Claire Valdez Is a Socialist and Union Organizer Running for Congress

Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York’s 7th district. We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trump, and how the labor movement changed her life.

12.09.2023

Claire Valdez

This Union Organizer Is Hoping to Expand Socialists’ Electoral Stronghold in Queens

Next year, New York’s democratic socialists hope to grow their bloc in the state legislature by electing union organizer Claire Valdez, who is running to represent Assembly District 37 in Queens. Jacobin spoke with Valdez about her campaign.