LIAM SULLIVAN | Press Secretary, Public Relations Manager Washington, D.C., June 16, 2020 - In recognition of his thoughtful leadership in the effort to prevent gun violence in all of its forms, today, the Brady Campaign endorsed Rep. Jim Clyburn (SC-6) in his campaign for re-election in 2020. Brady President Kris Brown shared: “Majority Whip Clyburn

BY CHRIS SMITH | Vanity Fair Clyburn, who helped hand Biden his presumptive nomination, talks about Biden’s “you ain’t black” and V.P. possibilities, and why this moment is defined by “raw politics and meanness.” James Clyburn grew up in a segregated South Carolina. He is now the longest-serving member of the state’s congressional delegation and

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2020 Lucas Acosta | Lucas.Acosta@hrc.org | (347) 834-5063 WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization announced the endorsement of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn. Last year, with the crucial support of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn,

By Ursula Perano - AXIOS Rep. James Clyburn has a list of African American women who are qualified to be vice president, and he told "Axios on HBO" in an interview that there's a "much deeper bench than people realize." The big picture: Clyburn is widely credited with saving Biden's campaign following his endorsement in the

By MEG KINNARD and LAURIE KELLMAN - AP COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At a funeral service last month, Jannie Jones locked eyes with Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn across the church sanctuary and crooked a finger, beckoning him to come over to the pew where she sat. She had a question, but she didn’t want to

By Peggy Noonan - WSJ No one has seen anything like it. It will live in our political lore. There’ll be some bright 32-year-old kid running a campaign in 2056 and his guy will be down three in a row and the elders will take him to the Marriott bar and tell him, “Ya gotta

Deborah Barfield Berry and Ledyard King - USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Taking the stage after his landslide victory in South Carolina, Joe Biden hugged his longtime friend Rep. James Clyburn, who gave the former vice president a coveted endorsement three days before the state's primary. "You brought me back," a beaming Biden told Clyburn, the

It’s time again for the event columnist Roger Simon described as “one of those all-too-rare, feel-good evenings in politics,” and this year it’s bigger than ever. “Jim Clyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry” will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025. Jim Clyburn began the fish fry over three decades ago as a thank you

In general elections, campaigns’ attempts to win swing voters appear to not work at all. By Dylan Matthews@dylanmattdylan@vox.com Sep 28, 2017, 8:00am EDT All the outreach activity by political campaigns, including door to door canvassing, phone banking, direct mail, and even advertising, has basically no effect on voters’ choice of candidate in general elections, according

ABC Columbia | Crysty Vaughan COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn has launched a petition to force a vote on the Background Check Completion Act. On Tuesday, Clyburn announced he wanted to force the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would require all background checks to be completed and approved