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Sarah Clark
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New York State Assembly District 136
STH · NY · District 136
New York State Assembly District 136
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Sarah Clark is a lifelong Rochester resident who graduated from East High School and SUNY Stony Brook. She worked for over 20 years in the United States Senate, first for Senator Hillary Clinton and then as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Deputy State Director, before serving as New York State Assemblymember for District 136 beginning in 2020.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Children and Families · Committee on Education · Committee on Energy · Committee on Higher Education · Committee on Local Governments · Committee on Small Business · Asian Pacific American Task Force · Legislative Women's Caucus · Task Force on New Americans · Task Force on Women's Issues
Sarah Clark supports expanding access to affordable health care and says she is a champion of single-payer health care through the New York Health Act. Her health-related legislative record includes co-sponsoring the New York Health Act and sponsoring bills on long-term care facility oversight, physical therapy access, mental health screening for first responders, and lead testing for children in WIC.
Sarah Clark, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 136, frames economic policy around workforce development, youth employment opportunities, housing-linked job creation, childcare and educator workforce capacity, and a "caring economy." Her record includes sponsoring or co-sponsoring bills and public initiatives tied to job creation, workforce development, prevailing wages, and consumer/job protections.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Clark partnered with RochesterWorks and local officials to host a youth job fair connecting more than 300 young people with employers, internships, summer jobs, and career resources.
SourceSarah Clark supports immigrant and refugee assistance, including state funding for refugee resettlement services and local nonprofit support for New American families in Rochester. She also points constituents to immigrant legal, emergency, and know-your-rights resources through her official Assembly office.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Clark supported including $15 million in the FY2025-26 One House budget for the New York State Services to Refugees Program to help families seeking refuge access resources and services.
SourceClark announced $50,000 in Assembly funding for Mary’s Place to support outreach, case management, immigration assistance, and language translation services for New American families.
SourceClark’s official Assembly community resources page directs constituents to immigrant support organizations including Enlace, Roc Rapid Response Network, JustCause, the New York Immigration Coalition, the NYS Office of New Americans hotline, and Worker Justice Center of New York.
SourceClark is listed as a member of the New York State Assembly Task Force on New Americans, which focuses on immigrant and new-American issues and reports legislative and budget priorities in that area.
SourceSarah Clark has a pro-climate and clean-energy legislative record, including sponsorship of energy efficiency, EV charging, data-center energy accountability, and building/weatherization measures. Her official Assembly page also identifies protecting the environment for future generations as part of her Albany agenda.
Sarah Clark supports strengthening public education and equitable access, with a notable focus on higher-education affordability, transparency, and student supports. As Assembly District 136's incumbent, she has proposed bills on TAP eligibility, tuition-policy notice, college data transparency, school counselors, financial education, and student mental-health lifeline information.
Sarah Clark supports a public-safety approach that combines violence prevention and illegal-gun reduction with alternatives to police response for mental health and poverty-related calls. As a sitting Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 136, she has sponsored public-safety-related legislation on domestic violence lethality assessments, use-of-force data reporting, and animal-abuse enforcement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Clark states that she is committed to continuing investments in violence prevention services and efforts to remove illegal guns from the streets.
SourceClark supports removing mental-health and social-service crisis calls from law enforcement and shifting response to Monroe County FIT and Rochester PIC teams.
SourceNew York State Assembly
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Sarah Clark for New York State Assembly
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New York State Assembly
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MyRepTracker
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FollowTheMoney.org
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Blue Voter Guide
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New York League of Conservation Voters
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NYSUT
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New York League of Conservation Voters 2025 Scorecard
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New York League of Conservation Voters 2022 Scorecard
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New York League of Conservation Voters 2021 Scorecard
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Sarah Clark for New York State Assembly - Healthcare
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New York State Assembly Member Directory - Sarah Clark
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New York State Assembly - Sarah Clark Sponsored Legislation
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New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A1466
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New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A749
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New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A983
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New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A1589
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New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A7025
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New York State Assembly Member Directory - Sarah Clark youth job fair
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NYS Senate Open Legislation - A3996A jobs and housing pilot program
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NYS Senate Open Legislation - A10196B educator workforce
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NYS Senate Open Legislation - A4914 prevailing wage for brownfield remediation
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NYS Senate Open Legislation - A9396B discriminatory pricing act
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NYS Senate press release - 5th Annual Executive Budget Forum
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New York State Assembly Member Directory - Sarah Clark
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New York State Assembly Member Directory - Jonathan Rivera
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New York State Assembly Task Force on New Americans
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New York State Assembly Member Directory - Sarah Clark Community Resources
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LegiScan - New York Assemblymember Sarah Clark
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Sarah Clark for New York State Assembly - 136th District
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Sarah Clark for Assembly - Higher Education
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New York State Assembly - Sarah Clark biography
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New York State Assembly - Sarah Clark sponsored legislation
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Sarah Clark for New York State Assembly - Public Safety
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New York State Assembly - A04899
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New York State Assembly - A10119
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