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Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) is the U.S. Representative for New York's 11th congressional district, serving since 2007, and the Chair of the United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology since 2007 as well. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district includes much of central Brooklyn, including Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Heights, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Park Slope. Clarke was formerly a member of the New York City Council, representing the 40th council district in Brooklyn.
Early life, education and career
Born the child of Jamaican immigrant parents, Clarke has lived all her life in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush. Upon ...
Rep. G.Moore, Rep. G.Meeks, Rep. Y.Clarke, Rep. Chaka Fattah and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee conduct a news conference during the Congr. Black Caucus' Econ. Security Taskforce, 2009 , positive
Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke returned from Alabama where she participated in a hearing on that state’s anti-immigrant law. Speaking of the law, she told the Daily News: “It’s just a step below apartheid. It really is. You have to prove, on the spot if you are asked, who you are and your legal right to be here. Just about every government entity is being asked to be a conspirator in weeding out individuals who may be undocumented. Even going to the library to get a library card.”
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By Pat Young
Source: nysiaf.org
Imissed this one when it originally was posted on the NBJC website during the TDOR, but it needs to be seen especially with us in the holiday season and less than two weeks from starting a new year. I'm not surprised to hear that it came from Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY). Back in 2007 she was one of the group of liberal progressive Democrats who voted NO against Barney's unjust trans free ENDA bill..She also released this statement in reaction to the Injustice At Every Turn survey that documents just how much hell African-American transpeople are catching.“I applaud the National ...
Rep. Yvette Clarke still likes to travel-- even if it's just between Washington and Brooklyn.
The third-term congresswoman ranked first among New York City-area representatives this year for travel spending between the Capitol and her Brooklyn district.Clarke and her staff spent $45,745 though the end of September on local travel, the latest congressional tallies showed."Our office's number one priority is to serve our constituents," said Clarke Press Secretary Judith Kargbo, noting that the office's third-quarter bill for $11,188 was less than the prior period's $19,327.There was no change ...