Amanda Septimo

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| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|01|03}}

| birth_place = The Bronx, New York, U.S.

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| education = Vanderbilt University

| residence = The Bronx, New York, U.S.

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| website = {{URL|https://www.amandaseptimo.com|Campaign website}}
{{URL|https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Amanda-Septimo/|Official website}}

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| state_assembly2 = New York

| district2 = 84th

| predecessor2 = Carmen Arroyo

| termstart2 = January 4, 2021

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Amanda Septimo is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Septimo is the Assemblymember for the 84th district of the New York State Assembly, based in the South Bronx; her term began in January 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Amanda_Septimo|title=Amanda Septimo|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=November 5, 2020}}

Early life

Septimo was born and raised in the South Bronx, before attending Vanderbilt University on a full Posse Foundation scholarship in 2008. With one semester left at Vanderbilt, Septimo moved back to the Bronx in 2012 to work for Congressman José Serrano.{{Cite web |last=Milton |first=Immanual John |date=2020-11-04 |title=Vanderbilt undergraduate Amanda Septimo wins election for New York's 84th Assembly District - The Vanderbilt Hustler |url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/2020/11/03/vanderbilt-undergraduate-amanda-septimo-wins-election-for-new-yorks-84th-assembly-district/ |access-date=2024-11-15}} Septimo returned to Vanderbilt in 2020 and completed her Bachelor of Arts in political science in December 2020.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-15 |title=Vanderbilt Commencement: 15-16 May 2021 |url=https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wp0/wp-content/uploads/sites/321/2021/05/24203056/REVISED-FINAL-Vanderbilt-University-Class-of-2021-Commencement-Program_3.pdf |access-date=2024-11-14}}

Career

In 2018, Septimo ran for the New York State Assembly's 84th district, challenging incumbent Carmen Arroyo from the left. Despite receiving high-profile endorsements from 1199SEIU and former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Septimo lost in the Democratic primary, 63-37%.{{Cite web|url=https://thebronxchronicle.com/2018/08/15/1199seiu-endorses-amanda-septimo-for-assembly/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918121521/https://thebronxchronicle.com/2018/08/15/1199seiu-endorses-amanda-septimo-for-assembly/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 18, 2021|title= 1199SEIU Endorses Amanda Septimo for Assembly|website=The Bronx Chronicle|author=Michael Benjamin|date=August 15, 2018|accessdate=November 5, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://bronxink.org/2018/09/14/27820-incumbent-staves-off-leftist-insurgent-in-84th-assembly-district/|title= Incumbent Staves Off Leftist Insurgent in 84th Assembly District |website=The Bronx Ink|author=Savannah Jacobson and Lucas Manfield|date=September 14, 2018|accessdate=November 5, 2020}}

Septimo announced a second run against Arroyo in 2020. Before the Democratic primary could be held, however, Arroyo was removed from the ballot for petition fraud, leaving Septimo as the de facto Democratic nominee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-assemblywoman-carmen-arroyo-booted-from-ballot-fraud-20200521-tk24mxbplnezdars62pcay6s5q-story.html|title= Bronx Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo booted from N.Y. primary ballot over petition fraud allegations |website=New York Daily News|author=Denis Slattery|date=May 21, 2020|accessdate=November 5, 2020}} Although Arroyo ran in the general election on the Proven Leader Party line, Septimo defeated her easily and began her term the following January.{{Cite web |author=Immanual John Milton |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Vanderbilt undergraduate Amanda Septimo wins election for New York's 84th Assembly District |url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/36238/featured/vanderbilt-undergraduate-amanda-septimo-wins-election-for-new-yorks-84th-assembly-district/ |accessdate=November 5, 2020 |website=Vanderbilt Hustler}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:Politicians from the Bronx

Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly

Category:Women state legislators in New York (state)

Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state)

Category:Hispanic and Latino American women in politics

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:Candidates in the 2018 United States elections

Category:1991 births

Category:21st-century members of the New York State Legislature