Katherine M. Clark

Career and professional background

• Education

  B.A., Saint Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y., 1985

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• Education

  J.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1989

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• Education

  M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1997

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• Career and public service

  lawyer, private practice

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• Career and public service

  lawyer, Colorado district attorney's council

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• Career and public service

  general counsel, Massachusetts state office of child care services

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• Career and public service

  policy division chief, Office of the Attorney General, State of Massachusetts

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• Career and public service

  clerk, federal court, 1990-1991

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• Career and public service

  prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General, State of Colorado, 1991-1993

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• Career and public service

  member of the Melrose, Mass. school committee, 2001-2007

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• Career and public service

  member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 2008-2010

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• Career and public service

  member of the Massachusetts state senate, 2010-2013

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• Career and public service

  elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Edward J. Markey, and to the six succeeding Congresses (December 10, 2013-present)

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• Career and public service

  assistant Speaker (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress)

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• Career and public service

  minority whip (One Hundred Eighteenth and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).

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• Reviewed caucus leadership context

  Her House biography records election by colleagues as Democratic Whip in fall 2022 and earlier service as Assistant Speaker and Democratic Caucus vice chair. Caucus leadership is a responsibility distinct from committee membership.

  Member's official House biography · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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• Reviewed state and local public service

  Her office identifies earlier elected service in the Massachusetts Senate, Massachusetts House and Melrose School Committee, alongside work as general counsel for the state Office of Child Care Services and policy chief for the Massachusetts Attorney General.

  Member's official House biography · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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• Current committee coverage

  The House Clerk member record lists no committee assignments for the 119th Congress. This is a committee-roster observation, not a claim that she has no congressional responsibilities; her office biography separately documents her Democratic Whip leadership role. These assignments were checked for the 119th Congress.

  House Clerk member record · primary administrative source · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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Background retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Selected claims reviewed Nov 5, 2026. Career facts do not establish current employment, holdings or income.

Recent recorded congressional votes

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Reported campaign finances

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