New York U.S. House District 7

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

Your member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Writes and votes on federal laws, and the House must start all tax and spending bills. Each represents about 760,000 people in one district. Terms are 2 years.

Candidates

Claire Valdez

Democrat · $1.2M outside spending · 47 endorsements listed

Strongly left · AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (100% confidence)

Melvin Rivera

Republican

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