State Assembly Member - District 84

Amanda N. Septimo

DemocraticIncumbent

Assembly member for the 84th District since 2021 and Secretary of the Assembly's Majority Conference, running for reelection.

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Climate, clean air and energy

In coverage

Names capping the Cross Bronx Expressway, upholding the state's climate laws and their timeline, and clean air and open space in the South Bronx as her top three priorities. Sponsors a bill directing the state to set air-quality standards for toxic air contaminants and voted for the climate change adaptation cost recovery law.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsor of A6416, directing the Department of Environmental Conservation to set air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants; on May 4, 2026 it was substituted by the Senate's companion bill. Voted yes on S2129, creating the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and fund, on June 8, 2024; signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024. Voted yes on S1736, requiring electric vehicle charging stations and EV-ready parking spaces in certain new construction, on June 5, 2024, when it passed the Assembly 90-55; signed into law as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024. Voted yes on S8812, relating to gas service to new customers, on March 31, 2026; signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026.

Sponsor of A6416; voted yes on S2129, S1736 and S8812 · 2024-06-05 to 2026-05-04 · A6416 substituted by its Senate companion bill May 4, 2026; S2129 signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024; S1736 signed into law as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024; S8812 signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026

NY Assembly — A6416 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S2129 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S1736 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S8812 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗

VOTE411 voter guide (League of Women Voters) — Amanda N. Septimo's answers ↗

Housing and tenant protections

In coverage

Supports tenant protections, economic opportunity and investments that help families stay in their communities. Voted for the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, and sponsored a 2023-24 bill for a fund to help localities with many asylum seekers pay for services including housing.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Voted yes on S8306, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, on April 20, 2024; signed into law as Chapter 56 the same day. Sponsor of A8194 (2023-24 session), creating a temporary relocation assistance fund to help localities with a significant number of asylum seekers provide services including health care, housing, legal services, education and child care; in the Ways and Means Committee as of Jan. 3, 2024.

Voted yes on S8306; sponsor of A8194 · 2024-01-03 to 2024-04-20 · S8306 signed into law as Chapter 56 on April 20, 2024; A8194 in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee as of Jan. 3, 2024

NY Assembly — S8306 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A8194 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗

Amanda Septimo campaign website ↗

Health care

In coverage

Supports affordable health care and community health resources and has spoken out against cuts that would hurt working people. Co-sponsored and voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, and sponsors bills to spread methadone program sites across the city's boroughs by population and to require a 100-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Co-sponsor of A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act; voted yes on April 29, 2025, when it passed the Assembly 81-67; signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Voted yes on S8307, the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget bill, on April 19, 2024; signed into law as Chapter 57 on April 20, 2024. Sponsor of A6439, requiring methadone program facilities in cities of one million or more to be dispersed among the boroughs in proportion to population; referred to the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee on Jan. 7, 2026. Sponsor of A6462, requiring a 100-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics to avoid harassment of patients; referred to the Health Committee on Jan. 7, 2026.

Co-sponsor of and yes vote on A136; voted yes on S8307; sponsor of A6439 and A6462 · 2024-04-19 to 2026-02-06 · A136 signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; S8307 signed into law as Chapter 57 on April 20, 2024; A6439 referred to the Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee Jan. 7, 2026; A6462 referred to the Assembly Health Committee Jan. 7, 2026

NY Assembly — A136 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S8307 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A6439 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A6462 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗

Amanda Septimo campaign website ↗

Public safety and reentry

In coverage

Supports investment in violence prevention, mental health services, youth programs and community-based solutions. Sponsors the Recidivism Reduction Act to create a state Office of Reentry Services, and voted for a 2026 law changing the limits on how close cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsor of A6477, the Recidivism Reduction Act, creating an Office of Reentry Services within the Division of Criminal Justice Services; referred to the Codes Committee on Jan. 7, 2026. Voted yes on S9155, amending the limits on how close retail adult-use cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship, on Feb. 11, 2026; signed into law as Chapter 2 the same day.

Sponsor of A6477; voted yes on S9155 · 2026-01-07 to 2026-02-11 · A6477 referred to the Assembly Codes Committee Jan. 7, 2026; S9155 signed into law as Chapter 2 on Feb. 11, 2026

NY Assembly — A6477 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S9155 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗

Amanda Septimo campaign website ↗

Business, consumer protection and tax credits

In coverage

Sponsors a tax credit for businesses that donate food to nonprofit food assistance groups, and sponsored a bill for state and New York City reciprocity on minority- and women-owned business certification, which the governor vetoed in 2023. Voted for a 2026 law on the attorney general's power over unfair and deceptive business practices.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsor of A9329, the Food Rescue Tax Credit Act, providing a tax credit for certain businesses that donate food to eligible nonprofit food assistance organizations; in the Ways and Means Committee as of March 6, 2026. Sponsor of A7646 (2023-24 session), authorizing reciprocity between the state and New York City for certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises; it passed the Assembly on June 1, 2023, when she was excused from the final vote, and the Senate on June 5, 2023, and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 8, 2023. Sponsor of A8532, letting municipalities set an adjustment percentage for certain exemptions based on permanent partial disabilities; she voted yes on Jan. 23, 2024, and it was signed into law as Chapter 6 on Jan. 26, 2024. Voted yes on S8811, on the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices, on Feb. 25, 2026; signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026.

Sponsor of A9329, A7646 and A8532; voted yes on A8532 and S8811 · 2023-06-01 to 2026-03-27 · A9329 in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee as of March 6, 2026; A7646 vetoed Dec. 8, 2023; A8532 signed into law as Chapter 6 on Jan. 26, 2024; S8811 signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026

NY Assembly — A9329 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A7646 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A8532 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S8811 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗

NY Assembly — A9329 (2025) bill record ↗

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