Rooted in the Bronx.
Raised by Community.
Powered by Purpose.
Amanda Septimo walks the same blocks, breathes the same air, and knows the same struggles as the people she serves. From Hunts Point to Mott Haven, from Longwood to Highbridge, her life’s work has been about one thing: standing up for working families and challenging systems that have failed the Bronx for far too long.
As a State Assembly Member, Amanda delivers—not with talk, but with action. She has secured funding for schools, strengthened tenant protections, pushed for safer streets, and fought for the economic dignity our community deserves.
When others stall, she pushes forward.
When others make excuses, she brings solutions.
A Fighter Who Doesn’t Back Down
Whether she is walking the halls of Albany or walking the Grand Concourse, Amanda brings the same mission: uplift the Bronx and make sure our people are heard, respected, and prioritized.
In Congress, she will take that urgency, transparency, and grit to the national stage - cutting through the noise and fighting for real results for her district.
Amanda Septimo grew up in the Bronx believing in the power of community. Walking the streets of Hunts Point and Mott Haven, she saw firsthand what too many families were forced to navigate every day: unsafe housing, environmental injustice, under-resourced schools, and asthma rates that soared. But she also saw something else just as powerful—a community that refused to give up.
At just 12 years old, Amanda stepped into activism, organizing alongside neighbors to confront environmental and economic injustice. As a teen in The Point CDC’s A.C.T.I.O.N. program, she helped stop the construction of a new jail at Oak Point, fought for expanded bus service, and brought the Floating Pool to Barretto Point Park—early victories that taught her the power of collective action and the urgency of fighting for the Bronx.
Service became her calling. Amanda tutored children through the Parks Department, volunteered abroad in struggling communities, and earned the New York Yankees Youth Leadership Award and a prestigious Posse Foundation Scholarship to Vanderbilt University, where she continued organizing for families impacted by the criminal justice system.
She brought that passion home. By 23, Amanda was serving the Bronx as District Director for Congressman José E. Serrano, helping families navigate housing crises, access federal resources, and cut through red tape. She later worked with the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators to ensure school leaders and students had the tools they needed to succeed.
In 2020, the Bronx sent one of its own to Albany to represent the 84th Assembly District. As a State Assembly Member—and now Secretary of the Majority Conference—Amanda has delivered: funding for schools and youth programs, stronger tenant protections, safer streets, and environmental justice for communities long ignored.
Her journey, from South Bronx teen organizer to State Assembly leader, mirrors the district she serves—resilient, determined, and always pushing forward.
Now, she’s ready to take that fight to Congress.
When elected, Amanda Septimo will become the first Dominican woman ever to serve in Congress—breaking barriers and bringing long-overdue representation to Washington.
Her mission has never changed: to lift up working families, amplify silenced voices, and secure the respect, resources, and opportunity the Bronx deserves.
She has always fought for the Bronx.
And she’s just getting started.