CLYBURN, JAMES E.

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CLYBURN, JAMES E.
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: 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%; Write a Review

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

Congressman Clyburn Statement on EPA Final Clean Power Plan Rule

08/03/2015

Noodls

Clyburn announces U.S. Department of Education grants in South Carolina

07/15/2015

Noodls

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Support It is reasonable to restrict "Partial-Birth Abortions" for safe reasons, but clinic access should be unrestricted.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 62

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/08/1994	H.R.3925	To authorize and request a posthumous commission in the Army for Johnson Chesnut Whittaker.	03/08/1994 Executive Comment Requested from Army. (All Actions)
08/10/1993	H.R.1958	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives with respect to enterprise zones and areas affected by military base closings or reductions in military base employment.	08/10/1993 See H.R.2264. (All Actions)

Total: 2302

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2521	South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/25/2017	H.R.794	EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017
04/17/2017	H.R.1927	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/08/2017	H.R.2084	Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
04/07/2017	H.R.1902	Social Security 2100 Act
04/04/2017	H.R.1870	Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1869	Paycheck Fairness Act
04/04/2017	H.Res.248	Commending the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 NCAA National Championship.
03/31/2017	H.R.1503	SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017
03/16/2017	H.R.1194	Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
03/15/2017	H.R.1551	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities.
03/06/2017	H.R.1134	DISCLOSE 2017 Act
03/06/2017	H.R.1076	Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act
03/06/2017	H.R.1075	Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act
03/02/2017	H.R.1291	Washington, D.C. Admission Act

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