Ballotpedia: Claire Valdez

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Supports raising the minimum wage to $25.

Supports amending the state constitution to prohibit forced labor in state prisons, ensuring voluntary labor is fairly compensated, and establishing a prison labor board to enforce these changes.

Believes in addressing low wages for childcare workers, noting that "half of all childcare workers in NYC earn wages low enough to qualify for public assistance."

Supports reclassifying gig workers as employees to ensure labor law protections and the right to unionize.

- Supports raising the minimum wage to $25.
- Supports amending the state constitution to prohibit forced labor in state prisons, ensuring voluntary labor is fairly compensated, and establishing a prison labor board to enforce these changes.
- Believes in addressing low wages for childcare workers, noting that "half of all childcare workers in NYC earn wages low enough to qualify for public assistance."
- Supports reclassifying gig workers as employees to ensure labor law protections and the right to unionize.

Economy

Supports the Bucks for Boilers Act to help New Yorkers upgrade to energy-efficient, fossil fuel-free heating systems, with a focus on assisting low-income households and creating union jobs.

Supports the Bucks for Boilers Act to help New Yorkers upgrade to energy-efficient, fossil fuel-free heating systems.

Supports the REACH program, which automatically discounts energy bills for low- or moderate-income customers in disadvantaged communities, and plans to ensure its proper implementation.

- Supports the Bucks for Boilers Act to help New Yorkers upgrade to energy-efficient, fossil fuel-free heating systems.
- Supports the REACH program, which automatically discounts energy bills for low- or moderate-income customers in disadvantaged communities, and plans to ensure its proper implementation.

Energy & the Environment

Believes childcare is a vital service that requires public investment.

Supports universal healthcare and believes healthcare should not be influenced by insurance companies.

Supports abortion and believes New York should protect and expand access to abortion care and comprehensive reproductive and sexual health care.

- Believes childcare is a vital service that requires public investment.
- Supports universal healthcare and believes healthcare should not be influenced by insurance companies.
- Supports access to abortion.

Healthcare

As of September 19, 2024, Claire Valdez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Supports expanding NYC's speed camera program to promote safe driving and pedestrian safety, and to reduce biased traffic enforcement by the NYPD.

- Supports expanding NYC's speed camera program to promote safe driving and pedestrian safety, and to reduce biased traffic enforcement by the NYPD.

Public Safety

Supports passing legislation that mandates New York schools to provide comprehensive, LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education and establish policies protecting LGBTQ+ students from harassment, bullying, and discrimination.

Supports fully funded public schools and universal childcare.

- Supports passing legislation that mandates New York schools to provide comprehensive, LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education and establish policies protecting LGBTQ+ students from harassment, bullying, and discrimination.
- Supports fully funded public schools and universal childcare.

Education

Supports passing Good Cause Eviction to protect tenants, advocates for timely public housing repairs, and plans to treat housing as a human right by creating a Social Housing Development Authority for affordable, union-built housing in New York.

- Supports passing Good Cause Eviction to protect tenants, advocates for timely public housing repairs, and plans to treat housing as a human right by creating a Social Housing Development Authority for affordable, union-built housing in New York.

Housing & Urban Development

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Claire Valdez

- Your assembly member is involved in the legislative process at the state level as part of the New York State Assembly, which consists of 150 members and serves as the lower house of the New York State Legislature.  
- Assembly members are responsible for representing your interests and assisting you with navigating state services while bringing resources back to your district.  
- Assembly members draft laws, approve budgets, oversee the state executive branch, and engage in debates and votes on proposed legislation.  
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your assembly member can serve on committees, where many bills may be delayed before reaching a vote.  
- Assembly members are elected for a two-year term with no term limits.  
- Their annual salary is $142,000.  