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Clarke defeated seven-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th District—the real contest in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district—in Aug. 3, 2010. [11]

In the general election, Clarke easily defeated Republican John Hauler, and became the third American of South Asian descent elected to Congress. [12]

2012

After Michigan lost a congressional district in redistricting, [13] most of Clarke's district became the 14th District. It was significantly redrawn to take in large slices of nearby Oakland County. Clarke's home was drawn into the 13th District, represented by fellow Democrat John Conyers, but Clarke opted to follow most of his constituents into the 14th.[ citation needed ] Clarke faced fellow Congressman Gary Peters and Southfield mayor Brenda Lawrence in the primary. [13] Peters' 9th district had been eliminated in redistricting, and he chose to run in the 14th; he had represented much of the Oakland County portion of the district in both the state senate and in Congress.[ citation needed ] Peters emerged as the winner, and defeated Republican John Hauler in November. [14]

2014

In May 2013, Peters announced that he would not be running for re-election in 2014. He instead ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Carl Levin. Clarke attempted to win his seat back, but was defeated in the primary by Brenda Lawrence. [15]

Tenure

Clarke championed initiatives to increase investment in the City of Detroit, which resulted in millions of dollars of federal assistance being awarded to the city and the region. He won approval in Congress to increase funding to improve nutrition for low-income families, provide housing for homeless veterans, and better equip and staff local police, fire, and emergency medical providers to bolster homeland security. [16] [17]

Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170)

Clarke led the effort in Congress to cut student loan debt for millions of Americans by authoring the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012. This bill inspired a national movement, including a petition in support of his legislation that received more than one million signatures that urged Congress to pass H.R. 4170. [18]

Home foreclosures

Clarke also fought foreclosures to save family homes and neighborhoods. He established himself as one of the nation's strongest advocates for struggling homeowners and distressed communities with the Save Our Neighborhoods Act, a bill that would allow many homeowners to stay in their homes by suspending the foreclosure process and reducing their mortgage principal. [19]

Literacy

Clarke worked to reduce crime and restore hope by addressing the urgent crisis of illiteracy among African-American and Hispanic men. He co-authored a bipartisan resolution initiating national action for literacy. [20] Rep. Clarke also introduced the first federal legislation to "Ban the Box," which would prohibit unfair discrimination against job applicants with certain criminal backgrounds. [21]

Clarke was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Committee assignments

Electoral history

Hansen Clarke
Hansen Clarke, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Michigan's 13th district
In office
January 3, 2011 –January 3, 2013
2002 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 1st State Senate District [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hansen Clarke14,76448.1N/A
Democratic Raymond Murphy10,15933.1N/A
Democratic Ellen Logan5,33217.4N/A
Democratic Lige Truitt4521.5N/A
2002 General Election - Michigan's 1st State Senate District [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hansen Clarke47,67993.7N/A
Republican Cynthia Cassell3,2266.3N/A
2005 Primary Election - Mayor of Detroit [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Non-partisanFreman Hendrix60,11744.3N/A
Non-partisanKwame Kilpatrick (I)45,78333.7N/A
Non-partisanSharon McPhail15,96311.8N/A
Non-partisanHansen Clarke12,1529.0N/A
Non-partisanSarella Johnson3060.2N/A
Non-partisanClayton Johnson2960.2N/A
Non-partisanAngelo Scott Brown2726.3N/A
Non-partisanVeronica Brown2170.2N/A
Non-partisanTania Walton1810.1N/A
Non-partisanStanley Michael Christmas1516.3N/A
Non-partisanRoy Godwin1390.1N/A
Non-partisanClifford Brookins II1336.3N/A
Non-partisanWrite In766.3N/A
2006 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 1st State Senate District [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hansen Clarke (I)10,96066.0N/A
Democratic LaMar Lemmons3,80722.9N/A
Democratic Martha Waters1,83911.1N/A
2006 General Election - Michigan's 1st State Senate District [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hansen Clarke (I)52,36795.5+1.9
Republican Cynthia Cassell2,4584.5-1.8
2010 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 13th congressional district [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hansen Clarke22,57347.3N/A
Democratic Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick (I)19,50740.9N/A
Democratic Glenn Plummer2,0384.3N/A
Democratic John Broad1,8723.9N/A
Democratic Vincent Brown8931.9N/A
Democratic Stephen Hume8201.7N/A
2010 General Election - Michigan's 13th congressional district [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hansen Clarke100,88579.4N/A
Republican John Hauler23,46218.5N/A
Green George Corsetti1,0320.8N/A
Independent Duane Montgomery8813.3N/A
Libertarian Heidi Peterson8150.6N/A
2012 Primary Election - Michigan's 14th congressional district [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gary Peters41,23347.0N/A
Democratic Hansen Clarke30,84835.2N/A
Democratic Brenda Lawrence11,65013.3N/A
Democratic Mary Waters2,9203.3N/A
Democratic Bob Costello1,0271.2N/A
2014 Primary Election - Michigan's 14th congressional district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brenda Lawrence 26,387 35.62
Democratic Rudy Hobbs23,99632.39
Democratic Hansen Clarke22,86630.87
Democratic Burgess Foster8311.12
Total votes74,080 100

Personal life

Clarke is married to Choi Palms-Cohen. [29] They married in 2007, after meeting at the offices of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she worked. [30] They live on Detroit's east side where Clarke was born and raised. Clarke was raised as a Muslim but later converted to Catholicism. [31]

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References

  1. ↑ "CLARKE, Hansen". History, Art & Archives - United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Financial Disclosure Reports of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives for the period between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011". U.S. House of Representatives. 2012.
  3. ↑ "An interview with Hansen Hashim Clarke, freshman Congressman from Michigan". South Asia Journal. August 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ Michigan Legislative Service Bureau (2006). Michigan Manual 2005–2006. Lansing, MI: Legislative Council, State of Michigan. p.  130. ISBN   1-878210-06-8 . Retrieved 2007-03-09.
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  10. ↑ "Standing Committees". State of Michigan. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  11. ↑ Detroit Free Press: Clarke upsets Kilpatrick as family dynasty ends (Aug. 3, 2010) http://www.freep.com/article/20100804/NEWS15/8040338/
  12. ↑ "Voice of America: First Bangladeshi-American elected to US Congress". Voice of America Newsletter. Michigan. November 2, 2010. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  13. 1 2 Schultz, Marisa (26 July 2012). "Two incumbents in fight to keep seat". The Detroit News. p. A9.
  14. ↑ Oosting, Jonathan (26 July 2012). "Gary Peters wins incumbent battle with Hansen Clarke in Michigan's 14th Congressional District". MLive.
  15. ↑ "Southfield Mayor: Detroit, don't drop dead". Detroit News. January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ Scott Dorsey, Melanie. "Detroit Fire Department gets $22.5-million grant to preserve jobs". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  17. ↑ "THOMAS: Bill Summary and Status". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "1 Million People Show Support for Student Loan Forgiveness Act". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  19. ↑ GovTrack. "H.R. 4848 (112th): Save Our Neighborhoods Act of 2012" . Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  20. ↑ Keating, Patrick. "Hansen Clarke co-sponsoring bipartisan literacy program". Michigan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  21. ↑ Cwiek, Sarah (4 August 2012). "Detroit Congressman wants to make "ban the box" federal law". Michigan Radio. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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  30. ↑ Ann Arborite Choi Palms-Cohen – A whirlwind romance's political turn, Eve Silberman, 2 November 2010, arborweb.com, accessed 7 January 2011
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