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Biographical

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Education

• South Carolina State College - BA, history (1961)

• Boylan-Haven-Mather Academy (Camden, S.C.) - High school diploma (1957)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 68.18%

  Democrat
  John D. McCollum, 30.82%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 70.00%

  Democrat
  Gerhard Ralf Gressmann, 28.00%

  Republican
  Bryan Pugh, 2.00%

  Green

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 70.09%

  Democrat
  Laura Marie Sterling, 27.61%

  Republican
  Rudy Barnes Jr., 2.10%

  American Party
  Rich Piotrowski, 1.23%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 72.51%

  Democrat
  Anthony Culler, 25.55%

  Republican
  Kevin R Umbaugh, 1.83%

  Libertarian

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 93.62%

  Democrat
  Nammu Y Muhammad, 5.53%

  Green

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 62.86%

  Democrat
  Jim Pratt, 36.41%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 67.48%

  Democrat
  Nancy Harrelson, 32.47%

  Republican

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 64.36%

  Democrat
  Gary Mcleod, 34.15%

  Republican
  Antonio Williams, 1.43%

  Green

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 66.98%

  Democrat
  Gary Mcleod, 32.92%

  Republican

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 66.95%

  Democrat
  Gary Mcleod, 32.07%

  Republican

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 71.76%

  Democrat
  Vince Ellison, 25.99%

  Republican
  Dianne L Nevins, 1.22%

  Natural Law
  Lynwood Earl Hines, 1.01%

  Libertarian

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 72.56%

  Democrat
  Gary Mcleod, 25.80%

  Republican
  George C Taylor, 1.55%

  Natural Law

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 69.42%

  Democrat
  Gary Mcleod, 30.03%

  Republican

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 63.80%

  Democrat
  Gary Mcleod, 36.18%

  Republican

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  6th Congressional District of South Carolina
  James Enos Clyburn (Jim), 65.26%

  Democrat
  John Chase, 34.70%

  Republican

Employment History

• State of South Carolina (1974-1992)

  Human Affairs Commissioner

• South Carolina Office of the Governor (1971-1974)

  Adviser

• Charleston County (S.C.) Neighborhood Youth Corps and New Careers Projects (1966-1968)

  Director

• South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers (1966-1968)

  Executive Director

• South Carolina Employment Security Commission (1965-1966)

  Employment Counselor

• Charles A. Brown High School (Charleston, S.C.) (1962-1965)

  World History Teacher

• Charles H. Simonton School (Charleston, S.C.) (1962-1965)

  English Teacher

Associated Organizations

• Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute

• Allen University

• Third Way

  Honorary Co-Chair

• Faith and Politics Institute (March 2021-)

  Honorary Co-Chair

• Friends of Jim Clyburn (South Carolina)

• BRIDGE PAC

Awards

• Jefferson-Lincoln Award (Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy) (Nov. 2021)

• Statesmanship Award (Former Members of Congress) (Sept. 2021)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Community Health Congressional Awards (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

Publications

• Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black (2014)

• Uncommon Courage: The Story of Briggs v. Elliott, South Carolina’s Unsung Civil Rights Battle (2004)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	274 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4006
Phone:	202-225-3315
Fax:	202-225-2313

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Privately Financed Travel

100 trips taken between 2000 - 2022 costing $215,685

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caucuses

• Americans Abroad Caucus
• Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• Cement Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
• Congressional Brazil Caucus
• Congressional Community College Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Friends of New Zealand Caucus
• Congressional Global Health Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional Humanities Caucus
• Congressional Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus
• Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus
• Congressional Maritime Caucus
• Congressional My Brother’s Keeper Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Peace Corps Caucus
• Congressional Peanut Caucus
• Congressional Peripheral Artery Disease Caucus
• Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Rural Caucus
• Congressional Steel Caucus
• Congressional STEM Education Caucus
• Congressional Study Group on Germany
• Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional U.S.-China Working Group
• Democratic Faith Working Group, Chair
• Democratic Outreach and Engagement Task Force, Chair
• Diversity and Innovation Caucus
• European Union Caucus
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House Cancer Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Manufacturing Working Group, Co-Chair
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• House Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
• House Impact Aid Coalition
• House Medical Technology Caucus
• House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
• House Rural Education Caucus
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
• House Task Force on Rural Broadband, Chair
• House Textile Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Democrats are spending more of their 2023 MRA, LegiStorm data shows

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 12, 2023
  Democrats are leading the House in actually using their 2023 Members' Representational Allowances, according to a LegiStorm analysis. read more

• Clyburn LD steels herself for government-affairs job

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 10, 2022
  Democratic leadership has lost a staffer to the steel industry. read more

• Facebook adds GOP chief to public-policy team

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 29, 2020
  With the addition of a Republican chief of staff, Facebook has continued its Hill hiring spree. read more

• Facebook adds Dem aide to policy-comms team

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 10, 2020
  Facebook has added a new face to its D.C. team. read more

• Ex-aide back to House for Rep. Wasserman Schultz

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 18, 2017
  A longtime House policy aide has traded in palmettos for politicians, returning to Congress to become Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) legislative director. read more

• SoundExchange sponsors staff trip amid pitched copyright battle

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 18, 2016
  As Taylor Swift urges the House Judiciary Committee for reform to musicians' compensation laws, SoundExchange, a major player in the contentious battle, has whisked several congressional staff away to Cleveland to promote the popular musician's cause. read more

• Congress fires shots on Twitterverse

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 6, 2016
  Members of Congress and Hill staffers took to Twitter yesterday to vent after President Barack Obama announced his latest executive order concerning gun regulations. read more

• Posted by Katie Barrows on Aug. 15, 2013
  A Republican consultant who played a controversial role in the 2010 South Carolina Democratic primary has signed on as communications director for Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio). read more

• Clyburn's revolving door swings onto the Podesta Group

  Posted by LegiStorm on Nov. 1, 2011
  The revolving door from Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) opens directly on the Podesta Group, a prominent lobbying firm. read more

• Rep. Johnson's amended disclosure reveals lack of trip reporting

  Posted by LegiStorm on July 12, 2011
  Four members of the Congressional Black Caucus failed to file required trip disclosures for a conference organized by a one-time congressional aide and now-convicted felon. The conference came one week after several of their CBC colleagues were caught on videotape at a Caribbean conference whose lack of disclosure of corporate underwriters led to a House ethics committee rebuke and criminal charges. read more