Jim Clyburn is an American politician who has served as a Democratic congressman from South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993. At the time of his election, he became the first Black politician from South Carolina to serve in the House since 1897. In 2026 he surprised some in the Democratic Party who had been promoting generational change by announcing that he would seek reelection during the 2026 midterm elections. If he won, he would be 86 at the start of his 18th term in the House in 2027.
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