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Lindsey (Lindsey) Graham (R)
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Capitol: 202.224.5972 FAX: 202.224.3808 District: 803.933.0112 District FAX: 803.933.0957
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Senator
Room 211 RSOB- Russell Senate Office Building 2 Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20510-4003
Residence: Seneca, SC
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Elected: 2002 Next Election: 2026 | DOB: 7/9/1955 |
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Chairman | Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs | Chairman | Senate Committee on Budget | FC Member | Senate Auto Caucus | Co-Chair | Senate National Guard Caucus | Co-Chair | Senate Manufacturing Caucus | Co-Chair | Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus | FC Member | Senate Friends of Scotland Caucus | Chairman | Senate Prosecutors Caucus | FC Member | Senate Special Operations Forces Caucus | FC Member | Senate Military Family Caucus | Co-Chair | Senate NIH Caucus | Co-Chair | Roosevelt Conservation Caucus | FC Member | Senate Climate Solutions Caucus | FC Member | Senate National Security Working Group | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law | FC Member | Senate Nuclear Waste Cleanup Caucus | FC Member | Senate Steel Caucus | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies | Member | Senate Committee on the Judiciary | FC Member | Congressional Competitiveness Caucus | FC Member | Bipartisan Members Group | FC Member | Senate Rural Education Caucus | FC Member | Senate Aerospace Caucus | FC Member | Senate Reserve Components Caucus | FC Member | Senate Community College Caucus | FC Member | Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus | FC Member | Senate Entrepreneurship Caucus | FC Member | Senate National Laboratory Caucus | FC Member | Senate Competitiveness Caucus | FC Member | Common Sense Coalition | FC Member | Senate Veterans Jobs Caucus | FC Member | Senate Law Enforcement Caucus | FC Member | Senate Caucus on WMD Terrorism (Weapons of Mass Destruction) | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety | Member | Senate Committee on Appropriations | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies | Member | Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | FC Member | Senate Rural Health Caucus | FC Member | Senate India Caucus | FC Member | Senate Oceans Caucus | FC Member | Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus | FC Member | Senate Chicken Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Coalition on Adoption | FC Member | Senate Taiwan Caucus | FC Member | Senate Bipartisan Task for Combating Anti-Semitism | FC Member | Air Force Caucus (Senate) | FC Member | Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security [P.O.R.T.S.] Caucus | FC Member | Senate Pro-Life Caucus | FC Member | Congressional French Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkiye Relations and Turkish Americans | FC Member | International Conservation Caucus (ICC) | FC Member | Congressional Fire Services Caucus |
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BioLindsey Graham has earned a reputation as a conservative problem-solver and one of the strongest proponents of a robust national defense. A frequent visitor to American troops stationed overseas for on-the-ground assessments, Graham has consistently pushed for outcomes in the War on Terror which protect our long-term national security interests. One leading conservative recently wrote that when it comes to defending America, "[Lindsey] Graham has been right about more things on foreign policy for longer than just about anyoneif anyone has bragging rights on foreign policy, it is Graham." Graham is also a leader in cutting spending, reforming entitlements, and getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs. One national conservative organization called him a Taxpayer Hero who puts "the interests of the taxpayer ahead of politics by consistently voting to cut wasteful spending, reduce the tax burden, and make government more accountable to taxpayers." Graham was elected to the United States Senate in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008, 2014, and 2020. He became the first person in South Carolina history to garner over one million votes in the 2008 general election. Graham currently serves as the Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on the Budget. Graham also serves as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Prior to serving in the Senate, Graham was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 as the first Republican from the Third Congressional District of South Carolina since 1877. Before being elected to Congress, Graham compiled a distinguished record in the United States Air Force as he logged six-and-a-half years of service on active duty as an Air Force lawyer. From 1984-1988, he was assigned overseas and served at Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany. Upon leaving active duty Air Force in 1989, Graham joined the South Carolina Air National Guard where he served until 1995. During the first Gulf War in the early 90's, Graham was called to active duty and served state-side at McEntire Air National Guard Base as Staff Judge Advocate where he prepared members for deployment to the Gulf region. In 1995, Graham joined the U.S. Air Force Reserves. During American military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Graham put his experience in military law to use pulling numerous short-term Reserve duties in both countries over congressional breaks and holidays. Graham retired from the Air Force Reserves in June 2015 having served his country in uniform for 33 years. He retired at the rank of Colonel. A native South Carolinian, Graham grew up in a blue collar family in the small town of Central where his parents ran a restaurant and pool hall. The first member of his family to go to college, Graham earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina. He lives in Seneca and is a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
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