Pia Rahman, a community organizer and healthcare worker who previously served as campaign manager for Assembly District 34 candidate Brian Romero, has launched a campaign to succeed Assembly Member Claire Valdez in the 37th District.
Valdez, a prominent member of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will vacate her seat in the Assembly at the end of the year after launching a campaign to succeed U.S. Rep Nydia Velázquez in New York’s 7th Congressional District.
