CLARK, KATHERINE

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CLARK, KATHERINE
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: Experience: House: District 5, 2013-Present; Home State: Massachusetts; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,007,693Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Katherine M. Clark

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Rodney; 3 Children: Addison, Jared, Nathaniel

Birth Date: 07/17/1963

Birth Place: New Haven, CT

Home City: Melrose, MA

Religion: Christian

Education

MPA, Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1997

JD, Cornell Law School, 1989

BA, Saint Lawrence University, 1985

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts, District 5, 2013-present

Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2010-2013

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts, District 5, December 10, 2013

Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2008-2010

Member, Melrose School Committee, 2001-2007

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member

Subcommittee on Energy, Member

Subcommittee on Environment, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Bio Tech Caucus

Member, Caucus of Women Legislators

Member, Library Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Attorney, Colorado District Attorney's Council

Former General Counsel, Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services

Former Chief, Policy Division, Massachusetts Attorney General

Former Attorney, Private Practice

Prosecutor, Colorado Attorney General's Office, 1991-1993

Clerk, Honorable Alfred A. Arraj, Federal Court, 1990-1991

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, present

Member, Advisory Council, Department of Early Education and Care, present

Member, Massachusetts Association of School Committees

Member, Melrose Democratic City Committee

Member, Womens Bar Association

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
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: 29

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/27/2017	H.Res.286	Directing certain officials of the executive branch to provide information to the House of Representatives that will enable the House to meet its constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight of the executive branch by investigating potential conflicts of interests of President Donald J. Trump.	04/27/2017 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1375	Prescriber Support Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.1466	21st Century Child Care Investment Act	03/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.909	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.371	Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/30/2017	H.R.737	Caring Start Act of 2017	01/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
12/22/2016	H.R.6478	Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act	12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
12/05/2016	H.R.6340	Presidential Accountability Act	12/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.6002	Cybercrime Statistics Act	09/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5148	To amend the Department of Education Organization Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require publication of information relating to religious exemptions to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and for other purposes.	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/08/2016	H.R.5956	YOUTH Act	09/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
07/27/2016	H.R.5749	Interstate Sextortion Prevention Act	07/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5828	21st Century Child Care Investment Act	07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.1462	Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015	07/14/2016 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5265	Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act	05/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/12/2016	H.R.4599	Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016	05/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/29/2016	H.R.5095	Prescriber Support Act of 2016	04/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/01/2016	H.R.4740	Cybercrime Enforcement Training Assistance Act of 2016	04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4043	Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.4057	Interstate Swatting Hoax Act	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)

Total: 841

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/19/2016	H.R.4843	Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act	Passed	Yea
09/19/2016	H.R.4763	Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
09/19/2016	H.R.4681	Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act
09/14/2016	H.R.6030	Pay Equity for All Act of 2016
09/14/2016	H.R.6026	To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in the financial disclosure reports the candidate is required to file under such Act a statement regarding whether or not the Secretary of the Treasury is in the process of auditing any of the candidate's individual Federal income tax returns.
09/14/2016	H.R.5587	Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act	Passed	Yea
09/13/2016	H.Res.729	Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel.	Passed	Yea
09/13/2016	H.R.1301	Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016
09/12/2016	H.Res.810	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
09/07/2016	H.Res.752	Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
08/30/2016	H.R.5671	Urban Progress Act of 2016
08/10/2016	H.R.5896	Intimate Privacy Protection Act of 2016
08/10/2016	H.R.5865	Duty to Report Sexual Assault Act of 2016
07/29/2016	H.R.5722	John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act
07/25/2016	H.R.5748	To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes.
07/22/2016	H.R.5739	Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016
07/13/2016	H.R.5746	Birth Control Privacy Act
07/12/2016	H.R.5735	Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act
07/12/2016	H.R.5639	National Institute of Standards and Technology Improvement Act of 2016
07/12/2016	H.R.3179	Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act

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