Katherine Clark
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Katherine Clark | |
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Assistant Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
Preceded by | Ben Ray Luján |
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 from the 5th Middlesex district | |
In office January 5, 2011 – December 10, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Richard Tisei |
Succeeded by | Jason Lewis |
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 |
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 |
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 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 is the Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus,[1][2] the sixth-ranking post in the Democratic House leadership behind the Speaker.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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.