Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have endorsed Assembly Member Claire Valdez in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York’s 7th Congressional District, including parts of Western Queens and North Brooklyn.
Mamdani appeared alongside Valdez at a campaign event at Bushwick’s Maria Hernandez Park on Friday afternoon to endorse her in the race, one day after Valdez officially launched her run to replace Velázquez, who announced late last year that she would not be seeking re-election after 16 terms in office.
