Katherine Clark

Katherine Clark
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
Incumbent
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 (1963-07-17) 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, the sixth-ranking post in the Democratic House leadership behind the Speaker.