• CLYBURN, JAMES E.
Experience: House: District 6, 1993-Present
Home State: South Carolina
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,674,104Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: James 'Jim' E. Clyburn
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Emily; 3 Children: Mignon, Angela Hannibal, Jennifer Reed
    Birth Date: 07/21/1940
    Birth Place: Sumter, SC
    Home City: Columbia, SC

Religion:

    African Methodist Episcopal

Education

    BA, History, South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, 1962

Political Experience

    Assistant Democratic Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
    House Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2007-11
    Candidate, South Carolina Secretary of State, 1978, 1986

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 1999-present
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Chair, House Democratic Caucus
    Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus, 2002-06
    Former Executive Director, South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers
    Chair, Steering Committee, International Museum of African American History

Professional Experience

    Former Director, Neighborhood Youth Corps/New Careers
    Former Teacher, Social Studies, C.A. Brown High School
    Former Minority Adviser, South Carolina Governor John West
    Commissioner, South Carolina Human Affairs, 1974-92
    Employment Counselor, South Carolina State Employment Security

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Allen University
    Member, Arabian Temple Number 139
    Member, Brookgreen Gardens
    Member, Faith Working Group
    Member, Masons
    Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
    Member, Nemiah
    Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
    Member, Palmetto Conservation Foundation
    Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
    Member, Shriners
    Member, Southern Regional Council
Total: 2
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 62
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/27/2017 H.R.1135 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. 04/27/2017 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
10/07/2016 H.R.3004 To amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. 10/07/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-233. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.R.295 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. 09/13/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/02/2016 H.R.5358 Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument Act 06/02/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
08/07/2015 H.R.2131 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the "J. Waties Waring Judicial Center". 08/07/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-48. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/29/2015 H.R.3051 Background Check Completion Act 07/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
07/09/2015 H.Res.344 Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9. 07/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/11/2014 H.R.5571 10-20-30 Act of 2014 12/11/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.  (All Actions)
09/29/2014 H.R.5570 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. 09/29/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
01/10/2013 H.R.6379 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the "Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office". 01/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-255. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5922 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Primid XL-552. 06/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5921 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Primid QM-1260. 06/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5919 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Grilbond IL 6-50%F. 06/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5918 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Grilamid TR 90. 06/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5917 To suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-Diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid. 06/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
10/13/2010 H.R.5878 Economic Fair Treatment and Job Creation Act of 2010 10/13/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
09/20/2010 H.R.4785 Rural Energy Savings Program Act 09/20/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/05/2009 H.R.1296 Access for All America Act 03/05/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/20/2008 H.R.6332 To authorize additoinal appropriations for summer youth employment activities under the Workforce Invesment Act of 1998 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 06/20/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
02/14/2008 H.R.5444 Job Investment and Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 02/14/2008 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
Total: 2302
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
10/18/2000 H.R.3250 Health Care Fairness Act of 1999
10/17/2000 H.Res.635 Calling on the President to take all appropriate action within his power to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and to immediately request the United States International Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 of those steel imports.
10/13/2000 H.R.5397 Veterans Commemoration Act of 2000
10/11/2000 H.R.762 Lupus Research and Care Amendments of 2000 Passed Not Voting
10/05/2000 H.R.3241 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to recalculate the franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., a concessioner providing service to Fort Sumter National Monument in South Carolina, and for other purposes.
10/04/2000 H.R.534 Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act of 2000
10/03/2000 H.R.4844 Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2000 Passed Not Voting
09/29/2000 H.R.2919 National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act Passed Not Voting
09/27/2000 H.R.1248 Violence Against Women Act of 2000 Passed Not Voting
09/21/2000 H.R.2166 Bear Protection Act of 1999
09/20/2000 H.R.4874 Medicare Occupational Therapy Coverage Eligibility Act of 2000
09/19/2000 H.R.5126 To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories.
09/14/2000 H.R.701 Conservation and Reinvestment Act Passed Not Voting
09/13/2000 H.Con.Res.347 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to increase penalties on perpetrators of hate crimes.
09/13/2000 H.R.1275 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate movement of live birds for the purpose of having the birds participate in animal fighting.
08/16/2000 H.R.4926 To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.
08/15/2000 H.R.4966 Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act of 2000
08/10/2000 H.R.4961 Voting Rights Clarification Act of 2000
08/02/2000 H.R.4825 Family Opportunity Act of 2000
07/27/2000 H.R.5084 Home Ownership Tax Credit Act of 2000
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