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Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

DDemocratNY-9 · Representative
61
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone20
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency77
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

DemocratNY-9 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.608)
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Yvette D. Clarke is a Democrat Representative from NY, District 9. She has served 19 years in Congress across 10 terms. Based on her voting record, she is rated as liberal, voting with her party 97.4% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.

19
Years in Office
10
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.4%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
14 votes against party
2.3%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
10
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ

How Yvette Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.5% vs avg
97.4%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-1.3% vs avg
2.3%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-3.0 vs avg
10
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$128,484
Cash on Handⓘ
$821,643
Total Receiptsⓘ
$803,213
Disbursementsⓘ
$353,242
Individual Donors
$463,592
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2007–2013House · NY-11 · Democrat
2013–2027House · NY-9 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

NY-9 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

749,197
Population
$74,202
Median Income
36.0
Median Age
37.7%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 34.3%Black 42.4%Hispanic 11.3%Asian 8.4%