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James E. Clyburn Democrat U.S. Representative 6th Of SOUTH CAROLINA
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BIO INFORMATION


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; member of the staff of Governor John C. West, 1971-1974; South Carolina human affairs commissioner, 1974-1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present); chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Ninth Congress); majority whip (One Hundred Tenth Congress and One Hundred Eleventh Congress).


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Clyburn, James, with Jennifer Revels. Uncommon Courage: The Story of Briggs v. Elliott, South Carolina’s Unsung Civil Rights Battle. Spartanburg, S. C.: Palmetto Conservation Foundation Press, 2004.

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Washington Address: 2135 Rayburn House Office Building
Phone: 202-225-3315
Fax: 202-225-2313
Web site: http://clyburn.house.gov/

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