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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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| RM Member | Senate Committee on the Judiciary | | RM Member | Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs | | 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 Nuclear Waste Cleanup Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Rural Education 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 Budget | | FC Member | Congressional Competitiveness Caucus | | FC Member | Bipartisan Members Group | | FC Member | Senate Community College Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Aerospace Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Reserve Components Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Climate Solutions Caucus | | FC Member | Senate National Laboratory Caucus | | FC Member | Senate National Security Working Group | | FC Member | Senate Veterans Jobs Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Competitiveness Caucus | | FC Member | Common Sense Coalition | | FC Member | Senate Caucus on WMD Terrorism (Weapons of Mass Destruction) | | Member | Senate Committee on Appropriations | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies | | FC Member | Senate Rural Health Caucus | | FC Member | Senate India Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Law Enforcement Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Oceans Caucus | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure | | FC Member | Senate Chicken Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Coalition on Adoption | | Member | Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | | FC Member | Senate Taiwan Caucus | | FC Member | Air Force Caucus (Senate) | | FC Member | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans | | FC Member | International Conservation Caucus (ICC) | | FC Member | Congressional French Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security [P.O.R.T.S.] Caucus | | 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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