Barbara M. Clark

Barbara M. Clark (June 12, 1939 – February 22, 2016) represented New York State Assembly District 33, which comprises Bellerose, Cambria Heights, Hollis and St. Albans, among other neighborhoods located in Queens County, New York.

Throughout her career she also chaired a number of committees, including standing committees on Aging, State and Federal Relations and the New York State Legislative Women's Caucus, a committee of female legislators from both parties and from both chambers of the New York State Legislature.

She has also served as vice-chair of the National Conference of State Legislators' Education, Labor and Job Training Committee, and was a member of the NCSL's Human Services Committee.

She had been a member of the Education Commission of States since 1989 and served a four-year term on that organization's Steering Committee.

[2] Clark died at her home in New Hyde Park, New York on February 22, 2016.