Amanda Septimo believes every child deserves a strong education and real opportunity. She continues fighting for better-funded schools, youth programs, childcare access, and pathways for young people to succeed.

Hankins advocates for equitable, fully funded public schools, expanded mental health supports, counselors, after-school programs, career and technical pathways, paid internships, workforce pipelines, accessible special education services, and treating early childhood education as essential infrastructure.

Hector Feliciano believes education is the key to improving quality of life and combating poverty in the 84th District. He serves as Director of a College Preparatory Program and aims to implement educational programs to help impoverished residents obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma and pursue college ambitions.

Amanda Septimo advocates for affordable healthcare, community health resources, and protecting programs families depend on. She has spoken out against cuts that would hurt working people and continues fighting for healthcare access across the Bronx.

Hankins supports stronger oversight of hospital and insurance costs, lowering out-of-pocket expenses, expanding access to primary care and mental health services, protecting safety-net care, and treating healthcare as a right.

Feliciano wants to address mental health and substance abuse concerns in the district.

Amanda Septimo has fought to protect tenants and supports tenant protections as part of her work to make New York more affordable for working families.

Hankins supports strengthening tenant protections, expanding rent stabilization, and increasing enforcement against rent gouging. He advocates for community ownership models like limited-equity cooperatives and pushing state investment into permanently affordable housing.

Feliciano aims to enhance programs in New York City Housing apartment buildings, addressing quality-of-life issues for public housing residents.

Amanda Septimo supports tenant protections, economic opportunity, and investments that help families stay in their communities to make New York more affordable for working families.

Feliciano supports small businesses as part of his vision to improve the quality of life in the 84th Assembly District.

Amanda Septimo supports investments in violence prevention, mental health services, youth programs, and community-based solutions that strengthen neighborhoods and improve quality of life.

Feliciano wants to address syringe disposal issues, particularly in the 149th Street and Third Avenue area, as a public safety and community health concern.