts
A06504	Authorizes schools to screen for childhood obesity as part of their health services
A06505	Enacts comprehensive provisions to curtail the incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases
A06506	Provides for respiratory disease and obesity managements
A06511	Provides for all school buses to be equipped with on-board video cameras; for policies and procedures relating to their use; and for financing their installation
A06512	Establishes the nuclear power plant preparedness plans study
A06517	Creates computer sex crimes against children
A06518	Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within office for the prevention of domestic violence to study, report on and make recommendations on such violence
A06522	Relates to intermediate side reflex reflectors or intermediate side marker lamps on motorcycles
A06538	Creates a jobs development incentive income tax credit available to employers who employ individuals previously receiving unemployment
A06540	Establishes a pilot project for the placement of inmates close to home
A06541	Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects
A06542	Establishes the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone and including daycare facilities within the definitition of a school zone
A06543	Relates to municipalities or community boards presenting oral testimony
A06544	Creates a small business electric energy tax credit
A06545	Establishes a cause of action for damages against a person who attempts or performs a sex selective abortion
A06546	Establishes the New York office of natural resource revenue
A06547	Relates to eliminating certain utility surcharges for certain residential customers
A06548	Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act"
A06549	Requires lenders, assignees and mortgage loan servicers to submit an affidavit to the court prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings
A06555	Enacts the senior anti-violence and enforcement act
A06567	Requires orders of protection to be served upon the attorney representing the respondent
A06571	Tax credit for the purchase of voltage regulation technology
A06572	Creates the temporary state commission on the use of excessive force by law enforcement; appropriation
A06573	Requires banking institutions to accept the identification cards issued by consulate generals and approved by NYS Dept. of Financial Services
A06575	Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system
A06584	Requires participation in a training refresher course in tactical communications and cultural and community awareness by officers of the New York City police force
A06586	Relates to clarifying definitions of "illegal money transmission" and "money laundering"; and relates to penalties for unlicensed money transmitters
A06588	Requires the issuance of a warrant for the use of electronic tracking devices
A06589	Establishes a hire-now tax credit
A06591	Enhances the fitness and safety requirements for certain licensed individuals
A06592	Exempts new electric vehicles, clean fuel vehicles and vehicles that meet the clean vehicle standards from first year of registration fees
A06593	Establishes a one-time tax credit for purchase and installation of a security camera system in convenience stores
A06595	Establishes the bureau of the senior tenants' advocate in the state office for the aging
A06596	Requires police officers in New York city to complete community affairs duties on an annual basis
A06597	Relates to increasing the availability of adult day health care programs in certain counties
A06598	Clarifies the recordkeeping requirements for the earned income tax credit and the enhanced earned income tax credit
A06599	Makes certain persons who are eligible for or receiving social security disability insurance benefits eligible for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage
A06647	Establishes the 2015 alternative fuel and electric vehicle incentive program
A06652	Relates to the commissioner of education's ability to issue a superintendent certificate to persons seeking exceptionally qualified status in N.Y. city
A06656	Extends dram shop liability to cover persons who sell false forms of identification to persons under 21 years of age who cause injury or damages while intoxicated
A06659	Allows customer-generators the option of directing credits to be paid on another account
A06664	Makes provisions regarding the employment of peace officers and police officers
A06665	Relates to financial exploitation of a vulnerable elderly person
A06666	Requires train operators to completely stop trains prior to entering stations located within N.Y. city
A06667	Incorporates environmental justice considerations into major utility transmission facility siting
A06668	Relates to establishing the New York state seniors trust fund and directing certain moneys to be deposited into such fund
A06678	Provides that the commissioner of education shall provide students who are in fifth grade or below remain in the building unless released to an authorized person
A06679	Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; public ed program; appropriation
A06683	Relates to public hearings prior to fee or rate increases by the metropolitan transportation authority
A06688	Establishes the "minimum standards for subsidized jobs act"
A06690	Establishes a defense for underage sale of alcoholic beverages to licensees which perform transaction scans and have no violations for 2 years
A06697	Establishes Jacobs' fund to assist victims of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently disabled
A06707	Requires courses of study to discourage cyber bullying for pupils in grades five through nine
A06708	Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
A06709	Establishes a green walls tax abatement for certain properties in N.Y. city
A06710	Imposes a fine or duty to buy and use an identification scanner upon alcoholic beverage licensee found to have given such a beverage to a person under 21
A06711	Prohibits exclusive vending and minimum purchase provisions in contracts involving the lease of reverse vending machines
A06717	Relates to a study on the economic impact of the establishment of kitchen incubators
A06718	Relates to establishing NYS prescription medication cost containment program
A06729	Relates to assault on caseworkers
A06731	Relates to price gouging of medicine
A06732	Provides for an additional franchise tax on certain life insurance policies
A06735	Authorizes alcoholic beverage licensees to confiscate written evidence of age which is false, fraudulent or not the presenter's own
A06736	Requires posting of sign in all premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises which offers to assist patrons in obtaining alternative transportation
A06738	Creates a cause of action for injuries sustained by persons possessing imitation weapons against persons who manufacture, sell, or distribute them illegally
A06741	Relates to parental involvement in the distribution of emergency contraception in the public schools
A06742	Enacts the elderly crime prevention and control trust fund act
A06744	Requires the use of rear wheel guards on certain vehicles
A06745	Enacts the "school buildings carbon monoxide detectors act"
A06746	Requires the public service commission to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids
A06748	Establishes the maximum annual fee that licensed nuclear electric generating facilities are liable for in relation to emergency preparedness plans
A06751	Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects
A06756	Relates to a study on requiring credit card companies to collect certain taxes
A06760	Provides for the establishment of a voluntary chaplaincy program for the public schools
A06762	Relates to venue for certain civil actions arising out of certain violations of the lien law and the vehicle and traffic law
A06764	Relates to rental discrimination based on income
A06793	Provides an exemption from jury duty for breastfeeding women
A06797	Directs cities having a population of two million or more to establish a vendor policy commission to review and make recommendation on the laws and rules applicable to street vendors
A06814	Relates to approving energy-related major capital improvement rent increases
A06818	Relates to student-voter pre-registration
A06825	Relates to offering kitchen incubators to immigrant, minority- and women-owned businesses
A06826	Imposes the duty to buy and use an identification scanner upon alcoholic beverage licensee found to have given such a beverage to a person under 21
A06827	Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York
A06828	Prohibits collegiate learning assessment exams
A06829	Provides for the regulation of party buses with passengers under the age of 21
A06830	Provides bicycle access to public office buildings
A06831	Relates to the duty to provide a written receipt
A06832	Relates to purposes of licensing by the department of consumer affairs in the city of New York, includes businesses offering certain adult entertainment within the definition of "cabaret"
A06833	Provides senior citizens shall be entitled to use any park, recreational facility or historic site without the imposition of any fee or other charge
A06834	Prohibits motor vehicle insurers from discriminating based on education or occupation
A06837	Relates to proof of identification for foreign born nationals
A06838	Establishes the "domestic violence registration act"
A06839	Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a next of kin registry for holders of drivers' licenses, learners' permits and non-driver identification
A06840	Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds
A06841	Requires gluten cross contamination safeguards in food establishments owned, operated or leased by any department or agency of the state
A06842	Allows persons 62 years or older in any housing project to keep common household pets
A06843	Authorizes the use of school buildings and school sites for religious meetings and worship when not in use for school purposes
A06844	Directs the commissioner of education to study and report on the provision of services to public school students in grades 8 through 12 by guidance counselors
A06845	Establishes a motorcycle safety awareness component as a requirement for licensing
A06846	Provides for the reduction of property/casualty insurance premiums on residential real property when the insured occupant completed a homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety & loss prevention
A06847	Prohibits approval by the commissioner of motor vehicles of defensive driving courses or defensive driving programs conducted over the internet only
A06848	Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $450 per year
A06849	Relates to the commissioner's report on issuing driver's licenses to immigrants, especially those who have a deferred action status or are registered provisional immigrants
A06850	Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics in New York city
A06851	Establishes a pilot program related to making the gluten content of food available at certain state owned, operated, or leased cafeterias
A06852	Permits use of certain federal application documents as proof of identification to obtain a driver's license
A06853	Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics and excludes certain crime statistics from consideration when making rates of insurance
A06854	Establishes a gift for preserving religious landmarks on state income tax returns, and provides for grants to preserve certain inner-city houses of worship
A06855	Provides for separate personal income tax credits for solar electric, solar thermal and wind energy systems installed upon the residence of a taxpayer
A06856	Requires the department of transportation to report yearly to the governor and the legislature on the one hundred most structurally damaged bridges
A06857	Relates to definition of "for cause" in instances of revocation of licenses
A06858	Establishes the New York state celiac disease awareness and research fund
A06860	Provides that owners of real property in the city of New York shall designate the address or addresses where such owner receives their daily or regular mail
A06861	Relates to enrollment in a health benefit exchange for current and former foster care children
A06862	Establishes a college break living allowance for foster children enrolled full-time in a college or university
A06863	Relates to bilingual education or English as a second language for certain students
A06864	Evaluates the safety of driving while wearing glasses capable of accessing the internet and mobile technology and related prohibitions
A06883	Prohibits sex offenders from operating automobiles participating in mobile application based transportation networks or being employed by such transportation networks
A06885	Prohibits certain school personnel from school grounds
A06949	Increases the aviation gasoline rate to twenty-five cents per gallon; establishes the New York state airport capital development, road, and bridge repair fund
A07005	Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in circumstance involving an accident staged to defraud an insurer
A07073	Codifies state university of New York educational opportunity centers
A07272	Relates to the registered weight of tow trucks
A07306	Provides bicycle access to public office buildings
A07495	Establishes a senior citizen utility circuit breaker personal income tax credit
A07545	Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for prosthetic devices
A07549	Relates to mandatory insurance coverage for prosthetic devices
A07608	Creates the New York Farm-to- Urban Consumer Solar Access Act of 2015
A07615	Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to repeal the authorization of internet technologies as a training method for the administration and completion of approved accident prevention courses
A07650	Relates to the waiver of a kitchen incubator processing license fee
A07769	Establishes the department of health as the agency to provide proof of Medicaid eligibility when requested by a recipient or his or her designated representative
A07962	Mandates electronic stun guns for police and peace officers
A08034	Relates to reporting the commission's findings to the governor and the legislature
A08035	Relates to requiring the hiring of a professional search firm with a history of recruiting minority candidates
A08036	Provides a tax credit for certain newly hired SUNY college faculty members and administrators
A08066	Requires used motor vehicle dealers to have a $20,000 surety bond if they sell 50 or less cars a year, and a $100,000 surety bond if they sell more than 50 a year
A08100	Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in certain circumstances
A08161	Creates the blue light emergency phones pilot program and directs the commissioner of parks and recreation to study and report upon the use of such program
A08166	Requires used motor vehicle dealers to have a $20,000 surety bond if they sell 50 or fewer cars a year, and a $100,000 surety bond if they sell more than 50 a year
A08176	Report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care
A08248	Provides for the reimbursement of not-for-profit corporations for fees collected for criminal history searches by the office of court administration
A08264	Directs the commissioner of health to seek a waiver from the federal government to authorize undocumented immigrants to purchase unsubsidized health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace
A08320	Requires internet service providers to develop and implement an emergency alert notification system
A08357	Relates to the payment of state aid to school districts providing an education to Native American pupils

Election results

• November 2014 general election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

Marcos Crespo (DEM)

...

9,408

- | Janelle M. King (REP)

...

357

• June 2009 special election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

Marcos Crespo (DEM - WOR)	...	1,331
Leopold L. Paul (REP)	...	106

Marcos A. Crespo
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 85th district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2009
Preceded by	Ruben Diaz, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1980-07-29) July 29, 1980 Guayama, Puerto Rico
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	John Jay College
Profession	Politician
Website	Official website

• November 2010 general election, NYS Assembly, 85th AD

Marcos A. Crespo (DEM)	...	11,213
Leopold L. Paul (REP)	...	438
Arturo Santiago, Jr. (CON)	...	305

References

External links

• Assembly website

New York Assembly
Preceded by Ruben Diaz, Jr.	New York State Assembly, 85th District 2009–present	Incumbent