Jaime R. Harrison

Jaime currently serves as director of floor operations and Counsel for Majority Whip James E. Clyburn in the United States House of Representatives. Upon his appointment, Jaime became the first
African American to serve as floor director for a leader of the House of Representatives. Jaime has been featured in several Capitol Hill Publications. He was selected by The Hill newspaper (in 2006) as one of the “35 Stellar Staffers Under 35”; featured as one of Roll Call’s “Fabulous 50 Staffers” on Capitol Hill (in 2006, 2007, 2008), and most recently highlighted in the National Journal’s “The Hill People 2007.”

Harrison has also served as executive director of the House Democratic Caucus, where he broke two barriers, becoming one of the youngest individuals and the first African American to hold the position.  As executive director, Jaime oversaw the day-to-day operations of the House Democratic Caucus, and participated in the development of national strategy, message, and policy for the Democratic Party.

In 1998, Jaime, a first generation college graduate, received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Yale University. While at Yale, he won numerous awards for his leadership and community service. After graduating from Yale, Jaime returned to his hometown of Orangeburg, SC and taught ninth grade world geography at his high school alma mater, Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.

In 1999, Jaime became one of the youngest non-profit executives in the country when he accepted a position as chief operations officer (COO) of College Summit, Inc. College Summit is a national non-profit organization that works with communities to help students from low-income backgrounds successfully enroll into college. Jaime, a member of the College Summit National Board of Directors, was successful in helping College Summit grow into a nationally recognized organization with offices in South Carolina, New York, Colorado, Missouri, West Virginia, and California.

In 2003, this former Congressional Black Caucus Foundation intern rejoined the office of Congressman Jim Clyburn as Policy Advisor.

In 2004, Jaime graduated and obtained his juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.  During the summer of 2004, he returned to South Carolina to serve as political director for the South Carolina Democratic Party’s Victory 2004 campaign on behalf of US Senate candidate Inez Tenenbaum. Jaime served as the party’s liaison to elected officials and candidates, oversaw the campaign’s Political Program, and coordinated efforts with the Base Vote Program (voter outreach, voter registration, and GOTV Programs) which produced record African-American turnout.

In 2005, Jaime was admitted to the South Carolina Bar.

Jaime, a native of Orangeburg, is the son of Rodney and Patricia Stewart. He is the grandson of Jimmie Lou Harrison and the late Willie Harrison.