James E. Clyburn is the Congressman representing South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he previously served as Majority Whip. A veteran of more than 30 years in Congress, he has been an influential and effective legislative leader and an unwavering voice for civil rights. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, during the Jim Crow era, he has been awarded the Spingarn Medal (the NAACP’s highest honor), the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation’s Liberty and Justice for All Award, and the Harry S. Truman Foundation’s Good Neighbor Award. In 2024, he was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.