Yvette D Clarke
Born: November 24, 1964 (age 55)
Career: U.S. House of Representatives, 2007-present
New York City Council, 2002-2007
Education: Oberlin College
Website: https://clarke.house.gov
Yvette D. Clarke assumed office January 2007, representing New York's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives. After New York's redistricting in 2011, she won re-election in District 9.
Clarke was born November 21, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Oberlin College in Ohio.
Prior to serving in Congress, Clarke served on the New York City Council from 2002 to 2007, representing the 40th District in Brooklyn. She succeeded her mother, Una S. T. Clarke, becoming part of the first mother-daughter succession in the council's history.
For information on Clarke's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.
Fighting for Underwater Homeowners - March 7, 2012
Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing on H1N1 Pandemic - Oct. 27, 2011
Statement for HS Committee Hearing: DHS The Path Forward - July 27, 2009
Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Assasination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - April 3, 2008
Statement on President's Iraq Address - Sept. 13, 2007