- Claire ValdezDemocratic✓ Verified$1.9M raised
- Melvin RiveraRepublican✓ Verified
- Priscilla GhaznaviIndependent✓ Verified$39K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Claire Valdez supports strengthening unions and passing the PRO Act to guarantee living wages and quality healthcare, and she advocates for taxing the rich and protecting tenants to empower working people over corporate interests 14. Melvin Rivera supports transforming public assistance into a system that builds independence and creating pipelines to high-income careers, and he advocates for government accountability through auditing spending and expanding FOIL access 26. Priscilla Ghaznavi wants more people to afford to stay and build a future in NY-7 amid rising housing, childcare, and healthcare costs, and she supports AI innovation paired with regulation considering its environmental impact 38.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Claire ValdezDemocratic | Melvin RiveraRepublican | Priscilla GhaznaviIndependent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Valdez supports strengthening unions, passing the PRO Act, ending unchecked corporate dominance, and guaranteeing living wages, paid leave, quality healthcare, and dignified retirement for workers. | Rivera supports transforming public assistance into a system that builds independence and creating pipelines to high-income careers to strengthen families and build generational wealth. | Ghaznavi wants more people able to afford to stay and build a future in NY-7 amid rising housing, childcare, and healthcare costs. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Claire Valdez supports strengthening unions, passing the PRO Act, ending unchecked corporate dominance, and guaranteeing living wages, paid leave, quality healthcare, and dignified retirement for workers 1. Melvin Rivera supports transforming public assistance into a system that builds independence and creating pipelines to high-income careers to strengthen families and build generational wealth 2. Priscilla Ghaznavi wants more people able to afford to stay and build a future in NY-7 amid rising housing, childcare, and healthcare costs 3. | |||
| Healthcare | Valdez supports Medicare for All, sponsoring it on Day One, and fighting insurance companies that profit from denying care and driving up costs. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Valdez supports abolishing ICE on day one, prosecuting abusive agents, dismantling the detention system, and creating humane pathways to citizenship. Valdez says ICE detentions, such as a Grover Cleveland High School student taken from an immigration hearing, are a federal policy issue that must be addressed. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Valdez supports abolishing ICE and holding its agents and leadership accountable for abuses and deaths in custody. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Valdez has fought to tax the rich and protect tenants, emphasizing empowering working people over corporate interests. Valdez supports additional taxes on the rich. | Rivera advocates restoring trust through government accountability by auditing spending, expanding FOIL access, and promoting transparency in pension and public fund governance. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Claire Valdez has fought to tax the rich and protect tenants, emphasizing empowering working people over corporate interests 1. She supports additional taxes on the rich 2. Melvin Rivera advocates restoring trust through government accountability by auditing spending, expanding FOIL access, and promoting transparency in pension and public fund governance 3. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Valdez supports a Green New Deal, freezing electricity rates, building a federal public power authority, and enforcing a national clean energy standard to transition to 100% clean energy. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Ghaznavi supports AI innovation paired with regulation that accounts for its energy, water, and environmental impact. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Claire Valdez supports a Green New Deal, freezing electricity rates, building a federal public power authority, and enforcing a national clean energy standard to transition to 100% clean energy 1. Priscilla Ghaznavi supports AI innovation paired with regulation that accounts for its energy, water, and environmental impact 2. | |||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Valdez supports ending the bipartisan war machine, championing human rights, peace, and cooperation, ending weapons sales to Israel, and opposing imperialism in Latin America. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |