Claire is a member of the New York State Assembly. She works at the New York State Assembly. She previously worked at Columbia University as a union organizer, where she was part of UAW Local 2110.

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Claire Valdez previously worked as a program assistant in the visual arts department at Columbia University.

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Claire has served in the New York State Assembly District 37 since 2025.

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Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would make it easier for workers to form unions.

Supports rolling back "restrictive" U.S. trade policies and renegotiating trade agreements to include enforceable labor and environmental standards.

Advocates rolling back "restrictive" U.S. trade policies and renegotiating trade agreements to include enforceable labor and environmental standards.

Supports banning algorithmic rent-setting software and protecting tenant data.

Committed to banning algorithmic rent-setting software and protecting tenant data.

Supports federal housing investments with strong labor standards, including prevailing wages, apprenticeship requirements, project labor agreements, and card check neutrality.

Supports federal housing investments with "strong labor standards, including prevailing wages, apprenticeship requirements, project labor agreements, and card check neutrality."

Supports establishing a national housing construction fund to ensure continuous building and expanding state loan programs to unlock stalled affordable housing developments without waiting for private capital.

Wants to establish a national housing construction fund to ensure the building and expansion of state loan programs to unlock stalled affordable housing developments without waiting for private capital.

Supports expanding federal home repair grant programs.

Plans to invest in Puerto Rico’s farmers, strengthen local food systems, and lower costs for working families.

Supports the construction of resilient infrastructure using well-paid union labor.

Advocates for the construction of "resilient infrastructure" using well-paid union labor.

Supports establishing a federal minimum of three months of paid family leave, five days of bereavement leave, 10-20 days of paid vacation based on tenure, and sick time as needed.

Supports defined-benefit pensions over 401(k)-style systems.

Supports defined-benefit pensions that guarantee monthly income over 401(k)-style systems.

- Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would make it easier for workers to form unions.
- Advocates rolling back "restrictive" U.S. trade policies and renegotiating trade agreements to include enforceable labor and environmental standards.
- Committed to banning algorithmic rent-setting software and protecting tenant data.
- Supports federal housing investments with "strong labor standards, including prevailing wages, apprenticeship requirements, project labor agreements, and card check neutrality."
- Wants to establish a national housing construction fund to ensure the building and expansion of state loan programs to unlock stalled affordable housing developments without waiting for private capital.
- Supports expanding federal home repair grant programs.
- Plans to invest in Puerto Rico’s farmers, strengthen local food systems, and lower costs for working families.
- Advocates for the construction of "resilient infrastructure" using well-paid union labor.
- Supports establishing a federal minimum of three months of paid family leave, five days of bereavement leave, 10-20 days of paid vacation based on tenure, and sick time as needed.
- Supports defined-benefit pensions that guarantee monthly income over 401(k)-style systems.
- Wants safe, affordable housing for all.

Economy

Supports ending the "war on drugs" and extrajudicial killings.

Support policies that reduce gun violence.

Believes in policies that reduce gun violence.

- Supports ending the "war on drugs."
- Believes in policies that reduce gun violence.

Public Safety

Supports universal healthcare and plans to sponsor Medicare for All legislation.

- Supports universal healthcare and plans to sponsor Medicare for All legislation.

Healthcare

Supports a Green New Deal to address climate change and its impact on displacement, advocating for aggressive decarbonization and global climate justice.

Supports renewed climate diplomacy with China.

Wants renewed climate diplomacy with China.

Supports reducing the number of U.S. military bases abroad to lower emissions, reverse environmental damage, and shift to diplomatic engagement.

Advocates for reducing the number of U.S. military bases abroad to lower emissions, reverse environmental damage, and shift to diplomatic engagement.

Supports environmental cleanup in Puerto Rico, advocating for the EPA to remove hazardous materials and unexploded bombs to ensure a safe living environment.

- Supports a Green New Deal to address climate change and its impact on displacement, advocating for aggressive decarbonization and global climate justice.
- Wants renewed climate diplomacy with China.
- Advocates for reducing the number of U.S. military bases abroad to lower emissions, reverse environmental damage, and shift to diplomatic engagement.
- Supports environmental cleanup in Puerto Rico, advocating for the EPA to remove hazardous materials and unexploded bombs to ensure a safe living environment.

Energy & the Environment

Aims to abolish the Immigration and Custom's Enforcement agency.

Supports "standing against imperialism in Latin America and advocating for Puerto Rican self-determination."

Supports ending "blank-check" military partnerships with governments "engaged in ethnic persecution."

Believes in ending "blank-check" military partnerships with governments "engaged in ethnic persecution."

Plans to address "Trump’s reckless and nihilistic approach to global diplomacy."

- Aims to abolish the Immigration and Custom's Enforcement agency.
- Supports "standing against imperialism in Latin America and advocating for Puerto Rican self-determination."
- Believes in ending "blank-check" military partnerships with governments "engaged in ethnic persecution."
- Wants to end human trafficking.
- Plans to address "Trump’s reckless and nihilistic approach to global diplomacy."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports ending U.S. involvement in human rights violations and war crimes.

Seeks to end U.S. involvement in human rights violations and war crimes.

- Seeks to end U.S. involvement in human rights violations and war crimes.

Voting & Elections

Thinks higher education should be free and available to all.

Wants to ban generative artificial intelligence in early and developing education.

- Thinks higher education should be free and available to all.
- Wants to ban generative artificial intelligence in early and developing education.

Education

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