Katherine Clark
American politician (born 1963)
Katherine Marlea Clark (born July 17, 1963) is an American politician. She was the United States representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is also the House Minority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023.
Katherine Clark | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| House Minority Whip | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Leader | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Preceded by | Steve Scalise |
| Assistant Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Ben Ray Luján |
| Succeeded by | Jim Clyburn (Assistant Democratic Leader) |
| Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Linda Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | Pete Aguilar |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Markey |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office January 5, 2011 – December 10, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Tisei |
| Succeeded by | Jason Lewis |
| Constituency | Middlesex and Essex district (2011–2013) 5th Middlesex district (2013) |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 32nd Middlesex district | |
| In office March 13, 2008 – January 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Festa |
| Succeeded by | Paul Brodeur |
| Member of the Melrose School Board | |
| In office 2001–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katherine Marlea Clark July 17, 1963 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Rodney Dowell (m. 1992) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | St. Lawrence University (BA) Cornell University (JD) Harvard University (MPA) |
| Website | House website |
She was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
She was the Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus,[1][2] the sixth-ranking post in the Democratic House leadership behind the Speaker.
References
change- ↑ March, Mary Tyler (November 28, 2018). "Clark wins spot as Dem Caucus vice chair". TheHill. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Katherine Clark elected to leadership post - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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