Yvette D. Clarke
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, New York's 9th District (in Congress since 2007)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative
- Lives in
- Brooklyn
Background
- Member of Congress since 2007, representing New York's 9th District. source: clarke.house.gov
- Senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. source: clarke.house.gov
- Previously represented the 40th District on the New York City Council. source: clarke.house.gov
- Graduate of Oberlin College; recipient of an APPAM/Sloan Fellowship in public policy. source: clarke.house.gov
- Raised in central Brooklyn; the child of Jamaican immigrants. source: clarke.house.gov
In their own words
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- Paid family leave and support for small businesses source: branch.vote
- Medicare for All and abortion access source: branch.vote
- The Green New Deal and climate preparedness at FEMA source: branch.vote
- Relief for people eligible for Temporary Protected Status (ASPIRE Act) source: branch.vote
- More STEM funding, student loan relief and free college source: branch.vote
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