Claire Valdez

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

New York

Current Position: State Assemblymember NY-37

Running For: House Representative - District 7

Policy Positions

For universal rent control, public investment in housing supply, and tenant protections
For redirecting federal transportation funding from highways to public transit, walking, and biking infrastructure

For strengthening union rights; supports passing the PRO Act, establishing federal support for union organizing, and ending 'at will' employment
For strict AI regulation; supports a moratorium on new data center construction, opt-in consent requirements for generative AI, a 32-hour work week with no pay reduction to reclaim automation gains for workers, and a moratorium on generative AI use in K-12 schools
For a guaranteed living wage job, paid parental and sick leave, and a dignified retirement for all workers

For Medicare for All; supports sponsoring Medicare for All legislation to replace private insurance with a universal public health care system

For tuition-free higher education; supports dismantling the tuition-and-loan model and redirecting federal grant funds to cover full cost of attendance at public and participating private institutions without means-testing

For a Green New Deal creating union jobs, transitioning to clean energy, freezing electricity rates, and treating climate change as a top global priority

For national LGBTQIA+ protections including codifying rights against federal rollbacks, ensuring Medicare for All covers gender-affirming care and contraception, and investing in inclusive housing
For abortion rights; supports codifying the right to abortion nationwide, expanding access under Medicare for All, and defending telehealth and mail-order abortion care in states with bans

For abolishing and dismantling ICE; supports legalizing the status of millions of undocumented immigrants
Against U.S. military aid and weapons sales to Israel; supports Palestinian freedom and opposes what the candidate characterizes as genocide
Against U.S. imperialism in Latin America; supports Puerto Rican self-determination, canceling Puerto Rico's debt, abolishing the financial oversight board (La Junta), and repealing the Jones Act