As a member of the Democratic Party, she currently serves in the Texas House of Representatives for the 79th District of El Paso’s northeast and eastside, which includes the El Paso International Airport and Fort Bliss, the country’s largest installation in the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).
Since then she served as the El Paso council member for District 6 of the city and was Mayor pro tempore at one point.
Claudia announced in October 2019 to run for the Texas House of Representatives District 76th seat, that was being held by Cesar Blanco at the time.
[6] Claudia ran unopposed in the November 2020 election and defeated Elisa Tamayo earlier in the year in the primaries.
She states that 1 in 3 adults in the city of El Paso are uninsured and hopes that expanding Medicaid would reduce the cost for tax payers in the long run by paying for uncompensated care.