CLARKE, YVETTE D

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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
03/31/2017	H.R.1497	ICE Body Camera Act of 2017	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1648	Ellie's Law	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1693	Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017	03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1533	Ellie's Law	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1335	Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
03/06/2017	H.R.1076	Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act	03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/06/2017	H.R.1075	Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act	03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.R.1014	Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017	03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.Res.94	Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States").	02/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
09/27/2016	H.R.6185	Ellie's Law	09/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5080	Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2016	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/04/2016	H.R.4692	Aidan's Law	03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/06/2016	H.R.4330	Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2016	01/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.3889	Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
07/22/2015	H.Res.371	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.	07/22/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/13/2015	H.R.1743	Harriet "Moses" Tubman Congressional Gold Medal Act	04/13/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
07/29/2014	H.R.3107	Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act	07/29/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
04/04/2014	H.R.4403	Homeowner Disaster Relief Act of 2014	04/04/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/30/2013	H.Res.369	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National Americans of African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.	09/30/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/27/2013	H.R.3206	Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2013	09/27/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 2546

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
07/20/2012	H.Res.733	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any deal replacing the Budget Control Act of 2011 should contain serious revenue increases and no Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts.
07/12/2012	H.R.6121	Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012
07/12/2012	H.Res.728	Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith.
07/12/2012	H.R.4010	DISCLOSE 2012 Act
07/11/2012	H.Con.Res.130	Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary.
07/09/2012	H.R.6087	International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2012
06/29/2012	H.Res.713	Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commitment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health.
06/29/2012	H.R.6033	Prostate Cancer Detection Research and Education Act
06/28/2012	H.R.1860	Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011
06/21/2012	H.R.3860	Help Veterans Return to Work Act
06/20/2012	H.R.5976	TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act
06/20/2012	H.Res.694	Recognizing the 40th anniversary of title IX, the Federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, including high school and college sports and other activities.
06/18/2012	H.Res.689	Honoring Catholic sisters for their contributions to the United States.
06/07/2012	H.R.5905	International Violence Against Women Act of 2012
06/07/2012	H.Res.682	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce.
06/07/2012	H.R.4405	Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
06/07/2012	H.R.4141	International Food Assistance Improvement Act of 2012
06/05/2012	H.R.3413	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office".
06/01/2012	H.R.4848	Save Our Neighborhoods Act of 2012
06/01/2012	H.Con.Res.119	Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

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