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U.S. House

New York 7th District

Election day Nov 3, 2026 · Open seat · Data as of Sep 11, 2026

The money race

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

  1. $1.69M
    +$956K 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
CandidatePartyRaisedOutside supportOutside oppositionSmall-dollar
Claire ValdezD$1,693,312$956,361$07%
$1.69M
Raised by candidates
$1.49M
Spent by candidates
$956K
Outside spending
5 spenders
1
Candidates
CandidateRaisedIndividualsPACsSmall-dollarIn-stateSpentDonors
Claire Valdez (D)$1.69M$1.56M$45K7%68%$1.49M786

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.

SpenderTargetStanceSpentNetworkDark money in
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
Claire ValdezSupport$428K
2 filings
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC
C00630665
Claire ValdezSupport$279K
3 filings
Justice Democrats$136K
LEADERS WE DESERVE
C00843110
Claire ValdezSupport$175K
2 filings
$200K
NEW YORKERS FOR LOWER COSTS
C00948851
Claire ValdezSupport$70K
1 filing
CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC (CSP PAC)
C00893461
Claire ValdezSupport$5K
2 filings

Candidates

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.