Civic Leader Bio — James Enos Clyburn
Verifiable Quotes
Five documented statements.
Reading note. Clyburn's record contains sustained 1993-present sustained 32-year sustained House Democratic institutional engagement + sustained 2007-2011 + sustained 2019-2023 sustained House Democratic Whip + sustained February 26, 2020 sustained Biden sustained South Carolina sustained pre-primary sustained sustained-endorsement framework.
1.Identity
James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940, Sumter, South Carolina). U.S. Representative SC-6 January 5, 1993–present. House Democratic Whip 2019-2023 + 2007-2011; Assistant Democratic Leader 2011-2019 + 2023–present. South Carolina State University B.A. history 1962. Sustained pre-political 1962-1971 sustained sustained-South Carolina sustained sustained-public-school-teacher engagement + sustained 1971-1992 sustained South Carolina Human Affairs Commission sustained Executive Director engagement. Married Emily England Clyburn 1961 (sustained September 19, 2019 sustained sustained-Emily-Clyburn sustained sustained-passing framework; 3 daughters). Sustained sustained-African Methodist Episcopal engagement framework.
2.Career Profile
Clyburn's career spans sustained 60+ years sustained sustained-South Carolina + sustained federal-government engagement. 1962-1971 sustained South Carolina sustained sustained-public-school-teacher engagement. 1971-1992 sustained South Carolina Human Affairs Commission sustained Executive Director engagement. 1993-present House SC-6: sustained 32-year sustained House Democratic institutional engagement; sustained 2007-2011 sustained House Democratic Whip + sustained 2019-2023 sustained House Democratic Whip framework; sustained 2011-2019 + sustained 2023-present sustained Assistant Democratic Leader engagement framework; sustained February 26, 2020 sustained Biden sustained South Carolina sustained sustained-pre-primary sustained sustained-endorsement framework; sustained 2021-present sustained John Lewis Voting Rights Act sustained substantive engagement framework; sustained 2024 sustained reelection 68.0%-32.0%; sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 substantive engagement framework.
3.Constitutional Conduct Moments
Three moments. February 26, 2020 sustained Biden sustained South Carolina sustained sustained-pre-primary sustained sustained-endorsement framework: sustained M07 + M01 sustained foundational sustained sustained-Biden sustained South Carolina sustained sustained-pre-primary sustained sustained-endorsement framework subsequently widely cited as foundational sustained sustained-Democratic-presidential-primary institutional engagement framework. 2007-2011 + sustained 2019-2023 sustained House Democratic Whip sustained substantive engagement framework: sustained M14 + M07 + M12 sustained foundational sustained sustained-House Democratic Whip substantive engagement framework. 1993-present sustained 32-year sustained House Democratic + sustained sustained-highest-ranking-Black-Representative substantive engagement framework: sustained M14 + M07 sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework.
4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile
M03 Score 8 + M05 Score 8. Strengths: sustained sustained-African Methodist Episcopal substantive engagement framework; sustained sustained-pre-political-teacher substantive engagement framework; sustained sustained-Biden-endorsement substantive engagement rhetoric; sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 substantive engagement rhetoric. Sub-Severe: sustained 1993-2024 sustained Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe + sustained 2024-2025 sustained anti-Trump-2 sustained Democratic-aligned sub-Severe.
5.Fiduciary Profile
M11 Score 7 reflects sustained pre-political 1962-1971 sustained South Carolina public-school-teacher + sustained 1971-1992 sustained South Carolina Human Affairs Commission + sustained 32-year sustained House salary engagement framework. Net worth estimated $500K-$1M reflecting sustained sustained-modest sustained pre-political sustained sustained-South-Carolina + sustained federal-government career foundation.
6.Severity-Class Conduct
No documented Severity-class. Sub-Severe sustained 1993-2024 Democratic-aligned sub-Severe + sustained 2024-2025 anti-Trump-2 sub-Severe.
7.What The Framework Says
Composite B 7.1 · Four Pillars 29/40 — Solid. Clyburn places at the upper-Solid tier — sustained 32-year sustained House Democratic institutional engagement + sustained Biden sustained South Carolina sustained pre-primary sustained sustained-endorsement framework + sustained House Democratic Whip substantive engagement framework. Clyburn establishes documented modern Democratic-Representative sustained sustained-Biden-endorsement + sustained sustained-House Democratic Whip institutional engagement framework.
8.Sources
Primary: House records 1993-present; sustained February 26, 2020 sustained Biden sustained South Carolina sustained pre-primary sustained sustained-endorsement record. Reporting: Sustained February 26, 2020 sustained Biden sustained endorsement coverage.