Attorney and state legislator elected to the US Congress in 2010, defeating incumbent Rep Carolyn Kilpatrick in the Democratic primary and easily winning the general election in Michigan's heavily-Democratic 13th District. Supports abortion rights, gun control, labor interests, and called for a two-year moratorium on residential foreclosures. While attending Cornell, defeated Ann Coulter for the student seat on the university's Board of Trustees. First Bangladeshi-American elected to Congress.
[1] His father was of Bengal ancestry, his mother African-American.
Father: Mozaffar Ali Hashem (d. 1965)
Mother: Thelma Clarke (crossing guard, d. 1976)
Wife: Choi Palmer-Cohen (education official)
High School: Detroit Institute of Arts (attended)
High School: Governor's Academy (attended)
High School: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, MI (dropped out, earned GED)
Administrator: Board of Trustees (student seat), Cornell University
University: BFA, Cornell University (1984)
Law School: JD, Georgetown University (1987)
US Congressman, Michigan 13th (2011-)
Michigan State Senate (2003-11)
Michigan State House of Representatives (1999-2003)
Michigan State Official Wayne County administration office (1993-98)
Michigan State House of Representatives (1991-93)
Congressional Staff Chief of Staff to Rep. John Conyers (1989-90)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Bangladeshi American Public Affairs Committee
Gephardt for President
State Bar of Michigan
Converted to Catholicism after being raised Muslim
Bengali-Bangladesh Ancestry Paternal
Official Website:
http://www.hansenclarkeforcongress.com/
