New York 7th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

DClaire Valdez
$1.92M
+$1.24M for

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Claire Valdez	D	$1,915,867	$1,242,664	$0	7%

$1.92M

Raised by candidates

$1.81M

Spent by candidates

$1.24M

Outside spending

6 spenders · + $3K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Claire Valdez (D)	$1.92M^†	$1.56M	$45K	7%	68%	$1.81M^†	786

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) C00932723	Claire Valdez	Support	$428K 2 filings		—
NEW YORKERS FOR LOWER COSTS C00948851	Claire Valdez	Support	$357K 7 filings		—
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC C00630665	Claire Valdez	Support	$279K 3 filings	Justice Democrats	—
LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110	Claire Valdez	Support	$175K 2 filings		—
CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC (CSP PAC) C00893461	Claire Valdez	Support	$3K 1 filing		—
EMGAGE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00453704	Claire Valdez	Support	$747 3 filings		—

Candidates

Claire Valdez

D Democrat

Raised: $1.92M
Small-dollar: 7%
In-state: 68%
Outside for / against: $1.24M / $0

Backed byJustice Democrats Union PAC

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.