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Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic · Representative, NY ·9

Yvette D. Clarke is the Democratic U.S. Representative (NY's 9th congressional district). The platform has 5 voting records on file (2023-2025) and 46 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
55 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
41 → 8
Donor Influence 15%
53 → 8
Silence Risk 25%
48 → 12
Contradiction Risk 25%
69 → 17
Intelligence Volume 15%
55 → 8
Constituency Deviation 0%
12 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Public transit commuters: 48.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 11.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black (Non-Hispanic) population share: 41.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 28.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 14.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023 estimate): 737,304
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2023 ACS): $75,855
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Proposition 1 — Equal Rights Amendment (codify abortion rights, LGBTQ+ protections) (2024) — passed, margin 61.7% Yes, 38.3% No statewide
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.098)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.102)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.157)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: New York City Department of Education (135000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Maimonides Medical Center (3500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New York's 9th Congressional District is located entirely within Brooklyn, covering neighborhoods including Crown Heights, Flatbush, Midwood, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Park Slope. It is a majority-minority district (Black 41.3%, White 33.3%, Hispanic 11.2%) and overwhelmingly Democratic (Cook PVI D+49). The district is a renter-majority community with only 28.4%…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New York's 9th Congressional District is located entirely within Brooklyn, covering neighborhoods including Crown Heights, Flatbush, Midwood, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Park Slope. It is a majority-minority district (Black 41.3%, White 33.3%, Hispanic 11.2%) and overwhelmingly Democratic (Cook PVI D+49). The district is a renter-majority community with only 28.4% homeownership, a median household income of $75,855, and a 14.4% poverty rate. With a median age of 36.9 and nearly half of residents using public transit, the district's key concerns include affordable housing, economic inequality, immigration policy, and healthcare access. The district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights, making Israel policy salient for a significant voting bloc.
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Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Clarke voted for $60.1 billion in Ukraine aid, voting with all Democrats and against 112 Republicans. This is a party-line vote rather than a telling cross-pressure event, but it signals foreign policy alignment consistent with her broader progressive internationalism.
primary · 2024-04-20 ✓ Verified
Voted nay_unverified on H.J.Res. 109 (Disapproving SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121 crypto custody rule)) on 2024-05-08: Clarke voted to preserve the SEC's crypto accounting rule, joining the Democratic majority. This reinforced her consistently anti-crypto voting record, opposing the industry across multiple bills. Her union-heavy donor base contrasts with crypto PACs that heavily backed other…
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Voted nay_unverified on H.J.Res. 109 (Disapproving SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121 crypto custody rule)) on 2024-05-08: Clarke voted to preserve the SEC's crypto accounting rule, joining the Democratic majority. This reinforced her consistently anti-crypto voting record, opposing the industry across multiple bills. Her union-heavy donor base contrasts with crypto PACs that heavily backed other Democrats.
inferential · 2024-05-08 ✓ Verified
Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regulation)) on 2024-05-22: Clarke voted against the crypto industry's top legislative priority, standing against 71 House Democrats who voted yes. With her top donors being labor unions and healthcare, not crypto, this vote aligned with her donor base and her overall 'strongly against crypto' record of 6…
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Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regulation)) on 2024-05-22: Clarke voted against the crypto industry's top legislative priority, standing against 71 House Democrats who voted yes. With her top donors being labor unions and healthcare, not crypto, this vote aligned with her donor base and her overall 'strongly against crypto' record of 6 anti-crypto votes with 0 pro-crypto statements.
primary · 2024-05-22 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant)) on 2025-01-09: Clarke voted against imposing sanctions on the ICC for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials, breaking from 45 Democrats who voted yes (including every Democrat in AIPAC's top-tier donor list). Her district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights, making the…
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Voted nay on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant)) on 2025-01-09: Clarke voted against imposing sanctions on the ICC for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials, breaking from 45 Democrats who voted yes (including every Democrat in AIPAC's top-tier donor list). Her district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights, making the vote a clear cross-pressure between progressive foreign policy and pro-Israel constituent/donor expectations.
primary · 2025-01-09 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)) on 2023-05-31: Clarke voted against the debt ceiling deal, joining 45 other Democrats while 165 supported it. She defected from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who supported the bill. Her own press release acknowledged that default would jeopardize Social Security for 81,000 district seniors, Medicaid for 390,000 people, and…
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Voted nay on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)) on 2023-05-31: Clarke voted against the debt ceiling deal, joining 45 other Democrats while 165 supported it. She defected from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who supported the bill. Her own press release acknowledged that default would jeopardize Social Security for 81,000 district seniors, Medicaid for 390,000 people, and 7,300 jobs—the material interests of her low- to moderate-income constituency.
primary · 2023-05-31 ✓ Verified
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 voted against Clarke voted nay on H.J.Res. 109 to disapprove SAB 121, preserving the SEC's crypto custody rule.
AIPAC / United Democracy Project voted against Voted against ICC sanctions (HR 23), breaking from 45 Democrats who voted yes including every Democrat in AIPAC's top-tier donor list.
Hakeem Jeffries defected from Voted against the debt ceiling deal (HR 3746) in 2023, defecting from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries who supported the bill.
Rebuild America PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00881698/
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Defend The Vote donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/
Dropbox Inc PAC donor $6,600 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00695304/
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00617803/
America'S Essential Hospitals Political Action Committee (E donor $5,500 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00602805/
Mi14 PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00572438/
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00567388/
New Voice PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00545236/
Toyota Motor North America, Inc PAC (Toyota/Lexus PAC) donor $6,500 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00542365/
Off The Sidelines PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00525600/
American Investment Council PAC - Aic PAC donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00495002/
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC donor $8,500 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477653/
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc Political Action Committee (Endo PAC) donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00452052/
JStreetPAC donor $5,300 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00441949/
Kidney Care Partners Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431924/
Google Inc. Netpac donor $5,000 to Yvette D. Clarke's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428623/
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Local Access to Courts Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
reversal 90/100
Platform: "In January 2010, Clarke co-signed a letter to President Obama urging him to pressure Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza, calling it 'de facto collective punishment of the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip.' She…
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In January 2010, Clarke co-signed a letter to President Obama urging him to pressure Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza, calling it 'de facto collective punishment of the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip.' She also co-signed a second letter supporting the U.N. Goldstone Report that accused Israel of war crimes.
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Vote: on "On February 2, 2010, after meeting with Jewish community leaders, Clarke issued an open letter…"
Clarke signed a letter accusing Israel of 'collective punishment' and supporting the Goldstone Report, then within weeks completely disavowed both letters after meeting with Jewish community leaders, calling the letters 'provocative and reactionary.' This was a documented reversal of the same policy question—U.S…
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Clarke signed a letter accusing Israel of 'collective punishment' and supporting the Goldstone Report, then within weeks completely disavowed both letters after meeting with Jewish community leaders, calling the letters 'provocative and reactionary.' This was a documented reversal of the same policy question—U.S. policy toward Israel's Gaza blockade—under direct constituent and donor pressure. The original letter and the retraction are from different hostnames (crownheights.info vs. forward.com).
position_evolution 60/100
Platform: "In a January 2024 virtual meeting, Clarke stated: 'I need more people in my district just for redistricting purposes' in reference to migrants, adding that her Brooklyn diaspora 'can absorb a significant number of…
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In a January 2024 virtual meeting, Clarke stated: 'I need more people in my district just for redistricting purposes' in reference to migrants, adding that her Brooklyn diaspora 'can absorb a significant number of these migrants.'
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Vote: on "Clarke's official platform and record include advocacy for immigrant rights, serving as co-chair…"
Clarke said she 'needs more people in my district just for redistricting purposes' regarding migrants, a utilitarian framing that contrasts with her public advocacy for immigrant rights based on dignity, justice, and family unity. The two sources are from different hostnames (dailymail.co.uk vs. clarke.house.gov).
Last silence detection: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:41:43 GMT (via scheduled run)
Ilhan Omar antisemitism controversy — February 2019
2d silent
Expected position: As the representative of one of the largest Jewish districts in the country (the district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights and Midwood), Clarke was expected to publicly condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar's tweets…
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Expected position: As the representative of one of the largest Jewish districts in the country (the district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights and Midwood), Clarke was expected to publicly condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar's tweets using antisemitic tropes about Jewish money controlling Congress. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: At least 23 members of Congress, including the entire Democratic House leadership, condemned Omar's statements by early afternoon on February 11, 2019. Clarke's office did not respond to repeated inquiries from community activists and a local news outlet before their 5:00 PM deadline. The article documents that her communications director was contacted and that she was actively communicating on other matters during this period. Primary URL: https://crownheights.info/photo-galleries/632893/crown-heights-representative-yvette-clarke-silent-on-congressional-anti-semitism/
other / unclassified
King & Spalding Nonpartisan Committee For Good Government, New Voice PAC, Rebuild America PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
ideological & single-issue
Defend The Vote (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Swedish Match North America LLC PAC, Lhc Group, Inc PAC, Dropbox Inc PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,600 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
colleagues' leadership pacs
Off The Sidelines PAC, Mi14 PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Rai PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $9,000 (2024)
Rebuild America PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2026)
Defend The Vote Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2024)
Dropbox Inc PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $6,600 (2024)
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
America'S Essential Hospitals Political Action Committee (E Health care & pharma $5,500 (2026)
Mi14 PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc PAC Telecom & media $5,000 (2024)
New Voice PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)
Toyota Motor North America, Inc PAC (Toyota/Lexus PAC) Transportation & auto $6,500 (2026)
Off The Sidelines PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
American Investment Council PAC - Aic PAC Finance & banking $5,000 (2024)
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC Telecom & media $5,000 (2026)
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc Political Action Committee (Endo PAC) Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Housing Affordability and Rent Regulation 92 65 20
Healthcare Access and ACA Protections 88 70 18
Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom 86 72 15
Immigration and Border Enforcement 72 75 15
Climate and Environmental Justice 78 68 12
Education Funding and Public Schools 82 70 12
Ukraine and Foreign Policy 55 70 10
Criminal Justice Reform and Policing 76 72 10
Small Business and Economic Development 74 75 8
Caribbean and Diaspora Community Interests 90 85 8
Federal Disaster Relief and Resilience 80 82 6
Crypto and Digital Asset Regulation 28 80 5
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
$5.7BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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