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New York State Assembly District 84
Vanderbilt University—Bachelor's in Political Science
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Amanda Septimo is a lifelong Bronx resident and community activist whose organizing began in adolescence in the South Bronx, including work with The Point Community Development Corporation's A.C.T.I.O.N. teen activist program. She worked for Congressman José E. Serrano as a community liaison and later district director, then worked with the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators before winning the New York State Assembly District 84 seat in 2020 and taking office in 2021.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Agriculture · Committee on Banks · Committee on Education · Committee on Environmental Conservation · Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Committee on Ways and Means · Black Task Force · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Legislative Women's Caucus · Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force · Task Force on Women's Issues
Amanda Septimo emphasizes expanding healthcare access for Bronx families and has introduced several healthcare-related Assembly bills. Her record includes sponsoring measures on health facility supply resilience, insurance coverage for cancer screening, ovarian cancer research, and workplace violence prevention in healthcare facilities.
Amanda Septimo emphasizes economic justice for the South Bronx, including creating good jobs, investing in infrastructure and transit, lowering cost-of-living pressures, protecting workers and small businesses, and supporting equitable long-term growth. Her legislative record includes proposals to expand MWBE contracting access, provide targeted business tax credits for food donations, protect unemployment benefits, and require paid leave for veteran employees.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Septimo supports creating good jobs, investing in infrastructure and transit, rebuilding the economy with equitable long-term growth, and reducing costs for housing, utilities, groceries, and everyday expenses.
SourceAmanda Septimo supports immigrant-protective policies, including limits on immigration-status inquiries and cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, legal counsel in immigration court, and ending immigration detention contracts. She has also sponsored or co-sponsored legislation addressing immigration-related consequences for families and improving access for immigrant and limited-English-proficient New Yorkers.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Septimo publicly said she stands firmly behind the New York For All Act, arguing that tearing families apart does not keep communities safe and that New York should protect dignity and fairness for every New Yorker.
SourceAmanda Septimo emphasizes environmental justice for the South Bronx, including cleaner air, renewable energy, waste reduction, and greener public infrastructure. As the sitting Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 84, she has sponsored or co-sponsored measures targeting toxic air emissions, peaker-plant replacement, public renewables, and reduced healthcare textile waste.
Amanda Septimo supports stronger public schools, better school funding, expanded youth and after-school programming, childcare access, literacy supports, and broader opportunities for young people in the Bronx. As an Assemblymember, she has backed education-related budget and legislation actions, including the education budget bill and the Student Journalist Education Act.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Septimo met with the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families to discuss investments in afterschool and extracurricular programming and separately secured local funding for literacy hubs and youth arts programming.
SourceSeptimo states that every child deserves a strong education and says she is fighting for better-funded schools, youth programs, childcare access, and pathways for young people to succeed.
SourceAmanda Septimo frames public safety as safer neighborhoods and safe streets, with an emphasis on community investment, violence prevention, mental health, youth programs, reentry services, and protections for vulnerable people. As a sitting New York Assemblymember for District 84, she has also prime-sponsored criminal justice and violence-prevention related bills addressing orders of protection, reentry/recidivism, child-victim image discovery protections, and workplace violence prevention in health care facilities.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Septimo's campaign materials state that she supports safer streets and neighborhoods, and BallotReady reports that she supports investments in violence prevention, mental health services, youth programs, and community-based solutions.
SourceNew York State Assembly
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Amanda-SeptimoFetched: biography, location, background
New York State Assembly Committee Membership
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=084&sh=commFetched: committees
BallotReady
https://www.ballotready.org/people/amanda-n-septimoFetched: education, professional background, office confirmation
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Amanda-SeptimoFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/amanda-septimo/contributionsFetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/amanda-septimo/paymentsFetched: campaignFinance
Vote Smart
https://j.futurefacts.votesmart.io/candidate/evaluations/185268/amanda-septimoFetched: endorsements, ratings
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=084&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A6469
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6469Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A6475
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6475Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A6509
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6509Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A7577
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7577Fetched: issuePositions
Branch.vote
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-84/candidates/amanda-n-septimoFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amanda-Septimo/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Amanda-SeptimoFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search and Legislative Information
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A.3506A&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search and Legislative Information
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A00270&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search and Legislative Information
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&bn=A04181&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search and Legislative Information
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A04875&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Press Release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/andrew-gounardes/sen-gounardes-am-reyes-lawmakers-advocates-rallyFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Amanda-SeptimoFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for toxic air contaminant standards
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A06416&leg_video=1&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for Pollution Justice Act
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=522&default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&term=2023Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for Build Public Renewables Act
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=279&default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&term=2023Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on healthcare textile waste reduction
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amanda-Septimo/story/115657Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amanda-Septimo/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill search
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08064&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly floor votes
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&LFIN=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A10006C&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
Assembly Member Amanda Septimo newsletter
https://assembly.ny.gov/write/upload/member_files/084/pdfs/20260515_0118192.pdf?v=1778856279Fetched: issuePositions
Municipal Analysts Group of New York 2021 Assembly New Member Biographies
https://www.macny.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2021-Assembly-New-Member-Biographies.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member directory
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Amanda-SeptimoFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6455Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6477Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6376Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7577Fetched: issuePositions