Yvette Clarke

Representative Yvette Clarke is running for reelection to represent District 9 in the 117th Congress.  Clarke was first elected to Congress in 2006.  Clarke has worked to improve our infrastructure in a climate-conscious way through her position as the Vice Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee.  In the 2019 Environmental Scorecard, Clarke received a perfect 100%.  In her NYLCV questionnaire, Clarke took a hard stance against fossil fuels, stating that “we must remove all structural supports that the federal government provides to the existing fossil fuel industry.”