17 Black Women in Elective Office

17 Black Women in Elective Office


Yvette D. Clarke, House of Representatives

New York
Democrat
District 9
Representative Yvette Clarke sits on the Committees of Homeland Security, Ethics, and Small Business. She has worked with non-profit organizations, local community groups and appropriators to generate millions of dollars in federal support for the district. As a result, major institutions received funds, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the Prospect Park Alliance and the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT).


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