11 Facts About Cordell Cleare

Cordell Cleare was born on December 5,1965 and is an American activist and politician from Harlem, New York City.

Cordell Cleare was raised in Harlem, where her family lived for four generations.

In 2008, Cordell Cleare campaigned for then-Senator Barack Obama's presidential run.

Cordell Cleare ran for New York City Council to represent District 9 in 2017, losing to her old boss Perkins.

Cordell Cleare ran again for that seat in 2021, with both her and Perkins losing to Kristin Richardson Jordan.

On September 25,2021, Cordell Cleare was selected by the Manhattan Democratic Committee to be the Democratic nominee in a special election for New York's 30th State Senate district.

However, it is so heavily Democratic that Cordell Cleare was effectively chosen as its next state senator.

Cordell Cleare was a tenant organizer and then the Chair of the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning.

In 1997, Cordell Cleare was awarded the New York Public Library's eleventh annual Brooke Russell Astor Award for her activism work, which included a $10,000 prize.

Cordell Cleare's advocacy helped create the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Bill that passed in the New York City Council in 2004.

Cordell Cleare was endorsed by the New York League of Conservation Voters during the 2021 New York City Council election.