Carolina Snaps
Congressman James Clyburn
Season 5 Episode 6 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
James E. Clyburn, a native of Sumter, SC, is a trailblazer in American politics!
James E. Clyburn, a prominent figure in American politics, serves as the Assistant Democratic Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the Democratic Faith Working Group. He is known for making history as the first African American to serve multiple terms as Majority Whip. Clyburn has been recognized with numerous awards for his contributions to American politics.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
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Carolina Snaps
Congressman James Clyburn
Season 5 Episode 6 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
James E. Clyburn, a prominent figure in American politics, serves as the Assistant Democratic Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the Democratic Faith Working Group. He is known for making history as the first African American to serve multiple terms as Majority Whip. Clyburn has been recognized with numerous awards for his contributions to American politics.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBorn James Enos Clyburn, a Sumter South Carolina native Clyburn has served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1992.
Arriving in Congress in 1993, Congressman Clyburn was elected co-president of his freshman class.
Upon graduation from SC State College, Clyburn was hired as a social studies teacher at Charles A.
Brown High School in Charleston, South Carolina.
Clyburn was elected the U.S. representative for South Carolina's sixth Congressional District, becoming the state's first African-American to serve as Congress since 1897.
Since 2023, he has also served as House Assistant Democratic Leader.
His most difficult plan was to build a $150 million bridge across Lake Marion.
It was difficult because the leaders of SC wanted to see the money spent another way.
Clyburn is considered a power broker in South Carolina.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.