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众议院少数党党鞭在这场以加沙问题和亲以色列政治捐款为核心议题的波士顿选区选举中击败对手
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众议院民主党少数党党鞭凯瑟琳·克拉克周二在马萨诸塞州安全民主党占优的第5国会选区选举中击败两名进步派挑战者，这场初选将加沙问题和亲以色列政治捐款推到了竞选核心位置。
克拉克周二晚间轻松击败民主党 fellow 候选人乔纳森·帕兹和塔里克·萨曼。她于2013年通过特别选举首次当选议员，并自2022年起担任众议院民主党少数党党鞭。
作为仅次于众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯的民主党二号人物，克拉克带头反对共和党在开支、移民和医疗保健方面的政策，包括近期就移民海关执法局（ICE） funding以及共和党削减“先行计划”和医疗补助计划资金发起的宣传攻势。
2026年中期选举中挑战民主党建制派的极左翼叛乱分子
美国马萨诸塞州联邦众议员凯瑟琳·克拉克（民主党）2022年11月30日在华盛顿国会朗沃斯众议院办公楼参加民主党团会议的领导层选举。在马里兰州联邦众议员斯坦尼·霍耶退出领导层后，克拉克正竞选众议院民主党领导层的二号职位。（德鲁·安杰里尔/盖蒂图片社）
她的对手分别是前市议员、教育家兼工会组织者帕兹，以及27岁的哈佛法学院研究员兼工会组织者萨曼。
克拉克成功击退两名左翼挑战者，这些挑战者试图将加沙问题和亲以色列政治捐款作为这场蓝营占优的波士顿地区初选的核心议题。
根据美国联邦选举委员会（FEC）的备案文件，克拉克的筹款规模远超两位挑战者：她共筹得450万美元，而帕兹筹得8.85万美元，萨曼筹得4.38万美元。
得到佩洛西支持的民主党人在加密货币和亲以色列捐款涌入1000万美元后失利
众议院少数党领袖、纽约州联邦众议员哈基姆·杰弗里斯（右），中间靠左的是众议院少数党党鞭、马萨诸塞州联邦众议员凯瑟琳·克拉克，两人2月25日在华盛顿国会众议院台阶上团结民主党人反对共和党预算计划。（美联社/J.斯科特·阿普怀特）
尽管美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）背书克拉克并曾为其竞选捐款，但克拉克对以色列政府处理加沙战争的方式持批评态度。
AIPAC是一个极具影响力的亲以色列游说团体，因其在加沙战争期间倡导美国向以色列提供军事援助而受到批评。
去年，克拉克在一次选区活动中使用了“种族灭绝”一词，随后澄清她并非指控以色列实施种族灭绝。同年7月，她投票支持削减33亿美元美国军事援助，称总理内塔尼亚胡的政府未能符合美国的利益和价值观。
克拉克继续支持以色列作为一个主权犹太国家，并支持美国向以色列部分防御系统提供援助，但对内塔尼亚胡持批评态度。
众议院民主党高层称反以色列活动人士的威胁让他一年未参加市政厅会议
美国马萨诸塞州联邦众议员凯瑟琳·克拉克2022年7月28日在华盛顿国会山就保护女性生殖健康保健问题举行新闻发布会发言。（美联社照片/玛丽安·祖黑布，档案照片）
萨曼和帕兹辩称，尽管克拉克越来越多地批评以色列在加沙的行为，但她仍未放弃接受AIPAC的捐款。
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克拉克在2024年的选举中无人对手。她最近一次大选对手是共和党人卡罗琳·科拉鲁索，克拉克在2022年的选举中以74%比26%的得票率击败了她。
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Top Democrat survives double-barreled challenge as party’s Israel divide hits home
September 1, 2026 9:37pm EDT / Fox News
The House minority whip defeated rivals who sought to make Gaza and AIPAC money central issues in the Boston-area race
By Ashley J. DiMella, Fox News
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House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark toppled two progressive challengers Tuesday in Massachusetts’ safely Democratic 5th Congressional District, surviving a primary fight that put Gaza and pro-Israel political spending at the center of the race.
Clark, who won handily Tuesday night against fellow Democratic Party contenders Jonathan Paz and Tarik Samman, was first elected in 2013 during a special election and has held her position as House Democratic whip since 2022.
The second-highest ranking Democrat after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Clark has helped lead opposition to Republican spending, immigration and healthcare measures, including recent messaging against ICE funding and GOP cuts to Head Start and Medicaid.
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U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., arrives for a leadership election meeting with the Democratic caucus in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill Nov. 30, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Clark is running for the No. 2 position in House Democratic leadership aft4er the departure of Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., from the leadership group.(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
She ran against former city councilor, educator and union organizer Paz and 27-year-old Harvard Law School researcher and union organizer Samman.
Clark fended off two left-wing challengers who sought to make Gaza and pro-Israel political money central issues in the safely blue Boston-area primary.
Her fundraising operation dwarfed both challengers, raising $4.5 million, while Paz raised $88,500 and Samman brought in $43,800, according to FEC filings.
PELOSI-BACKED DEMOCRAT LOSES AFTER $10M FLOOD OF CRYPTO, PRO-ISRAEL MONEY
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, joined at center-left by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, rallies Democrats against the Republican budget plan on the House steps at the Capitol in Washington Feb. 25.(AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
While AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, endorsed Clark and has contributed to her campaign in the past, she has taken a critical stance toward the Israeli government’s handling of the war in Gaza.
AIPAC is an influential pro-Israel lobbying group that has been criticized for advocating for U.S. military aid to Israel amid the war in Gaza.
Last year, Clark used the word “genocide” at a district event before clarifying that she was not accusing Israel of genocide. Then, in July, she voted to cut $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had failed to meet U.S. interests and values.
Clark has continued to support Israel as a sovereign Jewish state and backed U.S. assistance for some Israeli defensive systems but is critical of Netanyahu.
TOP HOUSE DEMOCRAT SAYS ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVISTS’ THREATS KEPT HIM FROM TOWN HALLS FOR A YEAR
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on protecting women’s reproductive health care July 28, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Samman and Paz have argued that while Clark has increasingly criticized Israel’s conduct in Gaza, she has yet to renounce the AIPAC money she has accepted.
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Clark ran unopposed in 2024. Her most recent general election opponent was Republican Caroline Colarusso, whom Clark defeated 74% to 26% in 2022.
Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.
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