James E. Clyburn

known as "Jim"
b. 1940-07-21 , Sumter, SC
represents SC-06
Democrat, African Methodist Episcopal
Official website

Education: Graduate, South Carolina Executive Institute Attended, University of South Carolina Law School, 1972-1974 BS, Social Studies, South Carolina State College, 1962.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 100,213 (64.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$2,347,043	^(#48)
Spent	57%	^(#308)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	34%	^(#428)
From PACs	65%	^(#59)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	44	^(#123)
Total cost	$60,996,000	^(#193)
Received	43	^(#119)
Total cost	$55,589,000	^(#155)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,430	^(#154)
Introduced	31	^(#374)
Debated	8	^(#223)
Enacted	4	^(#160)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	3 times		^(#351)
Avg. length	577 words		^(#440)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	39% left-wing		^(#369)
Predictable	96%		^(#154)

Interest Group Alignment

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)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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