- See Yvette Clarke's sponsored bills →Yvette ClarkeDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.2M raised
- Joel Anabilah-AzumahRepublican✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Yvette Clarke votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy-related acts, and she supports stronger gun safety laws and common sense gun legislation to reduce gun violence 13. Joel Anabilah-Azumah supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17/hour to reduce welfare dependency and ensure families can live on full-time work, and he wants communities to be safe and full of people invested in the health of their neighborhoods 25.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Yvette ClarkeDemocratic | Joel Anabilah-AzumahRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Clarke votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy-related acts. | Anabilah-Azumah supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17/hour to reduce welfare dependency and ensure families can live on full-time work. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Yvette Clarke votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy-related acts 1. Joel Anabilah-Azumah supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17/hour to reduce welfare dependency and ensure families can live on full-time work 2. | ||
| Healthcare | Clarke supports affordable healthcare as a right, advocates for Medicare for All, fought against ACA repeal, and has introduced legislation addressing mental health and opioid addiction. Clarke supports equitable healthcare and assists constituents with Medicare enrollment to ensure access to healthcare coverage. Clarke votes yea on rural and early care acts but nay on Medicaid harm, premium reduction, and patient support reauthorization. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Clarke votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Clarke advocates for stronger gun safety laws and common sense gun legislation to reduce gun violence and make communities safer. Clarke votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and violent offender bills. | Anabilah-Azumah wants communities to be safe and full of people invested in the health of their neighborhoods. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Yvette Clarke supports stronger gun safety laws and common sense gun legislation to reduce gun violence and make communities safer 1. She voted yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and violent offender bills 2. Joel Anabilah-Azumah wants communities to be safe and full of people invested in the health of their neighborhoods 3. | ||
| Abortion | Clarke is a strong advocate for reproductive rights, earning high ratings from Planned Parenthood and NARAL for opposing abortion restrictions and supporting paid family leave. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Clarke votes yea on tax relief and extension acts but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations for security and agriculture. | Anabilah-Azumah supports keeping more of the money people earn and opposes high taxes and onerous regulations on property ownership. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Yvette Clarke votes yea on tax relief and extension acts but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations for security and agriculture 1. Joel Anabilah-Azumah supports keeping more of the money people earn and opposes high taxes and onerous regulations on property ownership 2. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Clarke supports ambitious renewable energy standards to rapidly reduce emissions and achieve up to 100% renewable energy generation. Clarke votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on disapproval of EPA rule and fuel retailer choice and HEATS acts. | Anabilah-Azumah supports building new nuclear power plants as part of infrastructure modernization. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Yvette Clarke supports ambitious renewable energy standards to rapidly reduce emissions and achieve up to 100% renewable energy generation 1. She votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on disapproval of EPA rule and fuel retailer choice and HEATS acts 2. Joel Anabilah-Azumah supports building new nuclear power plants as part of infrastructure modernization 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Clarke votes yea on resolutions to remove troops from Iran and Lebanon, Ukraine support, and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization. | Anabilah-Azumah seeks to avoid major wars to allow reinvestment in American infrastructure and warns of geopolitical risks from China regarding Taiwan and Greenland. Anabilah-Azumah says he will resist efforts to draw the United States into unnecessary, unwinnable military conflicts. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Yvette Clarke voted yea on resolutions to remove troops from Iran and Lebanon, support Ukraine, and name a veterans clinic, but voted nay on the defense authorization 1. Joel Anabilah-Azumah seeks to avoid major wars to focus on American infrastructure and warns about geopolitical risks from China concerning Taiwan and Greenland 2. He also states he will resist efforts to involve the U.S. in unnecessary, unwinnable military conflicts 3. | ||