Yvette Clarke
Yvette Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Horsford |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Major Owens |
| Constituency | 11th 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 by | Una S. T. Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Mathieu Eugene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yvette Diane Clarke November 21, 1964 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Una S. T. Clarke (mother) |
| Website | House 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
- ↑ "Biography - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke". Congresswoman Yvette Clarke. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ↑ "The Clarke Family". Observer. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
Other websites
Media related to Yvette D. Clarke at Wikimedia Commons
- Congresswoman Yvette Clarke official U.S. House website
- Yvette Clarke for Congress