James Clyburn
Congressman 6th
District, South Carolina
Elected 1992
Ratings for 2010:
Liberal: less
defense spending
protect
civil liberties, human rights
ACLU American Civil Liberties
Union 80
Protect
individuals from legal infringements on rights
Liberal
labor
LCV League of
Conservation Voters 100
Pro-environmental
protection
Promote
electronic commerce and innovation
NTU National
Taxpayers Union 2
Pro-taxpayer
rights
Pro-business
Conservative: foreign policy
social
and budget issues
CFG Club for Growth 0
Pro-tax
limitation
Conservative: promotes marriage and family
oppose
abortion
Votes in 111th Congress: 2009 - 2010
Yes Overturn Ledbetter
Extend
statute of limitations in pay discrimination
Yes $820 billion stimulus
Funds to
revive U.S.
No Let guns in national parks
Permit
people carrying guns in parks
Yes Cap and Trade
Industry
measure to reduce greenhouse gases
No Bar federal abortion funds
No federal
funds for health plans covering abortion
Yes Health Care Bill
Provides
insurance for people without health insurance
Yes Financial Firm
Regulation
Regulations
on financial services firms
Yes Pass tax cuts for some
Bush era
tax cuts to continue for incomes under $250,000
No Stop detainee transfers
Prohibit
defense funds used to transfer detainees to U.S.
Yes Legalize Immigrants’ Kids
Give
children of illegal parents path to legal status
Yes Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Lift ban on
openly gay people in military
Yes Limit Campaign Funds
Requires
sponsors of campaign ads to identify themselves
Year Candidate Vote Campaign
Chest
2010 James
Clyburn (D) 125,459 63% 3,319,719
Jim
Pratt (R) 72,661 36 66,703
2010 primary James
Clyburn 50,138
90%
Gregory
Brown (D) 5,527
10
2008 James
Clyburn (D) 193,378 67% 2,389,430
Nancy
Harrelson (R) 93,059 32
2006 James
Clyburn (D) 100,213 64% 988,405
Gary
McLeod (R) 53,181
34 3,155
2004 James
Clyburn (D) 161,987 67% 725,832
Gary
McLeod (R) 75,443 31 3,927
2002 James
Clyburn (D) 116,586 67% 398,652
Gary
McLeod (R) 55,760
32 10,616
2002 primary James
Clyburn (D) 34,106
89%
Ben
Frasier (D) 4,304
11
2000 James
Clyburn (D) 138,053 72% 449,439
Vince
Ellison (R) 50,005
26 39,945
1998 James
Clyburn (D) 116,446 73% 294,243
Gary
McLeod (R) 41,385
26 25,108
1998 primary James
Clyburn (D) 32,652
83%
Mike
Wilson (D) 6,655
17
1996 James
Clyburn (D) 120,132 69% 196,440
Gary
McLeod (R) 51,974
30 39,395
1996 primary James
Clyburn (D) 48,807
88
Ben
Frasier Jr. (D) 6,950
12
1994 James
Clyburn (D) 88,635
64% 445,461
Gary
McLeod (R) 50,259
36 13,047
1994 primary James
Clyburn (D) 50,476
86%
Ben
Frasier (D) 8,419
14
1992 James
Clyburn (D) 120,647 65% 324,379
John
Chase (R)
64,149 35
114,289
Population 2010: 682,410
Change since 2000: down
2.1%
Urban: 48%
Rural: 52
Median Income: 33,550
Median Home Value: 94,000
Private Employment: 75%
Government Employment: 19
Self-Employed: 6
Blue Collar: 28
White Collar: 49
Median Age: 36
Over 65: 13%
Under 18: 24
High School Graduates: 78%
College Graduates: 17
Graduate Degree: 6
Veterans: 10%
White: 41%
Black: 54
Hispanic: 3
Asian: 1
2008 Presidential Vote:
Barack Obama (D) - 188,098 64%
John McCain (R) - 102,387 35
2004 Presidential Vote:
John Kerry (D) - 151,061 61
George W. Bush (R) - 97,248 39
James Clyburn's Voting History
Votes in 110th Congress: 2007 – 2008
Yes Increase Minimum Wage
Raise
minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour
Yes Expand SCHIP
Expand State Children’s Health
Insurance Program
Yes Raise CAFE Standards
Increase
fuel efficiency to 35 mpg by 2020
Yes Bail Out Financial Markets
$700
billion to bail out financial industry
No Share Immigration Data
Bar funds
to governments refusing to share immigration information
No Foreign Aid Abortion Ban
Bar funds
for abortions in foreign aid programs
Yes Ban Gay Bias in Workplace
Prohibit
job discrimination based on sexual orientation
No Repeal DC Gun Law
Repeal
local prohibition of firearms
Yes Withdraw Troops 8/08
Requires
withdrawal of troops by August, 2008
Yes No Operations
in Iraq
Bar
military funds for contingency operations in Iraq
Yes Free Trade with Peru
Implement
free trade agreement with Peru
Yes Overhaul FISA
Overhaul
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Votes in 109th Congress: 2005 – 2006
No Estate Tax Repeal
Permanently
repeal federal estate and gift taxes
Yes Limit CAFE standards
Less
stringent auto fuel efficiency standards
No FY06 Spending Curb
Curb
federal entitlement spending
No Drilling in ANWR
Oil and gas
leases for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
No Limit
Interstate Abortion
No minors
across state lines for abortions without parental consent
Yes Extend Patriot Act
Reauthorize
USA Patriot Act expanding law enforcement authority
No Bar Same Sex Marriage
Amend
Constitution to define marriage as between man and woman
Yes Stem Cell Research Funds
Override
veto to fund embryonic stem cell research
No Build Border Fence
700 miles
of fencing along border with Mexico
No CAFTA
Approve
Central American Free Trade Agreement
No Oppose Iraq
Oppose
setting date for withdrawal of US forces from Iraq
No Detainee Tribunals
Create
military tribunals to try detainees
Votes in 108th Congress: 2003 – 2004
No Drilling in ANWR
Permit oil
drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
No Approve Bush Tax Cuts
Reduce
taxes by $350 billion through 2013
No Medicare/Rx Bill
Medicare
prescription drug legislation
* Bar Overtime Pay Regulations
Oppose
federal overtime pay regulations
Funds for
private schools in DC
No Ban Human Cloning
Criminal
sanctions for human cloning
No Restrict Gun Liability
Restrict
liability lawsuits against gun manufacturers, sellers
No Ban Partial
Birth Abortion
Criminal
sanctions for “partial birth” abortions
No Ban Same-Sex Marriage
Amend
Constitution to ban same-sex marriage
No Fund Iraq
Approve
appropriations for U.S. Iraq
Yes Bar Cuba
Prohibit
funds to enforce economic embargo of Cuba
Yes Intelligence Reorganization
Reorganize
intelligence agencies; create national director
* Absent
Votes in 107th Congress: 2001 – 2002
No Approve Bush Tax Cuts
$1.35
trillion in tax cuts
No Limit Patients’ Bill of Rights
Limit
non-economic damages in liability awards
Yes Campaign Finance Reform
Eliminate
most uses of soft money; limit pre-election advertising
No Ban ANWR Development
Protect
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil development
No Faith Based Charities
Federal
incentives for religious social services
No Bar Gays in the Boy Scouts
Do not
enforce anti-discrimination rulings against Boy Scouts
No Ban Partial
Birth Abortions
Criminal
penalties for “partial birth” abortions
No Arm Commercial Pilots
Commercial
pilots able to carry fire arms in flight
No Trade Promotion Authority
Authority
for president to negotiate international trade agreements
No Bar Funds for International Court
No federal
funds for International Criminal Court
No Authorize
Force in Iraq
Authorizes U.S. Iraq
No Deny Home
Security Department Union
Deny
employees of Homeland Security from joining union
Votes in 106th Congress: 1999 – 2000
* Patient Bill of Rights
Bill of
Rights dealing with health maintenance organizations
Yes Accelerate
Minimum Wage
Increase
minimum wage by $1.00 in two instead of three years
Yes Strike Ban on Ergonomic Standards
Strike ban
on federal standard for ergonomic protection
No Override
Estate Tax Veto
Override
veto of phase-out of estate and gift taxes
No Bar RU-486 Funds for FDA
Bar FDA
funding of chemical induced abortion drug
No Display 10 Commandments
Permit
state and local governments display Ten Commandments
Yes Gun Show Background Checks
Require gun
show dealers to perform background checks
No Ban Partial
Birth Abortion
Ban partial
birth abortions
Yes NATO War in Serbia
Authorize
deployment of US military forces for Kosovo
No Permanent
Trade with China
Authorize
permanent trade relations with China
Yes Debt Relief
for Third World
Provide debt relief for heavily
indebted nations
Yes Drop Cuba
Drop
enforcement of US Cuba
* Absent
Votes in 105th Congress: 1997 - 1998
No Clinton
Approve
budget reconciliation bill implementing required tax cuts
No Education IRAs
Expand
retirement accounts to be spent on education expenses
No Required 2/3
vote to Raise Taxes
Amend
Constitution for 2/3 votes to raise taxes
No Fast Track Trade
Negotiate
trade agreements on “fast track” congressional authority
Yes Puerto Rico Statehood
Referendum
Referendum
on statehood in Puerto Rico
End
minority set-aside funding benefits in highway program
No School Prayer Amendment
Constitutional
Amendment guaranteeing right of prayer in school
No Override Partial Birth Veto
Override
President Clinton’s veto of partial birth abortions ban
No Cut money for B-2 Bombers
Cut funding
for additional B-2 stealth bombers
Yes Human Rights in China
Require
preference to U.S. China
No Withdraw Bosnia
Invoke War
Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Bosnia
Yes End Cuban TV – Marti
End funding
for television broadcasts to Cuba
Votes in 104th Congress: 1995 - 1996
No Reduce Medicare Growth
Reduce projected
spending for Medicare
No Override
Product Liability Veto
Override
veto of bill to limit damages in product liability
Yes Increase Minimum Wage
Increase minimum wage to $5.15
an hour
No Welfare Reform
Five year
restriction on benefits; beneficiaries find work
Yes Flag Amendment
Constitutional
amendment barring desecration of U.S.
Yes Drop EPA Limits
Drop
limitations on enforcement authority of EPA
No Repeal Assault
Weapons Ban
Repeal ban
on manufacture and sale of assault weapons
No Override Partial Birth Veto
Override
veto of bill barring “partial birth” abortions
No Cuban Embargo
Tighten
embargo on trade with Cuba
No Bar Bosnia
Bill
prohibiting funds for U.S. Bosnia
Yes Cut
Anti-Missile Defense
Reduce
funding for anti-missile defense program
Yes Bar U.N. Uniforms
Prohibits U.S.
Votes in 103rd Congress: 1993 – 1994
Yes Clinton
Clinton
Administration deficit reduction plan
No NAFTA
North
American Free Trade Agreement
Yes Brady Handgun Purchase
Waiting
period and background check on handguns
No Strike Race/Death Penalty
Strike
provisions barring racial discrimination death penalties
No Limit UN Command of Forces
Restrict
placing US forces under UN command
Yes Cut Missile Funds
Cut $1.2
billion from Navy weapons procurement fund
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