# Katherine Clark

Katherine Clark is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Massachusetts’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Massachusetts’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2013-12-12
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001101
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MA05084

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001101 (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

The policy areas Clark talks about and legislates on agree at 0.46 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats.

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

1,596 classified statements: 1,248 posts on X, 239 press releases, 70 newsletters, 39 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 | Clark | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.6% | 6.6% | 21 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.1% | 27.5% | 48 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 74.5% | 73.2% | 102 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.0% | 9.8% | 122 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 10.3% | 22.7% | 207 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 4.5% | 1.9% | 14 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 44% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 40% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (House Democrats 16%); Taxation 20% (House Democrats 6.4%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.47 (standard error 0.01), from 3,606 donors and 6,861 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.9% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.1% (96.4%). 7 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 nay · 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 36.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 5458: CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act (in committee, 2025-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5458
- H.R. 3273: Child Care Workforce Development Act (in committee, 2025-05-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3273
- H.R. 3274: Child Care Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2025-05-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3274
- H.R. 9810: Child Care Workforce Development Act (in committee, 2024-09-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9810
- H.R. 9811: Child Care Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2024-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9811
- H.R. 9559: CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act (in committee, 2024-09-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9559
- H.R. 8524: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act (in committee, 2024-05-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8524
- H.R. 8526: Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-05-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8526
- H.R. 5433: Child Care Stabilization Act (in committee, 2023-09-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5433
- H.R. 8659: AVERT Future Violence Act of 2022 (in committee, 2022-11-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8659

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $5.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 8.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 28% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2114730393530470830
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2114362508513509511
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2114024201183010864
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2113622912896848014
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2113282486637650177
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2112947561401102528
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2112555462251905251
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2112174617204760801
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2111489370075386143
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKClark/status/2111159583020646558

## Links

- Official site: https://katherineclark.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepKClark
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanClark
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkclark
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001101

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001101