South Carolina Democrat Rep. James Clyburn paid his grandson more than $86,000 in “campaign management” fees and over $50,000 in rent to a company ran by his son-in-law during the 2022 midterms, according to federal election filings.
Clyburn, former House Majority Whip, paid his grandson Walter A. Clyburn Reed $7,000 a month from December 2021 until the 2022 election, with the exception of one month where Reed received only $3,500, Federal Election Commission data shows. From October 2021 until November 2022, Reed received $86,500 in “campaign management” fees for his grandfather’s campaign, according to data.
Other federal filings show that Clyburn’s campaign paid 49 Magnolia Blossoms LLC $57,500 in rent. Clyburn’s son-in-law, Walter A. Reed, is the registered agent of the company, according to South Carolina business records reviewed by Fox News Digital.
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