Yvette Clarke

Yvette Clarke
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Preceded bySteven Horsford
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
Assumed office
January 3, 2007
Preceded byMajor Owens
Constituency11th district (2007–2013)
9th district (2013–present)
Member of the New York City Council
from the 40th district
In office
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2006
Preceded byUna S. T. Clarke
Succeeded byMathieu Eugene
Personal details
Born
Yvette Diane Clarke

(1964-11-21) November 21, 1964
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesUna S. T. Clarke (mother)
WebsiteHouse website

Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) is an American politician. She has been the U.S. representative for New York's 9th congressional district since 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before, she represented the New York's 11th congressional district from 2007 until 2013. Clarke was a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2006.

Clarke was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on November 21, 1964, to Lesley Clarke and former city councilwoman Una Clarke, both immigrants from Jamaica.[1][2]

References

  1. "Biography - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke". Congresswoman Yvette Clarke. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. "The Clarke Family". Observer. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

Other websites

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