# Claire Valdez

Claire Valdez is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 37.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 37
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9147362c-8b83-49ff-8fab-4d48a77eebc9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9147362c-8b83-49ff-8fab-4d48a77eebc9 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Valdez missed 29% of 2,019 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the New York House (average 93.9%).

## What Valdez says (NY 2025–26 session)

1,024 classified statements: 1,024 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Valdez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.5% | 248 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.4% | 224 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 37.4% | 39.2% | 422 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.9% | 562 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.4% | 14.4% | 505 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.3% | 1.0% | 69 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 21% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Immigration 15% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Democrats 11%); International Affairs 11% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.03), from 2,317 donors and 226 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 71% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.1% (92.9%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 10586 Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10586/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10001/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 10655 Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9862/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9027/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 7607 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S7607/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10550/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 8453 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8453/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 9969 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9969/
- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · Assembly Vote · S 9983 Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 190. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 140 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11270: Enacts the "advancing rights for talent, independence, services and tenure (ARTIST) act" (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11270/
- A 11160: Repeals the tax exempt status of private universities that receive real property tax exemptions of one hundred million dollars or more (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11160/
- A 11037: Relates to registration fees for certain motor vehicles; repealer (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11037/
- A 11038: Directs the department of labor to post on its internet website and annually update the names of employers who employ 50 or more employees who receive public… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11038/
- A 10970: Relates to authorization for boycott-based adverse actions by affected state entities and public retirement systems (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10970/
- A 10928: Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10928/
- A 10740: Relates to owner liability for construction industry wage theft (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10740/
- A 10304: Relates to the calculation of a claimant's weekly unemployment insurance benefit (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10304/
- A 10222: Relates to workers' compensation benefits for delivery network company workers (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10222/
- A 10048: Increases the unemployment insurance minimum weekly benefit amount (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10048/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114527444837544420
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114761070011142166
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114761073199034561
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114159271965524448
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114159274716729660
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114159278193775046
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114159280261665094
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114344475342647697
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114344475896250406
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/claireforqueens/status/2114121076858847303

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Claire-Valdez/
- Campaign site: https://claireforqueens.com/
- X: https://x.com/claireforqueens
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claireforqueens
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claire.valdez.12
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claireforqueens
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ClaireforQueens

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9147362c-8b83-49ff-8fab-4d48a77eebc9