Claire Valdez
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- Current office
- State Assembly Member, Assembly District 37 (since 2025)
- Occupation
- State Assembly member; former union organizer
Background
- Elected to the New York State Assembly, District 37, in 2024; serving since 2025. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a union organizer; served on the bargaining committee of United Auto Workers Local 2110 at Columbia University and was elected unit chair in 2022. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- Member of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- Won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary for New York's 7th Congressional District, an open seat held by Nydia Velázquez. source: news.ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- "Abolish ICE" source: news.ballotpedia.org
- "Fight for a free Palestine" source: news.ballotpedia.org
- "Make life more affordable for working people" source: news.ballotpedia.org
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