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Claire Valdez reversed her pledge to reject PAC money at the NY-7 debate

On the NY1 debate stage, Democratic socialist Assemblywoman Claire Valdez reversed her pledge to reject superPAC money, saying her campaign needed to win.

New York State Assembly Member Claire Valdez speaks into a microphone at an outdoor press event

Claire Valdez reversed her pledge to reject PAC money at the NY-7 debate

On the NY1 debate stage, Democratic socialist Assemblywoman Claire Valdez reversed her pledge to reject superPAC money, saying her campaign needed to win.

Claire Valdez reversed her pledge to reject PAC money at the NY-7 debate
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Claire Valdez ran for Congress promising to keep superPACs out of her race. On June 3, on the debate stage, she said she would take their help after all.

The reversal came at the NY1 debate for New York’s 7th Congressional District, the open seat that covers parts of north Brooklyn and western Queens, and it was first reported…

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Filed underAntonio Reynoso / Brooklyn / Claire Valdez / Democratic Primary / Julie Won / NY-7 / Nydia Velázquez / superPAC / Zohran Mamdani

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