BALLOT · NYCELECTION · NOV 3 · 2026
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U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 9

U.S. Representative


WHY YOU SHOULD CARE

  • /Votes on federal student loan policy and Pell Grants
  • /Votes on federal healthcare, immigration, and abortion-rights legislation
  • /Controls federal funding for NYC housing and transit

ON THE NOVEMBER 3 BALLOT

Official list certified by the NYS Board of Elections (September 4, 2026).

Yvette D. Clarke

INCUMBENT

DEMOCRATIC

Democratic incumbent representing central Brooklyn since 2007; won the June 23 Democratic primary and is the nominee in November.


WHERE THEY STAND

  • Healthcare

    Serves on the Medicare for All Caucus and her campaign platform calls Medicare for All the best path to universal health coverage.

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  • Climate

    Is a strong supporter of the Green New Deal to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels and create clean-energy jobs, and introduced the FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act requiring FEMA to factor climate change into its policies.

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  • Immigration

    Introduced the ASPIRE Act to provide relief to Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-eligible immigrants and the Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act to counter federal restrictions on sanctuary cities.

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