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General Election

ELECTION WAS NOV 3

U.S. HouseNew York - 9

Immigration, Housing, Wages, and AI Shape NY-09 House Race

Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke faces Joel Azumah in the November 3 general election. Both candidates have documented positions on immigration, housing, wages, and artificial intelligence, while only Clarke has a documented health-care position.

Issues

4 issues · 2 candidates · every claim sourced

Housing and Rent

Central to the race

HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher program helps very low-income families, older adults, and people with disabilities access housing in the private market.

2 of 2 on record

Yvette D. Clarke

Supports affordable rental and homeownership access, citing high prices, interest rates, strict loan requirements, and limited homes for sale as barriers. She says she continues to work on housing policy as a member of the Congressional Renters Caucus.

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke ↗
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Joel Azumah

Supports homeownership and opposes high taxes and onerous regulations on property ownership. His campaign says community members should be able to buy property if they choose.

Joel Anabilah-Azumah for Congress ↗

Immigration Policy

Also in play

Congress has broad authority over immigration law, while executive-branch departments and their components carry out distinct immigration-policy responsibilities.

The data behind the debate

Foreign-born population share

39.6%NY-09
+16.3 New York
2 of 2 on record

Yvette D. Clarke

Supports protecting lawful immigration channels from being suspended without congressional oversight. Proposed maintaining the Diversity Visa Program and said Congress should ensure programs established by statute are administered consistently with congressional intent.

Office of Rep. Yvette D. Clarke ↗
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Joel Azumah

Supports that people who do not like America should go elsewhere; says the country should not serve as an endless source of funding for social experiments and foreign adventures.

Joel Anabilah-Azumah for Congress ↗

Jobs and Wages

Also in play

The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour. When both state and federal minimum-wage laws apply, employees are entitled to the higher minimum wage.

2 of 2 on record

Yvette D. Clarke

Proposes expanding the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for employers who hire veterans after Department of Veterans Affairs vocational training. She says the incentive could address veteran unemployment while filling clean-energy jobs.

Office of Rep. Yvette D. Clarke ↗
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Joel Azumah

Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour. He says the increase should let two adults working full time support a family of two and links higher starting wages to labor demand before AI adoption expands.

Joel Anabilah-Azumah for Congress ↗

Artificial Intelligence

Also in play

NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework is intended for voluntary use and to improve incorporation of trustworthiness considerations into AI products, services, and systems.

2 of 2 on record

Yvette D. Clarke

Supports a federal right protecting visual artists from unauthorized commercial use of AI-generated work that imitates their distinctive style. She says safeguards should protect creators' intellectual property and livelihoods as AI develops.

Office of Rep. Yvette D. Clarke ↗
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Joel Azumah

Warns that artificial intelligence could outpace human safeguards. His campaign asks how government accountability would work if public services were operated largely by autonomous AI systems.

Joel Anabilah-Azumah for Congress ↗