background-color: black !important; The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. [133] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. Finding innovative solutions in these two policy areas would largely reorient the American economy providing considerably more opportunity for those that have historically been denied a chance at upward mobility. [89][90], On May 15, 2015, the House passed HR 1735the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016by a vote of 269-151. Clarke, the first Caribbean-born woman to be elected to New York City Council. } Clarke signed a letter sent to Collin Peterson in August 2013, asking him to keep Steve King's amendment out of the final Farm Bill. font-size: 20px; On September 11, 2015, the House approved HR 3460To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iranby a vote of 247-186. }) [137] The vote largely followed party lines. }. margin-bottom: 0; The congresswoman said Durham had also shoveled snow from the side walk at her campaign headquarters. U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke The longtime life partner of Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Charles B. Durham, has died. [73] She had $50,000 in her campaign account before the June primary. clear: both; [63] Clarke's run followed an unsuccessful bid by her mother in 2000 against Owens for the same seat. color: white; column-count: auto; Clarke was reelected on November 2 by a large margin. font-weight: bold; On September 12, 2006, Clarke won the Democratic nomination with a plurality, 31.20%, of the vote in a four-person primary, defeating then-councilman David Yassky, State Senator Carl Andrews, and Major Owens's son, Christopher Owens. } else { Yvette Clarke (D) | Freedom and Citizenship - Columbia University "My name is Yvette D. Clarke and I am a proud public servant. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025. font-size: 1.2em; position: relative; padding-bottom: 7px; [102] President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 2, 2015. 3107; 113th Congress), United States Department of Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation, 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York 11th District, 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 11, 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 11, 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 9, 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 9, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 9, 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 9, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 9, List of African-American United States representatives, Women in the United States House of Representatives, "Biography - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke", "Clarke Knows the 'Tricks of the Trade' From Her Internship", "Rep. Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn tells Stephen Colbert the Dutch enslaved blacks in Brooklyn in 1898", "In Her Mother's Footsteps, and Now in Shirley Chisholm's, Too", "CONGRESSWOMAN YVETTE CLARKE DISCUSSES FEDERAL JOB POLICY, FORMER REP. MAJOR OWENS REFLECTS ON THE LIFE OF SHIRLEY CHISHOLM ON URBAN FOCUS", "Brooklyn mother and daughter's political path was a first for city", "Text - H.R.559 - 111th Congress (2009-2010): FAST Redress Act of 2009", "U.S. $174,000 (2023 House of Representatives Default Member Salary salary) Others who have held this office Weiner, Former Rep. Anthony ( D) - Resigned Turner, Former Rep. Bob ( R) - Ran for Other Office Index of Rep. Yvette Clarke's staff, past and present Abramson, Adam J. Agarwal, Meena Aguilar, Eric S. Alexander, Jeremy S. Alvi, Hina R. Home - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke color: #fff; } In the aftermath of the Trump Administration, the United States will face the immediate existential challenge of determining our commitment to the rule of law. font-size: 90%; font-size: .9em; Put plainly, denying people the healthcare coverage that acts as a prerequisite to preserving their right to life denies their basic human dignity. [85][86] font-weight: bold; The bill proposed exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. An avid reader, writer, and trampoliner, Yvette lives in Manhattan with her husband, two children, and a blue cat named Beau. Trade promotion authority 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. [57]) Clarke responded, "I'm pretty sure there was", saying the Dutch owned slaves in New York in 1898. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. background: #4c4c4c; State legislature | .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { [4][5], In August 2006, Crain's New York Business and the Daily News reported that Clarke's Oberlin transcripts indicated that she had not graduated, contrary to what her campaign literature claimed. .votebox-results-metadata-p { padding-left: 10px; border: 1px solid #999; flex: 0 0 175px; Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it. .leg-hnt-leadership > div { I didn't realize there was slavery in Brooklyn in 1898". [33] In 2015 Clarke indicated she would vote for the JCPOA, known as the Iran nuclear deal, despite appeals from some of her Jewish constituents and local advocacy groups to vote against it. Yvette Clarke - Wikipedia font-size: 12px; .widget-row.value-only { BROOKLYN, N.Y.U.S Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and a group of faith leaders are marching down Church Avenue here in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn behind a huge banner that reads,. [128] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. margin-top: 0px; Clarke was one of 175 Democrats to vote in favor of HR 1295. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. She defeated Hugh C. Carr (R) and Cartrell Gore (Conservative) in the general election. The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. I try to model my work in office after my predecessor representing the 9th District area of Brooklyn - Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm. margin-top: 16px; 3) Issues concerning women and girls. If re-elected, I pledge to continue this work by fighting for the progressive future that will give the federal government the means it needs to best protect the people most in need.