Rep. James E. Clyburn

About Rep. James E. Clyburn

Birthday
07/21/1940    Sumter, SC

Family
Wife: Emily; 3 Children: Mignon, Angela Hannibal, Jennifer Reed

Current Residence
Columbia, SC

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

Profession
Commissioner, South Carolina Human Affairs, 1974-1992
Minority Adviser, South Carolina Governor John West, 1971-1974
Assistant, Governor for Human Resources Development, 1971
Director, Neighborhood Youth Corps/New Careers, 1966-1968
Employment Counselor, South Carolina State Employment Security
Commission, 1965-1966
Former Teacher, Social Studies, C.A. Brown High School

Political
Assistant Democratic Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present
House Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
Candidate, South Carolina Secretary of State, 1978, 1986

Congressional Memberships
Executive Director, South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers, 1968-1971
Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Chair, Congressional Black 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
Chair, Steering Committee, International Museum of African American History
Former Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus

Organizational 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, Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
Member, Shriners
Member, Southern Regional Council

Biographical data courtesy of VoteSmart

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