Yvette Diane Clarke

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007 (109th Congress-Present). Before her election to the U.S. House of Representatives, Clarke was a New York City Council member. She was first elected to city service in 2001, succeeding former City Councilmember Dr. Una S.T. Clarke, making them the first mother-daughter succession in the history of the New York City Council. Clarke is a senior member of both the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Committee on Homeland Security. In the 116th Congress, Clarke introduced landmark legislation, the Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6). This legislation would give 2.5 million DREAMers, temporary protected status and deferred enforcement departure recipients a clear citizenship pathway. Clarke attended Oberlin College and was a recipient of the prestigious APPAH/Sloan Fellowship in Public Policy and Policy Analysis.