Though she did not win, Claudia’s journey in activism and political action does not end here. “Through courage, compassion, and collaboration I believe we can accomplish anything. I’m not afraid to speak out and break the status quo. I’m not afraid to take action and risks. I’m not afraid to offer fresh ideas and out-of-the-box solutions. Youth is a strength, not a weakness,” she says. Her motivation along the campaign trail stayed strong, she tellsTeen Vogue Everyone should also be able to understand and recognize that we're all human beings and that we all deserve to fight for each other and for ourselves. Because, what's going on right now is immoral. It's completely unconstitutional. It's really scary. We have to really get on our sh*t and hone that in, and be like, "Who's going to be able to make a difference here?" Those people in power are going to continue to want to skew that kind of agenda and go through with all of the things that they're promising, essentially. We as the people need to realize that they can't do anything without our consent. We are what drives their machine. We are what makes up the people. They can't do anything without our money, and our applications to jobs and our application to the system. We have to understand that and we have to make noise. We have to let them know, convinced his career was over post-accident. “The first time I saw my face I was like, ‘That’s it,’” he toldPeople.