James Clyburn Biography

President Barack Obama has said he is One of a handful of people who when they speak the entire Congress listens. As Assistant Democratic Leader in the 114th Congress the number three Democrat in the House James E. Clyburn is the leadership liaison to the Appropriations Committee one of the Democratic Caucus' primary liaisons to the White House and Chair of the recently formed House Democrats' Democratic Outreach & Engagement Task Force. His humble beginnings in Sumter South Carolina as the eldest son of an activist fundamentalist minister and an independent civic minded beautician grounded him securely in family faith and public service. He was elected president of his NAACP youth chapter when he was 12 years old 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 during one of his incarcerations. When Clyburn came to Congress in 1993 he was elected co-President of his Freshman class and quickly rose through leadership ranks. He was elected Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1999 and his reputation as a leader and consensus-builder helped him win a difficult three-way race for House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair in 2002. Three years later he was unanimously elected Chair of the Democratic Caucus. When Democrats regained the House majority in 2006 Congressman Clyburn was elevated by his colleagues to House Majority Whip.

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