James E. Clyburn

JAMES E. CLYBURN, Democrat, of Columbia, SC; born in Sumter, SC, July 21, 1940; education: B.S., history, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, 1962; attended University of South Carolina Law School, Columbia, SC, 1972-74; professional history: teacher; counselor, South Carolina Employment Security Commission, 1965-66; director, Neighborhood Youth Corps and New Careers, 1966-68; executive director, South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers, Inc., 1968-71; assistant, South Carolina Governor John C. West, 1971-74; commissioner, South Carolina State Human Affairs, 1974-92; election history: elected to the 103d Congress on November 3, 1992; reelected to each succeeding Congress.