Amanda Farías
Amanda Farías | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York City Council from the 18th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rubén Díaz Sr. |
| Majority Leader of the New York City Council | |
| In office January 3, 2024 – January 15, 2025 | |
| Speaker | Adrienne Adams |
| Preceded by | Keith Powers |
| Succeeded by | Shaun Abreu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1989 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | St. John's University, New York (BA, MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Amanda C. Farías (born July 9, 1989) is an American politician from New York City. She is the Democratic City Council Member for the 18th district of the New York City Council, which covers Soundview, Parkchester, and Castle Hill in the Bronx. She was appointed by Speaker Adrienne Adams to be Majority Leader of the New York City Council on January 3, 2024. She is Chair of the Committee on Economic Development, and sits as a member on the following committees: transportation, finance, sanitation, consumer and worker protection, cultural and intergroup relations, and Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus, and a member of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and Progressive Caucus. In 2024, she became the first Latina to hold the position of majority leader in the city council.