After months of uncertainty, Clyburn says he’s running for 18th term

By: Adrian Ashford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 983

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina’s longest-serving congressman, ended months of speculation about his future in Congress Thursday: He’s running again.

“I have served in public life all of my life,” Clyburn said as he made his announcement surrounded by Democratic legislators and party leaders at the state party headquarters in Columbia.

“Today I’m going answer a question that’s always asked: What is there unfinished, or what more do you need to do?,” Clyburn continued. …

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