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Jim Clyburn
American politician (born 1940)
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Official portrait, 2019 | ||
Incumbent | ||
| Assumed office January 3, 1993 | ||
| Preceded by | Robin Tallon | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – March 20, 2024 | ||
| Leader | Hakeem Jeffries | |
| Preceded by | Katherine Clark (Assistant Speaker) | |
| Succeeded by | Joe Neguse | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | ||
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi | |
| Preceded by | Chris Van Hollen (Assistant to the Leader) | |
| Succeeded by | Ben Ray Luján (Assistant Speaker) | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | ||
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi | |
| Preceded by | Steve Scalise | |
| Succeeded by | Tom Emmer | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | ||
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi | |
| Preceded by | Roy Blunt | |
| Succeeded by | Kevin McCarthy | |
| In office January 16, 2006 – January 3, 2007 | ||
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi | |
| Preceded by | Bob Menendez | |
| Succeeded by | Rahm Emanuel | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 16, 2006 | ||
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi | |
| Preceded by | Bob Menendez | |
| Succeeded by | John B.
On November 16th, 2006, the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected Congressman James E. Clyburn of South Carolina Majority Whip for the 110th Congress. This was a historic day for House Democrats, having just won back the majority for the first time in twelve years. It was also historic for Jim Clyburn, who became the first South Carolinian and the second African American to ascend to the third ranking position in the U.S. House of Representatives. In accepting his new role, Congressman Clyburn shared with his colleagues a story from his childhood that told much about the environment from which he came and about the man he has become. When he was about 12 or 13 years old, he stopped by his mother’s beauty shop after school in his hometown of Sumter, South Carolina. A client of his mother’s asked young James what he wanted to be when he grew up. James responded by expressing his dreams of wanting to be in politics and government. He was quickly rebuked by the woman, who admonished him never to utter those words again. She was not intending to throw cold water on young James’
James E. (Jim) Clyburn is the Assistant Democratic Leader, the third-ranking Democrat, in the United States House of Representatives Born in Sumter, South Carolina, James Clyburn was elected president of his NAACP youth chapter at age 12. The son of an activist minister and a civic minded beautician, he helped organize many civil rights marches and demonstrations as a student leader at South Carolina State College, and even met his wife Emily in jail following a student demonstration. James Clyburn began as a public-school teacher in Charleston, South Carolina. Before being elected to Congress he directed two community development programs, served on the staff of a South Carolina Governor, and ran a state agency under four South Carolina Governors – two Democrats and two Republicans. When he was elected to Congress in 1993, James Clyburn quickly rose through the leadership ranks and was elected co-president of his freshman class. He was elected Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1998 and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus in 2002. Three years later he was u Copyright ©bandfull.pages.dev 2025 | |