Jim Clyburn
First Elected: 1992
Last General Election: 59.6%
Last Primary Election: -
Full Bio:
CLYBURN, James Enos, (relative of George Washington Murray),
a Representative from South Carolina; born in Sumter, Sumter County,
S.C., July 21, 1940; graduated from Mather Academy, Camden, S.C., 1957; B.S.,
South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, S.C., 1961; teacher; employment
counselor, South Carolina state employment security commission, 1965-1966;
director, Charleston County, S.C., neighborhood youth corps and new careers
projects, 1966-1968; executive director, South Carolina state commission for
farm workers, 1968-1971; staff, Governor John C. West of South Carolina,
1971-1974; South Carolina human affairs commissioner, 1974-1992; elected as a
Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the twelve succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 1993-present); chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Ninth
Congress); majority whip (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh
Congresses); assistant Democratic leader (One Hundred Twelfth through One
Hundred Fifteenth Congresses).
Source: Bioguide
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