CLARKE, YVETTE D

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: Experience: House: District 9, 2007-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $446,773Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Yvette Diane Clarke

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 11/21/1964

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY

Home City: Brooklyn, NY

Education

Attended, Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York

Attended, Political Science, Oberlin College, 1982-1986

Attended, Public Policy, Oberlin College, 1982-1986

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, 2006-present

Member, New York City Council, 40th District, 2001-2006

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, 2004

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Ethics, Member

Small Business, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Secretary, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Senior Whip, Democratic Caucus

Co-Chair, New York City Council's Women's Caucus

Professional Experience

Executive Assistant, Assemblywoman Barbra Clark

Director of Business Development, Bronx Empowerment Zone

Family Day Care Coordinator, Erasmus Neighborhood Federation

Child Care Specialist, Erasmus Neighborhood Federation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Board of Directors, The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Support Homosexuals are equal with any other members of society. We should acknowledge the legitimacy of homosexual partners, but civil unions are preferable to using the term "marriage".
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 69

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/11/2010	H.Res.1345	Honoring the life and achievements of Lena Calhoun Horne.	05/11/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/26/2010	H.R.4616	Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2010	04/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions)
04/22/2010	H.R.5121	Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010	04/22/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
04/09/2010	H.R.4962	International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act	04/09/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/25/2010	H.R.4961	Haitian Private Sector Encouragement Act of 2010	03/25/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
12/11/2009	H.Res.967	Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and reaffirming the importance of its mission of economic and community development.	12/11/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
10/22/2009	H.Res.797	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and enhancing the state of cyber security in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of the sixth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month.	10/22/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/08/2009	H.R.3771	To amend the Small Business Act to establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry, and for other purposes.	10/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology . (All Actions)
10/01/2009	H.Res.731	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.	10/01/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/26/2009	H.R.2071	To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent.	06/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. (All Actions)
05/26/2009	H.R.1992	Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009	05/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
05/04/2009	H.R.2070	Radiological Materials Security Act	05/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. (All Actions)
04/01/2009	H.R.1848	Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009	04/01/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions)
03/03/2009	H.R.1270	Affordable Housing and Community Development Act of 2009	03/03/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
09/25/2008	H.R.7087	To amend the Small Business Act to establish a mentorship program designed to help minority and women-owned small businesses build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in the construction industry.	09/25/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
09/25/2008	H.Res.1505	Recognizing the United States-Bahamas Proliferation Security Initiative Shipboarding Agreement.	09/25/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
02/04/2009	H.R.559	FAST Redress Act of 2009	02/04/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
09/27/2008	H.Res.1429	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.	09/27/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/25/2008	H.Res.1504	Urging the President to increase efforts under the Third Border Initiative (TBI) to deepen cooperation and collaboration with Caribbean nations.	09/25/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
08/01/2008	H.R.6803	Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act of 2008	08/01/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)

Total: 2546

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/13/2017	H.R.2292	To extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam.
06/12/2017	H.R.2884	COVFEFE Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.2589	To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/19/2017	H.R.2563	To codify the Small Business Administration's Entrepreneurial Education Initiative, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017	H.Res.347	Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/19/2017	H.Res.344	Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017	H.R.1477	No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/17/2017	H.R.2499	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017	H.R.2479	To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2475	To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.Res.327	Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
05/12/2017	H.Res.320	Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/05/2017	H.R.2351	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017	H.Res.304	Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month".

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