MIAMI – Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clark (D. NY) will be in South Florida on Sunday, March 22 for a Fundraiser Brunch at the home of Dr. Jean-Philipe and Maggie Austin Esq. 504 Main Lodge Dr. Miami from 1pm -3pm.
To attend the brunch, you must RSVP to Alain Jean (954) 770-3360 and make checks payable to “Clarke For Congress”.
The Brunch is organized by South Florida community leaders: Stephanie and Alain Jean, Karen Andre, Commissioner Mack Bernard, Marvin and Jennifer Brown, Ahpaly Coradin, Yolanda Cash Jackson, Commissioner Bobby and Yvette DuBose, Marlon Hill, Commissioner Dale Holness, Todd Michaels and Jeremy Mullings.
Congresswoman Clarke holds oversight and input over important issues such as Homeland Security, Transportation, Small Businesses/ Entrepreneurship, and Healthy Families.
Representative Yvette D. Clarke Dem, NY-11th
Yvette D. Clarke is a Brooklyn native whose roots are firmly planted in her Jamaican heritage. A product of the New York City Public School system, Rep. Clarke received a scholarship to Oberlin College and was a recipient of the prestigious APPAH/Sloan Fellowship in Public Policy and Policy Analysis.
Rep. Clarke served as the first Director of Business Development for the Bronx Empowerment Zone where she administered the $51 million budget that resulted in the revitalization and economic development of the south Bronx.
Rep. Clarke was elected to the New York City Council in November 2001 as the representative for the 40th District in Brooklyn. She was re-elected to office in November 2003 and November 2005. Clarke succeeded her pioneering mother, former City Councilmember, Dr. Una S.T. Clarke, making them the first mother-daughter succession in the history of the New York City Council.
During her Council tenure, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke served as the chair of the powerful Contracts Committee and co-chair of the New York City Council Women’s Caucus. She also served on the Education; Fire & Criminal Justice Services; Health; Land Use; Planning, Dispositions & Concessions; and, Rules, Privileges & Elections committees.
Rep. Clarke’s voting record as a member of the New York City Council serves as a reflection of her philosophy that government should serve to protect people, uplift local communities and build bridges that bring everyone together.
Re-elected to her second term in Congress with nearly 94%of the vote, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke is committed to continuing the district’s legacy of excellence as set forth by the late Honorable Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman and Caribbean American elected to Congress. She was recently elected Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus and was named Chair of the subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security.
Since she has been in office, Representative Clarke has sponsored four pieces of legislation, listed below, and is co-sponsor of over 400 others. H.R.4179 : the FAST Redress Bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, and for other purposes, recently passed in the House of Representatives and is currently awaiting passage in the United States Senate..
