Elections · U.S. House, District 7 · New York
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On the November ballot
Rivera faces Claire Valdez and Priscilla Ghaznavi for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The general-election ballot as recorded September 21, 2026, not a prediction. Certified list: New York State Board of Elections. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
How to vote in New York
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 10 days before the election. Same-day registration is available only on the first day of early voting, at an early-voting site.
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.
Campaign money
Rivera has no campaign finance on file yet.
Committees report quarterly; an empty filing is not a statement about the candidate.
Record in office
Rivera does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.
That absence is not a position for or against anything.
What the campaign says, on melvinforcongress.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Portrait: Campaign photo, campaign website (reference use, candidate's own published headshot). Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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