Rep. Jim Clyburn, 85, is running for an 18th term in Congress

[TheProle]

Longtime Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., one of the oldest members of Congress, said Thursday that he’ll run for an 18th term in the House, breaking with two other former top Democratic leaders — Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer — who have decided to retire.

"In a few minutes, I’m going to sign the paperwork that’s necessary in order to qualify for the Democratic nomination to run again," Clyburn told a roomful of supporters at an event in Columbia, South Carolina, at the state’s Democratic Party headquarters.

Clyburn, 85, has said in the past he wants to help Democrats take back control of the House in November and elect the nation’s first Black speaker, one of his proteges, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

Clyburn said he had a phone call on Wednesday with Jeffries, who encouraged him to run again and be a part of his leadership team in the new Congress.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-jim-clyburn-85-running-18th-term-congress-rcna263151

[raccoon]

1. He's the only Democrat SC has in Congress.

[CTyankee]

2. Has he got a successor all lined up to take his place...at his age he could go at any time!

[raccoon]

3. I don't know.

[leftstreet]

4. His daughter

VoteHub
@VoteHub
·Mar 7
NEWS — Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn (SC-06) is weighing whether to seek another term or retire and endorse his daughter, Jennifer Clyburn-Reed, per @WashingtonPost
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Clyburn would be 86 if re-elected to an 18th term in November.

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[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Does he have a primary opponent? Nt

[TheProle]

6. Apparently not

https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina%27s_6th_Congressional_District_election,_2026