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Rep. James E. Clyburn

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Nickname: known as "Jim"
Birthdate: b. 07/21/1940
Birthplace: Sumter, SC
District: represents SC-06
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: African Methodist Episcopal
Education: Attended, University of South Carolina Law School, 1972-1974 BS, Social Studies, South Carolina State College, 1962 Graduate, South Carolina Executive Institute.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 100,213 (64.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $2,347,043 (#49)
Spent 58% (#380)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 34% (#448)
From PACs 66% (#61)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 44 (#122)
Total cost $60,996,000 (#194)
Received 43 (#118)
Total cost $55,589,000 (#156)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 40% left-wing (#314)
Predictable 97% (#148)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 577 words (#448)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,434 (#166)
Introduced 31 (#387)
Debated 8 (#240)
Enacted 4 (#177)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes)
More interest groups →
Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Top Contributors

Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data.
1 Delon Hampton $5,300 from October 21, 2002 to June 11, 2007
2 Brian Zied $5,000 from December 4, 2007 to December 5, 2007
3 Charlie G. Rose $4,600 from March 30, 2007 to April 10, 2007
4 Michael P. Blandford $4,600 on March 20, 2007
5 Richard L. Kramer $4,600 on June 11, 2007
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Contributor Employers

Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data
1 Self $320,704
2 Retired $55,615
3 Blackstone Group $29,900
4 Bellsouth $16,500
5 Cassidy Associates $13,650
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Lobby Contributors

New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings
1 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $60,000
2 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $60,000
3 Mr. Theodore Kassinger - O'Melveny & Myers Llp $50,000
4 Mr. John Delaney - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation $40,000
5 Ms. Gina F. Adams - Fedex Corporation $30,000
More lobby contributors →
Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.


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