# Yvette Clarke

Yvette Clarke is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 9th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001067
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NY11138

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001067 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

20% of Clarke’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.1 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%.

## What Clarke says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,116 classified statements: 865 posts on X, 135 press releases, 72 newsletters, 44 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Clarke | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 20.3% | 6.6% | 2 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 18.1% | 27.5% | 171 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 56.8% | 73.2% | 211 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.6% | 9.8% | 185 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 13.7% | 22.7% | 185 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.7% | 1.9% | 25 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 29% (House Democrats 13%); Immigration 25% (House Democrats 11%); Health 21% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (House Democrats 8.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.32 (standard error 0.01), from 1,391 donors and 7,408 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.4% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 640. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10814: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10814
- H.Res. 1610: Expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1610
- H.R. 10489: American Renewable Energy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10489
- H.R. 9733: Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9733
- H.R. 9457: Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9457
- H.R. 9090: Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9090
- H.R. 9014: Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9014
- H.R. 8811: Moms Matter Act (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8811
- H.R. 8786: INVEST Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8786
- H.R. 8098: To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8098

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 6.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2114778933455421478
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2114830565794828358
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · CLARKE RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE DETENTION OF ROBERTO LAMOUR · labels: policy discussion · https://clarke.house.gov/clarke-releases-statement-on-the-detention-of-roberto-lamour/
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2114104718142374020
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2113379336497820116
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2113022717805072555
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2113022746745549167
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2112183112385941695
- 2026-10-19 · Press release · REPS. CLARKE, GRIJALVA LEAD 63 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN URGING USCIS TO ADDRESS PROCESSING BACKLOG COSTING LAWFULLY-PRESENT IMMIGRANTS THEIR HEALTHCARE · labels: policy discussion · https://clarke.house.gov/reps-clarke-grijalva-lead-63-members-of-congress-in-urging-uscis-to-address-processing-backlog-costing-lawfully-present-immigrants-their-healthcare/
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/2111170259923182064

## Links

- Official site: https://clarke.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepYvetteClarke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repyvettedclarke
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repyvettedclarke
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repyvetteclarke
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001067

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001067