U.S. House, District 7: who gets your vote?
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Claire Valdez
Running for U.S. House · New York District 7
NationalDemocrat
Melvin Rivera
Running for U.S. House · New York District 7
NationalRepublican
Job fit
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Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Claire Valdez
- Health care costs
Will sponsor Medicare for All on Day One and fight the insurance companies that profit from denying care and driving up costs; says health care is a human right. 1 - Cost of living & jobs
Will champion the PRO Act to make it easier for people to form unions, hold bosses accountable, and stop corporations from retaliating against workers who organize. 1 - Crime & safety
In a candidate questionnaire said she opposes the death penalty, supports outlawing solitary confinement, and would work to secure release for incarcerated people who show genuine rehabilitation. 2
No public stance found on: Guns
More on their website →Melvin Rivera
No stated positions on file yet.
How they voted on top issues
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Who pays them
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Claire Valdez
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Melvin Rivera
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Sources
- clairevaldezforcongress.com used in: Top issues
- jimowles.org used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Claire Valdez
DemocratShown aboveNo verified background on file for this candidate.
🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.6M raised, 59% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $44,750.00 (3% of $1,608,613.88 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $44,750.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 1
Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here. 234
Sources
1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
2 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement
3 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement
4 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement
Melvin Rivera
RepublicanShown aboveNo verified background on file for this candidate.
We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Priscilla Ghaznavi
IndependentNo verified background on file for this candidate.
We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.