Claire outside the masjid holding a microphone and speaking to a crowd off camera.
I was grateful for the opportunity to meet worshippers at Masjid Al-Aman in Cypress Hills after Jummah prayers today.
Thank you to the volunteers from DRUM Beats for collecting petition signatures too!
"When people come together we can organize for incredible things. We an move literal mountains.”
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This district is home to more artists than almost anywhere in the country but rising costs are pushing them out.
I'm running to build an economy where time and space for creativity isn't a luxury reserved only for a lucky few.
While the admin offers different explanations nearly every hour, U.S. military commanders are telling troops that the war is for biblical "end times" and that the Trump has been "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon."
New @sienaresearch.bsky.social poll:
✅ 54-29% statewide want @governor.ny.gov to raise taxes on NYC millionaires
✅ Among NYC voters, it's 62-21% support
✅ Among Democrats, it's a whopping 72-13%
"The public is on Mamdani's side."
The one and only @phara4assembly.bsky.social is looking for a new member of Congress to take on the oligarchy and the establishment, champion the labor movement, and fight the war machine.
I'm so proud to have her support.
Federal funding hasn't kept up with big pharma price gouging so nearly 20 states are cutting off access to lifesaving HIV drugs.
We need a national Medicare for All program that guarantees treatment and negotiates down Rx prices at scale.
Assemblymember Claire Valdez, a democratic socialist who’s running for Congress, told POLITICO on Monday she was disturbed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s focus on whether Trump went through the proper channels before launching the strikes. “I think it could be a real dividing line,” Valdez said. “The emphasis on procedure and expecting the Trump administration to provide some evidence or rationale that supports this war is an abdication of our responsibility to say that we don’t want another endless war, we don’t want to be locked into another forever war that doesn’t make our lives here at home any better, that just destroys lives abroad, that siphons off so much of our taxpayer dollars.”
As I told @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social in @politico.com this morning, it's not enough for Congressional Democrats to insist on proper procedure or demand the Trump administration explain itself, as if they aren't constantly lying.
We need unequivocal opposition to this war.
Chag Purim Sameach to everyone celebrating in Williamsburg, across NY-07, and beyond!
Wishing our Jewish neighbors a joyful holiday filled with community, costumes, and plenty of hamantaschen.
The fact that a 5% wealth tax on just 938 billionaires could pay for all this shows you just how much money the oligarchs control.
I'll be signing onto @sanders.senate.gov and @rokhanna.bsky.social’s legislation the moment I get to Congress.
There's no reforming an agency that terrorizes immigrant families, represses political dissent, and quite literally murders U.S. citizens. Abolish ICE, root and branch.
Tried to get this guy to a sign a petition but he wasn't able to hold a pen.
Claire hugs a supporter.
Group photo of petitioning volunteers holding signs.
Group photo of petitioning volunteers holding signs.
Over just the first weekend of petitioning, we collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
But we can't stop now. New Yorkers don't accept the bare minimum and neither will this campaign!
Lots more coming up this week: clairevaldezforcongress.com/events
The contradictory justifications for this war are somehow more insulting than when the Trump administration wasn't bothering to make a case at all.
Most Americans see through the lies.
Such a joy to join the brave and victorious @nynurses.bsky.social for some celebratory bowling at The Gutter in Williamsburg yesterday with @mayor.nyc.gov and @emilyassembly.bsky.social.
Claire on a bench by the water looking at the camera over her shoulder wearing an orange Claire Valdez beanie.
Petition with us today at noon in Bushwick and get this free, very orange beanie.
Sign up: act.clairevaldezforcongress.com/petitioning-...
Call your Senators and member of Congress. Demand they unequivocally oppose this illegal war—and then use their power to stop it.
As we plunge headlong into another catastrophic war, Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries’ throat clearing and process critique only serves Trump and the war machine.
Democrats should speak clearly and with one voice: no war.
Without legal authority or justification, the U.S. and Israel have launched a regime change war in Iran that will only bring more death, destruction and chaos.
Congress must convene immediately and take up
@rokhanna.bsky.social + Rep. Massie's War Powers Resolution to stop this.
When I met @sanders.senate.gov, I was able to share what his fight for Medicare for All meant to my family as my aunt struggled with crushing medical debt.
We don't need to accept a country where basic preventative care is so out of reach for so many people.
"Yo creo que mi experiencia en el movimiento obrero me moldea, así que yo sé muy íntimamente lo que es estar lado a lado con mis colegas y trabajar por las cosas que se merecen."
¡Gracias @eldiario.es por la conversación!
A graphic with Claire at the top left and background images of volunteers at canvass launches. The text reads: Claire Valdez for Congress Petitioning Kickoff Weekend Sat., Feb. 28th, 12pm Sun, March 1st, 12pm At the bottom, it says "MERCH GIVEAWAY AT LAUNCH" and shows two orange beanies with the Claire Valdez logo on them.
Ballot petitioning kicks off FOR REAL this weekend and we've got free swag to celebrate (while supplies last).
No experience necessary. You just need to be a registered Democrat in New York. We'll train you on the rest!
Sign up: clairevaldezforcongress.com/events
Grateful for the students and workers at Columbia who mobilized today — and for the Mayor working fast to secure Elmina's release.
Now we need answers:
- Did ICE pose as NYPD officers? How will the NYPD respond?
- What's @columbiauniversity.bsky.social doing to ensure this never happens again?
"The Fiscal Policy Instittute estimates that the OBBBA will save New York taxpayers who earn $1 million in annual income a collective $12 billion in federal taxes each year. This is equivalent to an annual average tax cut of $129,600 per millionaire taxpayer, 2.7 percent of their total income."
Claire takes a selfie at the front of the march with Assembly candidate David Orkin. Behind them, a person raises their fist.
Group photo of the NYC-DSA 2026 slate.
Claire with two marchers on a street.
If Albany won't tax the wealthiest New Yorkers, those same individuals are looking at $12 billion in annual tax cuts courtesy of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill.'
Working people can't afford austerity. Proud to march alongside the movement that's refusing to let that happen.
"Instead of trying to speak truth to power, we should start speaking it to each other instead."
This is the orientation of someone who understands how governing power can support building worker power.
And it's why I keep saying: @claireforny.bsky.social's win would help realign labor to the Left.
The Democratic response to Trump's #SOTU wisely focused on the cost of living.
But affordability can't just be a vibe. It needs a program that confronts oligarchic power and presents a real agenda for the working class.
In fewer than seven weeks since launching, we've now raised more than $400,000 from nearly 7,000 individual donors.
No real estate money. No lobbyists. Just people chipping in what they can to send a trade unionist to Congress.
Join us: clairevaldezforcongress.com/donate
