TCG Leadership Series: Conversation with Minority Whip Katherine Clark

TCG Leadership Series

Conversation with

Minority Whip Katherine Clark

U.S. Representative of Massachusetts 5th Congressional District

Tuesday, June 3rd from 9:30-10:30am ET

at the Law Firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), a key architect of the party’s agenda, joins The Common Good to offer a rare look inside the engine room of Democratic leadership—and where it’s headed next.

As the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the House, Clark is shaping the party’s strategy on everything from child care and wage equity to digital safety and legislative messaging. Her influence is felt not just in what gets prioritized—but in how Democrats aim to win the argument.

With the 2026 elections on the horizon and the party navigating internal divides and external threats, Clark lays out how Democrats plan to govern, connect with voters, and push back against an increasingly emboldened opposition.

About Our Speaker

Congresswoman Katherine Clark represents Massachusetts’s 5th Congressional District and currently serves as the Democratic Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives—the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the chamber. First elected to Congress in 2013, Clark has been a leading voice on issues including child care access, gun safety, and protecting reproductive rights. She serves on the House Appropriations Committee and previously held leadership roles as Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus and Assistant Speaker. Throughout her tenure, Clark has championed legislation to expand affordable child care, combat online harassment, and support working families. A graduate of St. Lawrence University, Cornell Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School, she resides in Revere, Massachusetts, with her husband, Rodney, and has three grown sons.