Mignon Clyburn Not Planning to Run for Congress; Sister Eyes Father's Seat
Ex-FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn doesn't plan to run for Congress "for the foreseeable future," she told us, countering persistent speculation she might seek the seat of her father, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C. She noted a recent story reporting…
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her sister, Jennifer Clyburn Reed, an educator, is ready to enter politics and is interested in their father's seat. The elder Clyburn, 78, says he doesn't know if his daughter "will run for office, but I know if she is planning to run for my seat, she’s going to have to wait for awhile.” Incompas announced Wednesday Mignon Clyburn will lead a campaign to boost tech innovation and inclusion in America's heartland (see Notebook at end of 1902270018).