Representative · New York's 9th district

Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke is a Democratic representative for New York's 9th district, in Congress since 2007. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 16, and cast 454 of 457 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 4, 2007
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	2.4%16 of 675 · rank 169 of 439	99%454 of 457 · rank 99 of 439	230 became law	12%72 of 625
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	1.0%12 of 1,222 · rank 336 of 442	99%841 of 847 · rank 44 of 442	270 became law	14%93 of 684
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	1.5%15 of 997 · rank 164 of 443	100%566 of 566 · rank 1 of 443	340 became law	3%18 of 646

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.61+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.R. 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.Yea
Feb 12, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 233–185· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 116–303· Against party
H.R. 1338: SAT Streamlining ActYea
Jul 25, 2023· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 250–163· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Communications and Technology
Oversight and InvestigationsRanking Member

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to New York's 9th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $18.1M
Per resident: $24.52
Rank in New York: 24 of 26
Contract actions: 999; New awards: 651

By fiscal year

25.5MFY2017
26.7MFY2018
22.6MFY2019
35.9MFY2020
61.6MFY2021
21.4MFY2022
37.8MFY2023
24.4MFY2024
23.1MFY2025
18.1MFY2026

Top buyers

Defense Logistics Agency$10.5M58%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$3.2M18%
Department of Defense
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$2.6M14%
Department of Justice
Department of Veterans Affairs$866.6K4.8%
Defense Commissary Agency$326.8K1.8%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$100.9K0.6%
Department of Defense
U.S. Agency for Global Media$93.5K0.5%
Drug Enforcement Administration$71.7K0.4%
Department of Justice

Top recipients

KARLAS & EMMAS KNITS LLC$7.6M42%
38 awards
RE-ENGINEERED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC$1.7M9.6%
1 award
BLASCO CONSTRUCTION CORP$1.1M6.2%
1 award
THE HANDY TOOL & MFG. CO., INC$1M5.6%
138 awards
CARTER ENTERPRISES LLC$928.9K5.1%
8 awards
CHARM-TEX, INC.$655.8K3.6%
20 awards
FITT SCIENTIFIC, LLC$629.4K3.5%
1 award
FOCUS CAMERA LLC$536.8K3.0%
84 awards
PATRIOT FIRST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC.$453.8K2.5%
3 awards
NAPHCARE LLC$450.1K2.5%
3 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $1M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $31K
From committees: $626.1K; 201 committees
From contractor PACs: $174.3K; 54 PACs · 28% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac	$10K	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.2M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$10K	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
davita inc.davita inc. political action committee (dapac)	$9,000	DAVITA INC.AI match · 97% · the same organization	$179.4M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$7,500	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
fresenius medical care holdings, inc.fresenius medical care holdings, inc. political action committee	$7,500	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INCAI match · 95% · the same organization	$268.7M
amgen inc.amgen inc. political action committee	$7,000	AMGEN INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	$0
microsoft corporationmicrosoft corporation stakeholders voluntary pac - msvpac	$6,500	MICROSOFT CORPORATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$444.3M
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee	$5,000	AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization	$78.5K
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5,280
national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac	$5,000	NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1M	$626.1K	$174.3K54 PACs · 28% of committee money
2024	$1.1M	$709.7K	$187.5K56 PACs · 26% of committee money
2022	$797K	$553.1K	$144K51 PACs · 26% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · New York's 9th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · New York's 9th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · New York's 9th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · New York's 9th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · New York's 9th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · New York's 9th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · New York's 9th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · New York's 11th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · New York's 11th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
House · New York's 11th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: clarke.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6231
Office: 2058 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.