Athena Clarke

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Athena Clarke
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Candidate, New York City Council District 46

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

High school

Sheepshead Bay High School

Bachelor's

City University of New York, Brooklyn College, 2013

Graduate

Touro University, 2017

Personal
Birthplace
New York, N.Y.
Religion
Pentecostal
Profession
Educator
Contact

Athena Clarke (Republican Party) is running for election to the New York City Council to represent District 46. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The Republican primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.

Clarke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Athena Clarke was born in New York, New York. She earned a bachelor's degree from City University of New York, Brooklyn College in 2013 and a graduate degree from Touro University in 2017. Her career experience includes working as an educator.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 46

Incumbent Mercedes Narcisse, Athena Clarke, and Dimple Willabus are running in the general election for New York City Council District 46 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Mercedes Narcisse (D)
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Athena Clarke (R) Candidate Connection
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Dimple Willabus (Conservative Party) Candidate Connection

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 46

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mercedes Narcisse in round 1 .


Total votes: 16,154
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 46

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Athena Clarke in round 1 .


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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 46

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Dimple Willabus in round 1 .


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Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Athena Clarke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clarke's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Athena Clarke, a former New York City tenured educator terminated without due process for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, is running for City Council in District 46. Like many who were considered working class heroes during the pandemic, she was abandoned by the Democratic Party machine shortly thereafter when the mandates were put into place. Her aim is to restore personal freedoms, curb government overreach, and prioritize the rights of hardworking New Yorkers from the local level. 
  • Parental rights are inalienable rights which the New York City government shall not interfere with or interrupt. NYC Parents have the right to safeguarding a child’s innocence, ensuring they grow up with the values, morals, and beliefs instilled by their families—not imposed by outside influences or the Government. Parents have the primary duty to protect their children from premature exposure to mature or inappropriate content, allowing them to develop emotionally and intellectually at a the pace the parents desire and want. Today, schools, media, and institutions increasingly push agendas that may contradict a family’s principles, making it more critical than ever for parents to remain actively involved.
  • Due process for all New Yorkers. There is a propensity for those in power to want to take more. During the Covid-19 pandemic, our leaders proved this. During a state of emergency, we can expect mistakes to be made and for our elected officials to error on the side of caution. Despite that fact, we should also expect them to be able to reflect on their decisions, and to take responsibility in correcting what mistakes they made during that process. The city decided not to and the courts sided with their ridiculous claims that they can retroactively set terms of employment at will. This judgment makes whatever contract collectively bargained useless if at any point they can add requirements of employment.
  • Defending the rights of citizens
The characteristics an elected official should have are to be solution oriented, problem solvers who will listen to the concerns of their constituents
I would like to be remembered as someone who fought for the people and stood up for others.
The first historical event that I can recall was the Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky scandal. I was about 8 or 9 at the time I think.
My very first job was being a camp counselor for Summer Youth. It was a summer position.
Teachers for Choice

Kings County Republican Women

Donald J Trump Republican club
The tax payers should know exactly what their money is being spent on to accurately reflect the will of the people

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 22, 2025