Claire Valdez

Claire Valdez
Member of the New York State Assembly for the 37th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2025
Preceded byJuan Ardila
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Claire Valdez is an American politician from New York City.[1] She is serving in the New York State Assembly representing the 37th District since 2025. A Democrat, she represents part of Queens.

Career

Valdez serves as a program assistant in the visual arts program at Columbia University.[2] She is a unionist with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union and is an activist with the Democratic Socialists of America.[3][4]

In the 2024 New York State Assembly election, Valdez was a candidate in the 37th district. In the Democratic Party primary, Valdez defeated incumbent Juan Ardila by 27 percentage points.[5] She was endorsed by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and had the support from the Working Families Party.[6][7] She ran unopposed for the seat in the November general election.

Personal life

Valdez moved to New York City from Texas in 2019 and lives in Ridgewood, Queens.[8][9] She is of Latino descent.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Claire Valdez". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  2. ^ "A worker first, unionist second, Valdez seeks Queens Assembly seat". The Chief. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  3. ^ "This Union Organizer Is Hoping to Expand Socialists' Electoral Stronghold in Queens". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  4. ^ Andres, Czarinna (2024-06-26). "Claire Valdez takes Assembly District 37 race in western Queens, championing Democratic socialism – QNS". qns.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  5. ^ Krichevsky, Sophie (2024-06-27). "Valdez wins AD 37 race by 27 points". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  6. ^ zgewelb (2023-11-16). "Working Families Party endorses Claire Valdez in race to unseat Assemblymember Juan Ardila". Queens Post. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  7. ^ Andres, Czarinna (2024-05-23). "AOC endorses fellow Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez for New York Assembly District 37". Queens Post. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  8. ^ "Queens voters head to polls in Assembly District 37 Democratic primary". ny1.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  9. ^ Parry, Bill (2023-08-30). "Ridgewood woman launches campaign to unseat scandal-scarred Assemblyman Juan Ardila – QNS". qns.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  10. ^ "Página inicio - Claire Valdez for Queens". claireforqueens.com (in European Spanish). 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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