[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS
Legislative Integrity Monitor
Goblin House Intelligence
Congress → Officials → James Clyburn

James Clyburn

Democratic · Representative, SC ·6 ·Since 2025-01-03
Score Components
52 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
0 → 0
Donor Influence 15%
80 → 12
Silence Risk 25%
69 → 17
Contradiction Risk 25%
69 → 17
Intelligence Volume 15%
33 → 5
Constituency Deviation 0%
9 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Clyburn 2024 re-election margin: 59.5%
secondary ✓ Verified
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: District partisan lean: D+13 (Cook PVI)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black voting-age population (post-2022 redistricting): ~49% (down from majority)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $55,782
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: South Carolina Constitutional Amendment 1 (2022) - Governor/Lt. Governor joint ticket (2022) — passed, margin Unknown
secondary ✓ Verified
[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Educational Services (including HBCUs)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Healthcare and Social Assistance
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State Government / Public Sector
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: South Carolina's 6th congressional district covers central and eastern South Carolina including Columbia, North Charleston, Sumter, and Orangeburg. It is the only Democratic district in the state (Cook PVI D+13). The district has an estimated median household income of $55,782 and unemployment rate of 5.9%. Post-2022 redistricting, the Black voting-age population fell to…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: South Carolina's 6th congressional district covers central and eastern South Carolina including Columbia, North Charleston, Sumter, and Orangeburg. It is the only Democratic district in the state (Cook PVI D+13). The district has an estimated median household income of $55,782 and unemployment rate of 5.9%. Post-2022 redistricting, the Black voting-age population fell to just under 50%. Clyburn won re-election with 59.5% in 2024. The district includes significant rural and urban populations, HBCUs, and military installations.
secondary ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R.1808 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2022) on 2022-07-29: Clyburn voted Yea on the assault weapons ban (217-213), aligning with party leadership and gun-control advocates. As a senior CBC member from a district with significant gun violence concerns, the vote aligned constituent and party interests.
primary · 2022-07-29 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R.6833 (Affordable Insulin Now Act) on 2022-03-31: Clyburn voted Yea on capping insulin costs (232-193), a priority for health industry and constituent advocates. As Majority Whip, he helped advance the bill which aligned with healthcare cost concerns in his district.
primary · 2022-03-31 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.J.Res.100 (Resolution to ratify Tentative Rail Agreement (Railroad Strike)) on 2022-11-30: Clyburn voted Yea on the resolution to block a railroad strike (221-207), joining all voting Democrats except one. The vote imposed a tentative agreement without paid sick leave, crossing labor-union priorities despite Clyburn's historical labor support. The bill was backed by business and transportation…
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Voted yea on H.J.Res.100 (Resolution to ratify Tentative Rail Agreement (Railroad Strike)) on 2022-11-30: Clyburn voted Yea on the resolution to block a railroad strike (221-207), joining all voting Democrats except one. The vote imposed a tentative agreement without paid sick leave, crossing labor-union priorities despite Clyburn's historical labor support. The bill was backed by business and transportation industry interests.
primary · 2022-11-30 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R.3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-11-05: Clyburn voted Yea on the bipartisan infrastructure bill (228-206), aligning with his role as Majority Whip and his district's needs. The vote was consistent with Democratic leadership and constituent interest in infrastructure investment.
primary · 2021-11-05 ✓ Verified
[vote] Clyburn voted Yea on H.R.3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on November 5, 2021.
primary · 2021-11-05 ✓ Verified
[statement] Clyburn stated he did not get everything he wanted because his district lost its majority Black status, and he supports the NAACP lawsuit against the Republican map.
primary · 2023-05-05 ✓ Verified
[disclosure] ProPublica reported that Clyburn's chief of staff Dalton Tresvant secretly delivered a hand-drawn map of Clyburn's 6th District to Republican Senate Judiciary Committee staff on November 19, 2021, which Republicans used as the starting point for redistricting that diluted Black voting strength statewide while making Clyburn's district safer.
primary · 2023-05-05 ✓ Verified
Samsung Electronics donor Samsung Electronics America PAC contributed to James Clyburn (D-SC) in the 2023-2024 cycle.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00793711/
Sylvamo Corporation PAC donor $7,500 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00789602/
Milliken & Company PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00697375/
Common Good PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00669929/
Samsung Electronics America Inc Political Action Committee donor $9,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00590315/
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00567388/
Schneider National Inc., Transpac donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563924/
Leidos Inc. PAC donor $6,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00546234/
Toyota Motor North America, Inc PAC (Toyota/Lexus PAC) donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00542365/
Primerica Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00521914/
Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00503680/
Td Bank N.A PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00501429/
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC donor $10,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477653/
National Alliance Of Forest Owners PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00469080/
Gridiron-PAC donor $5,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00451153/
JStreetPAC donor $8,500 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00441949/
Regions Financial Corporation Political Action Com donor $10,000 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00432252/
Teachers Insurance Annuity Association Of America PAC (Tiaa PAC) donor $7,500 to James E. Clyburn's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431361/
BillVoteDateAlignment
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
same_source_inconsistency 90/100
Platform: "Clyburn publicly denied any involvement in South Carolina Republican redistricting: 'Any accusation that Congressman Clyburn in any way enabled or facilitated Republican gerrymandering that wouldn't have otherwise…
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Clyburn publicly denied any involvement in South Carolina Republican redistricting: 'Any accusation that Congressman Clyburn in any way enabled or facilitated Republican gerrymandering that wouldn't have otherwise occurred is fanciful' and called it a 'bizarre conspiracy theory.'
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Vote: on "ProPublica reported that Clyburn's chief of staff Dalton Tresvant secretly delivered a hand-drawn…"
Clyburn's public denial of involvement in Republican redistricting is directly contradicted by ProPublica's reporting based on public records, legal filings, and interviews showing his aide delivered a confidential map to GOP staffers that shaped the final racially gerrymandered map. Both claims originate from the…
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Clyburn's public denial of involvement in Republican redistricting is directly contradicted by ProPublica's reporting based on public records, legal filings, and interviews showing his aide delivered a confidential map to GOP staffers that shaped the final racially gerrymandered map. Both claims originate from the same ProPublica investigation.
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Clyburn publicly denied any involvement in South Carolina Republican redistricting: 'Any accusation that Congressman Clyburn in any way enabled or facilitated Republican gerrymandering that wouldn't have otherwise…
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Clyburn publicly denied any involvement in South Carolina Republican redistricting: 'Any accusation that Congressman Clyburn in any way enabled or facilitated Republican gerrymandering that wouldn't have otherwise occurred is fanciful' and called it a 'bizarre conspiracy theory.'
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Vote: on "Clyburn stated he did not get everything he wanted because his district lost its majority Black…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Clyburn simultaneously denied facilitating Republican gerrymandering while admitting he made requests that resulted in his district losing majority Black status, and supported the NAACP lawsuit against the map his aide helped craft.
Last silence detection: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:20:24 GMT (via scheduled run)
South Carolina redistricting negotiations (2021-2022)
425d silent
Expected position: As the state's most powerful Black Democrat and a senior House leader, Clyburn would be expected to publicly oppose Republican redistricting efforts that diluted Black voting strength or at minimum disclose his private…
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Expected position: As the state's most powerful Black Democrat and a senior House leader, Clyburn would be expected to publicly oppose Republican redistricting efforts that diluted Black voting strength or at minimum disclose his private negotiations. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Clyburn said nothing publicly as Republicans drew maps that made SC's 1st District unwinnable for Democrats. His office denied involvement until ProPublica revealed in May 2023 that his chief of staff had secretly delivered a hand-drawn map to GOP staffers in November 2021 that became the starting point for the final plan. Primary URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-rep-james-clyburn-protected-his-district-at-a-cost-to-black-democrats
law & lobbying firms
Honeywell International PAC, American Association For Justice PAC, Federal Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee Of The, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC, Mcguirewoods Federal PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)…
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Honeywell International PAC, American Association For Justice PAC, Federal Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee Of The, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC, Mcguirewoods Federal PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2024)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms
other / unclassified
National Council Of Textile Organizations Inc Political Action Committee, Kelley Drye & Warren PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $6,500 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
party & leadership pacs
Gridiron-PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: party & leadership pacs
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Vulcan Materials Co. P. A. C., Maynard Nexsen PAC, Milliken & Company PAC, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
colleagues' leadership pacs
Common Good PAC, Gridiron-PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $10,000 (2026)
Altria Group, Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $10,000 (2024)
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Rai PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Gridiron-PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2024)
Sylvamo Corporation PAC Agriculture & food $7,500 (2026)
Milliken & Company PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Common Good PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc PAC Telecom & media $5,000 (2024)
Schneider National Inc., Transpac Transportation & auto $5,000 (2024)
Leidos Inc. PAC Defense & aerospace $6,000 (2026)
Toyota Motor North America, Inc PAC (Toyota/Lexus PAC) Transportation & auto $5,000 (2024)
Primerica Political Action Committee Insurance $5,000 (2024)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Gun Policy and Second Amendment 68 60 20
Healthcare Access and Rural Health Infrastructure 88 70 18
Criminal Justice Reform and Policing 75 70 15
Economic Development and Job Creation 85 75 12
Immigration and Border Policy 55 65 12
Environmental Justice and Clean Energy 72 80 8
Government Accountability and Ethics 62 85 5
Civil Rights, Voting Rights, and Racial Equity 92 90 5
Social Security, Medicare, and Seniors' Benefits 82 85 5
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Farming 70 85 5
Infrastructure and Transportation 78 88 4
Education Funding and HBCU Support 90 95 3
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No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains.
$9.7BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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