CLARK, KATHERINE

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CLARK, KATHERINE
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: Experience: House: District 5, 2013-Present; Home State: Massachusetts; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,007,693Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Katherine M. Clark

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Rodney; 3 Children: Addison, Jared, Nathaniel

Birth Date: 07/17/1963

Birth Place: New Haven, CT

Home City: Melrose, MA

Religion: Christian

Education

MPA, Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1997

JD, Cornell Law School, 1989

BA, Saint Lawrence University, 1985

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts, District 5, 2013-present

Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2010-2013

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts, District 5, December 10, 2013

Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2008-2010

Member, Melrose School Committee, 2001-2007

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member

Subcommittee on Energy, Member

Subcommittee on Environment, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Bio Tech Caucus

Member, Caucus of Women Legislators

Member, Library Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Attorney, Colorado District Attorney's Council

Former General Counsel, Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services

Former Chief, Policy Division, Massachusetts Attorney General

Former Attorney, Private Practice

Prosecutor, Colorado Attorney General's Office, 1991-1993

Clerk, Honorable Alfred A. Arraj, Federal Court, 1990-1991

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, present

Member, Advisory Council, Department of Early Education and Care, present

Member, Massachusetts Association of School Committees

Member, Melrose Democratic City Committee

Member, Womens Bar Association

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 29

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/27/2017	H.Res.286	Directing certain officials of the executive branch to provide information to the House of Representatives that will enable the House to meet its constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight of the executive branch by investigating potential conflicts of interests of President Donald J. Trump.	04/27/2017 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1375	Prescriber Support Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.1466	21st Century Child Care Investment Act	03/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.909	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.371	Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/30/2017	H.R.737	Caring Start Act of 2017	01/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
12/22/2016	H.R.6478	Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act	12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
12/05/2016	H.R.6340	Presidential Accountability Act	12/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.6002	Cybercrime Statistics Act	09/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5148	To amend the Department of Education Organization Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require publication of information relating to religious exemptions to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and for other purposes.	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/08/2016	H.R.5956	YOUTH Act	09/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
07/27/2016	H.R.5749	Interstate Sextortion Prevention Act	07/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5828	21st Century Child Care Investment Act	07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.1462	Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015	07/14/2016 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5265	Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act	05/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/12/2016	H.R.4599	Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016	05/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/29/2016	H.R.5095	Prescriber Support Act of 2016	04/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/01/2016	H.R.4740	Cybercrime Enforcement Training Assistance Act of 2016	04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4043	Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.4057	Interstate Swatting Hoax Act	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)

Total: 841

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/21/2016	H.R.5025	2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act
04/20/2016	H.Res.694	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence.
04/19/2016	H.R.4570	100 Years of Women in Congress Act	Passed	Yea
04/14/2016	H.Res.683	Supporting and protecting the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.
04/13/2016	H.R.4935	Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act
04/05/2016	H.R.4864	Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act
03/23/2016	H.R.4376	Pay Stub Disclosure Act
04/01/2016	H.R.4798	Reuniting Families Act
04/01/2016	H.R.4748	Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016
04/01/2016	H.R.4677	Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2016
04/01/2016	H.R.4646	Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016
03/23/2016	H.R.4263	Technical Education and Career Help (TEACH) Act
03/23/2016	H.R.3886	Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
03/23/2016	H.R.3841	Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015
03/23/2016	H.R.3790	DISTANCE Act
03/23/2016	H.R.3690	Workplace Democracy Act
03/23/2016	H.R.3514	WAGE Act
03/23/2016	H.R.3512	Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015
03/16/2016	H.Res.647	Recognizing the Girl Scouts of the USA on the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts, which has stood for excellence and leadership for girls everywhere since 1916.
03/15/2016	H.Con.Res.75	Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.	Passed	Yea

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