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Jul 28, 2022 · O n a sticky-hot night in the South Carolina capital, Representative Jim Clyburn takes the outdoor stage at his late-night afterparty. Clyburn—the 82-year-old House Democratic whip, maker of ...
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- Clyburn is in his element,surrounded by the vast political network he’s nurtured. Brown got her start in a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) training program Clyburn helped create; her boyfriend is Clyburn’s political adviser Antjuan Seawright. The entire afterparty—which will turn into a raging dance-off before the night ends—is packed people Clyburn has prodded into politics: local party officials,members of district executive boards,city council members from across the state,county auditors,coroners. “I thought politics was all deceitfulness,lying,,I didn’t want any part of it,” Anthony Thompson Jr.,a thin Columbian in a salmon-pink suit,tells me. “He made me see that you have to be part of the system to make change.” After training in one of Clyburn’s mentorship programs,Thompson now serves as second vice chair of the local party,started its first disability caucus.
Feb 23, 2024 · Rep. Jim Clyburn has been a commanding voice in Congress for more than 30 years. But after a little more than a year serving as assistant Democratic leader, he's chosen to step down from his role ...
Nov 21, 2020 · Clyburn sat in his campaign headquarters in Columbia determined to get more Black voters to support Biden. A Trump win, he said, would end the nation’s pursuit of a “more perfect union ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina listens during a hearing in November 15, 2022. Rep. Jim Clyburn, a long-serving member of Democratic House leadership, said Wednesday he will run for ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Rep. Jim Clyburn on Biden's reelection strategy 06:57. Washington — Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina announced Wednesday that he will step down from House Democratic leadership.
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Dec 1, 2022 · By Scott Wong. WASHINGTON — Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., beat back a leadership challenge Thursday and will remain among the top House Democrats in the next Congress. Clyburn had faced a ...
Dec 1, 2022 · Rep. Jim Clyburn, who is the current Democratic whip, was elected by affirmation as assistant leader in the next Congress after Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island launched a last-minute bid to ...
