Yvette Clarke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yvette Clarke
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1964(1964-11-21)
Age	60
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

Yvette Clarke Biography

Yvette Clarke is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 21, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. New York Democratic Representative who represented the 11th District between 2007 and 2013. He was elected to the 9th District in 2013.

She was interviewed by In September of 2012, she was interviewed by Stephen Colbert for his Better Know a District segment. in September 2012 for his Better Know a District segment.

Clarke was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on November 21, 1964, to Lesley Clarke and former city councilwoman Una Clarke, both immigrants from Jamaica. She graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School and earned a scholarship to enroll at Oberlin College in Ohio, which she attended from 1982 to 1986.(see § Degree controversy) While studying at Oberlin, she spent a summer interning in the Washington, D.C. office of New York congressman Major Owens, where she told Roll Call that she worked on legislative issues involving Caribbean-American trade.

Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York’s 9th congressional district. Clarke was first elected to Congress in 2006. From 2007 to 2013, her district was labeled the 11th until it was redrawn. Before entering Congress in 2007, Clarke was a member of the New York City Council representing the 40th council district in Brooklyn.

Her parents were Jamaican immigrants who arrived in Brooklyn from Jamaica. Her mother was a member of the New York City Council for over ten years.

Yvette Clarke Net Worth

Yvette Clarke is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yvette Clarke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She took over a New York City Council seat previously held by her mother in 2001 and led numerous task forces, one of which was dedicated to HIV/AIDS, and another on sanitation.

She was critical of Bush’s administration, including the U.S. invasion in Iraq and the enactment the Patriot Act.

Clarke supported the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act (H.R. 1501; 113th Congress), a bill that would direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). Clarke argued the bill was a good idea because “this monument commemorates not only the sacrifices of soldiers in the Revolutionary War who dedicated themselves to the cause of liberty, but a reminder that even in wartime we must protect basic human rights. These thousands of deaths were an atrocity that should never occur again.”

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In May 2006, another Caribbean-American candidate, Assemblyman N. Nick Perry, withdrew from the race to succeed Congressman Major Owens, leading some observers to contend that Clarke’s chances for winning the race would improve now that another candidate from the same community was no longer competing.

Facts & Trivia

Yvette Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Yvette Clarke celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.

Clarke was reelected on November 4, 2008 by a large margin.