Elections · U.S. House, District 7 · New York

Claire Valdez

Democrat On the November ballot

Not on the November ballot

Valdez is not on the November ballot for this seat. Claire Valdez and Melvin Rivera are.

A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Valdez's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

37%from small donors

Small donors: 37%$620K
Large donors: 56%$944K
PACs: 3%$45K
Party: --
Self-funding: --
Other: 5%$85K

Separately, $1.2M in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.

Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in New York

General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

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The district they want to represent

People: 754K
Median household income: $89K
Unemployment: 7.4%
Living below the poverty line: 18.2%
Without health insurance: 7.4%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$1.2M

American Priorities$428K
New Yorkers for Lower Costs$357K
Justice Democrats PAC$279K
Leaders We Deserve$175K
Christopher Street Project PAC$3K

Spending to oppose them

No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.

How these directions are decided

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.

Record in office

Valdez has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Portrait: Official portrait via Open States, official portrait. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.