Rep. Jim Clyburn’s Seat Protected as South Carolina Lawmakers Reject Redistricting Effort
Republican lawmakers blocked a Trump-backed plan that would have split Clyburn’s district and delayed House primaries, state officials said.
- South Carolina's state Senate rejected a Trump-backed redistricting map on Tuesday that would have eliminated Rep. Jim Clyburn's majority-Black 6th Congressional District, preserving the seat he has held for 34 years after early voting had already begun.
- The Supreme Court's April 29 decision weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prompted Republican lawmakers across the South to push aggressive redistricting efforts aimed at diluting Black voting power, with Gov. Henry McMaster announcing a special session after the ruling.
- Clyburn has served 17 terms representing the district and more than 30 years in Congress, credited with saving Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign; political scientist Claire Wofford stated, 'It's hard to overstate the significance of Jim Clyburn in the state,' noting he directed hundreds of millions in federal dollars to South Carolina.
- State Sen. Richard Cash from Anderson cited election integrity in opposing the map change, stating, 'Neither my conscience or common sense is going to let me stop an election that is already underway,' while Clyburn told reporters the vote reflected South Carolinians' desire for constitutional process.
- Gov. McMaster indicated Republicans will pursue redistricting again before 2028, while Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland warned such efforts represent 'the greatest form of political redlining we've seen in generations,' pointing to Louisiana's cancellation of 40,000 early votes and Tennessee's fracturing of majority-Black Memphis.
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South Carolina Redistricting Effort Stalls In State Senate
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty The ongoing redistricting roller coaster has taken another turn after a redistricting effort backed by President Donald Trump stalled in the South Carolina Senate. The New York Times reports that the state Senate voted against ending the debate period on the new map, effectively preventing its implementation ahead of the midterms. Gov. Henry McMaster announced a special session focused on redistricting shortly after…
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina — To Jasmine Broadwater, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina isn’t some distant power broker in Washington, D.C. He’s a hometown fixture. Broadwater, 32, grew up in Columbia, the state’s capital, and she said that Clyburn would sometimes “just randomly pop up at school.” His daughter Jennifer Clyburn Reed was one of Broadwater’s English teachers in high school, and his grandson Walter Clyburn Reed was a classmate. Th…
Clyburn's district stays intact as South Carolina Republicans scrap redistricting
The majority-Black district held for 34 years by South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn will survive intact, for now, after Republican state lawmakers rejected a plan to redraw congressional maps.
Rep. Jim Clyburn’s seat protected as South Carolina lawmakers reject redistricting effort
South Carolina lawmakers rejected a push from President Trump to redraw the state’s congressional maps, a move that would have targeted the state’s lone Democrat in Congress, Rep. Jim Clyburn, and potentially given Republicans an additional seat.
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