Barbara M. Clark (politician)
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Barbara M. Clark represents New York State Assembly
District 33, which comprises Bellerose
, Cambria Heights
, Hollis
and St. Albans
, among other neighborhoods located in Queens County, New York.
First elected in 1986, Clark ran uncontested in the 2008 and 2010 general election
s. She currently serves as the Assistant Majority Whip and serves on several standing committees, including Children and Families, Education and Environmental Conservation, among others. Throughout her career she has also chaired a number of committees, including standing committees on Aging, State and Federal Relations and the New York State Legislative Women's Caucus, a committee of female legislators from both parties and from both chambers of the New York State Legislature. Currently she serves as the Chair of the Education Committee of the Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caucus and is a member of the Steering Committee.
She has also served as Vice-Chair of the National Conference of State Legislators' Education, Labor and Job Training Committee, and is currently a member of the NCSL's Human Services Committee. She has been a member of the Education Commission of States since 1989 and served a four-year term on that organization's Steering Committee.
Clark was born and raised in Beckley, West Virginia
. She and her husband, Thomas, have four adult children and two granddaughters. Clark is a resident of Cambria Heights, Queens
.
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
District 33, which comprises Bellerose
Bellerose, Queens
Bellerose, also called Bellerose Manor, is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the New York City borough of Queens, near the border with Nassau County. It is sometimes referred to as Bellerose Manor, to distinguish it from the adjacent Bellerose Village and Bellerose Terrace in Nassau County,...
, Cambria Heights
Cambria Heights, Queens
Cambria Heights is a middle-class neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Springfield Boulevard and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the west, the Elmont, Nassau County border on the east, Queens Village to the north, St. Albans to the west, and...
, Hollis
Hollis, Queens
Hollis is a neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. A predominantly African American community, the boundaries are considered to be the Far Rockaway Branch of the Long Island Rail Road to the west, Hillside Avenue to the north, Francis Lewis Boulevard to...
and St. Albans
St. Albans, Queens
St. Albans is a middle class community in the New York City borough of Queens around the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard, about two miles north of JFK Airport. It is southeast of Jamaica, west of Cambria Heights and north of Springfield Gardens and Laurelton.The neighborhood...
, among other neighborhoods located in Queens County, New York.
First elected in 1986, Clark ran uncontested in the 2008 and 2010 general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
s. She currently serves as the Assistant Majority Whip and serves on several standing committees, including Children and Families, Education and Environmental Conservation, among others. Throughout her career she has also chaired a number of committees, including standing committees on Aging, State and Federal Relations and the New York State Legislative Women's Caucus, a committee of female legislators from both parties and from both chambers of the New York State Legislature. Currently she serves as the Chair of the Education Committee of the Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caucus and is a member of the Steering Committee.
She has also served as Vice-Chair of the National Conference of State Legislators' Education, Labor and Job Training Committee, and is currently a member of the NCSL's Human Services Committee. She has been a member of the Education Commission of States since 1989 and served a four-year term on that organization's Steering Committee.
Clark was born and raised in Beckley, West Virginia
Beckley, West Virginia
Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...
. She and her husband, Thomas, have four adult children and two granddaughters. Clark is a resident of Cambria Heights, Queens
Cambria Heights, Queens
Cambria Heights is a middle-class neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Springfield Boulevard and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the west, the Elmont, Nassau County border on the east, Queens Village to the north, St. Albans to the west, and...
.