• CLARKE, YVETTE D
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 69
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/17/2008 H.Con.Res.391 Recognizing the disparities that are associated with predatory lending abuses in minority communities and expressing the sense of the Congress that as new abuses continue to emerge, such laws should ensure that all those responsible for representing and protecting families have the authority to act to address these new problems. 07/17/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
06/19/2008 H.R.4179 FAST Redress Act of 2008 06/19/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
05/15/2008 H.Res.1204 Recognizing the goals and ideals of Flag Day in the Republic of Haiti. 05/15/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/24/2008 H.R.5902 GREEN Act 04/24/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
04/15/2008 H.R.5796 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 04/15/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
04/09/2008 H.Res.865 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development makes an important contribution to the understanding of the high levels of crime and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United States should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and violence in the region. 04/09/2008 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/02/2008 H.R.5624 Radiological Materials Security Act 04/02/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.  (All Actions)
11/02/2007 H.R.3828 Citizenship and Immigration Backlog Reduction Act 11/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
10/23/2007 H.R.3933 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the election to include combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income tax credit and penalty-free distributions from retirement plans to individuals called to active duty, and for other purposes. 10/23/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 2546
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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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