Katherine M. Clark

Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She has been House Minority Whip since 2023 and was Assistant House Democratic Leader from 2021 to 2023. Her district includes many of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford, Framingham, Woburn, Waltham, and her home city of Revere. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Katherine M. Clark has 254 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 House Proceeding. The year with the most videos was 2020 with 56 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2021 with an average of 5,037 views per program. Most appearances with Hakeem Jeffries (50), Pete Aguilar (19), Nancy Pelosi (16). Most common tags: Democratic Party, Washington Politics, House of Representatives.

Appearances by Title:December 12, 2013 - Present U.S. Representative, D-MA 5th


Minority Whip (Jan 03, 2023 - Present) Assistant to the Speaker (Jan 03, 2021 - Jan 03, 2023) Videos: 254

Recent Appearances

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House approved a legislation to permanently classify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled drugs.

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House failed to override the President Biden’s veto of a resolution repealing a Commerce Department rule delaying new…

  • House Democratic Leaders News Conference on Debt Limit

    House Democratic Leaders News Conference on Debt Limit

    House Democratic leaders--Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (MA), and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA)--held a…

  • House Democratic Leaders News Conference

    House Democratic Leaders News Conference

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) briefed reporters on the debt limit negotiations between President Biden and House Republicans. Leader…

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 10
    • One Minute Speeches: 4
    • Total Time Speaking: 50 minutes
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