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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Una S.T. Clarke |
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Brooklyn, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
December 02, 1934
(89 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Una Clarke, New York City Council member, the first Caribbean-born woman elected to the City�s legislature, is a proven and dedicated leader whose hard work and tireless advocacy have brought remarkable changes to her community.
Since her first election in 1991, Council-member Clarke has sponsored more than 300 pieces of legislation on a wide range of issues including child welfare, education, mental health, and economic opportunity. She currently serves on the City Council committees on Aging, Youth Services, and Economic Development, and chairs the Council�s Subcommittee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. She�s also a member of the Council�s Black and Hispanic Caucus.
Ms. Clarke regularly directs millions of dollars for education, health, and economic development to her district, and has pursued the implementation of critical projects and programs through her ability to win help and support from labor, government, community and business leaders. The Loews Theater renovation and the Flatbush Center redevelopment are expected to generate more than 300 new jobs alone. In addition, Ms. Clarke leveraged funds to install computer labs in every school in the district, and created a model program for multi-media instruction. Through her leadership, King�s County hospital now offers increased services for women and children, and boasts a much needed primary care facility. Ms. Clarke also fought to expand the services for the elderly, rebuild parks and playgrounds, and increase quality daycare programs.
From her first term in office, Ms.Clarke has been outspoken on the issue of police misconduct. She served on the Task Force for Police-Community relations and used the visibility of her office to protest police brutality in both the high-profile Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo cases, as well as many less publicized incidents. Yet, she maintains the respect of local NYPD officials, with whom she meets regularly to resolve disputes and discuss community concerns.
Sensitive to the needs of immigrants, Ms.Clarke has led campaigns for citizenship and voter registration to enable her constituents to receive greater rights and benefits. In response to flaws in the new immigrant law, Ms.Clarke led a delegation to Washington, D.C. to lobby congress for changes that would make the law more effective and less punitive.
In 1992, Ms.Clarke served as a delegate to the Democratic national Convention and was later appointed as a delegate to the Electoral College, where she cast her vote to re-elect President Clinton. In 1996, she was one of six New Yorkers appointed to the National Platform committee.
Ms.Clarke holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Long Island University and a Masters of Education degree from New York University, with additional post-graduate studies at Teachers College and the School of Business at Columbia University. In 1994, she was the first foreign-born recipient of Columbia�s prestigious Revson Fellowship.
While she originally embarked on a career in finance, Ms.Clarke soon decided that education and public service were her true vocations. Prior to her election to the City Council, she served as a Senior Education Consultant for the Child Development Administration, overseeing 38 publicly funded daycare centers, and as an adjunct professor at both Brooklyn College and Medgar Evers College. She has been awarded with numerous awards from both community and professional organizations.
Ms.Clarke is married to Leslie Clarke Sr. They have two children, Yvette and Leslie Jr., and three grandchildren.
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