Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NY-07
Claire Valdez
American politician (born 1989)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +54.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Claire Marie Valdez is an American politician who is the U.S. representative-elect for New York's 7th congressional district.
More
A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Valdez has served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 37th district since 2025, representing part of Queens.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- October 12, 1989 (age 37)
- Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2012
- Occupation
- union organizer, artist
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, NY-07. Won.
- Claire Valdez Democratic · winnern/a
- Claire Valdez Working Families · winnern/a
- Claire Valdez Total · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +54.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: CLAIRE VALDEZ FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2026 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
38.8% of the $1,708,398 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)34.6%$662,902
- Individuals, itemized54.6%$1,045,496
- Other political committees (PACs)6.0%$115,550
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts4.8%$91,919
Employers donors listed
- GOOGLE$19,63946 contributions
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$10,50010 contributions
- UAW$8,81741 contributions
- NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT$8,2009 contributions
- TIKTOK$7,3006 contributions
- NEW CONSENSUS$7,0002 contributions
- PAJCIC & PAJCIC$7,0002 contributions
- PRESTON-WERNER VENTURES$7,0002 contributions
- SOHAIL KHAN$7,0002 contributions
- SOTERI$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 042fc01de265
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Not yet on file: committee assignments, bills and votes (this person is not a sitting member in the public dataset). Are you this person? Update your profile
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- clairevaldezforcongress.com via Wikidata
- Campaign email
- info@clairevaldezforcongress.com · source
- Social
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET
- 2025 to presentmember of the New York State Assembly Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q126911137). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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- NYC DSA is so afraid of being too white it’s mulling an ‘anti-oppression’ task force to recruit minorities
- NYC ICE chief fires back at far-left politicians seeking to abolish agency: 'Change the law'
- Dem lawmakers already filling hopper with far left bills as socialists prepare to storm DC
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York&oldid=1384236366
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Valdez
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126911137
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NY07214/
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- photo_gallery https://clairevaldezforcongress.com/
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