Rep. James E. Clyburn

Share this page	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. Official website
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 ] Group Agreement 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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