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Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator (Class 2), SC
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), SC current
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), SC
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District South Carolina
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), SC
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District South Carolina
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District South Carolina
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), SC
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, SC-3
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 3, 2001 | Jan 3, 2003 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District SC-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2001 | Jan 3, 2003 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District SC-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 3, 2001 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, SC-3
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 3, 2001 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, SC-3
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 1999 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District SC-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 1999 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, SC-3
South Carolina |
Republican | Jan 4, 1995 | Jan 3, 1997 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District SC-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 4, 1995 | Jan 3, 1997 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Budget — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and Immigration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the Law unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.367, social dim. -0.266. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 2719 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Rosen Amdt. No. 2717 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Blackburn Amdt. No. 2814 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Sanders Amdt. No. 2435 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Kim Amdt. No. 2817 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Lee Amdt. No. 2745 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Hirono Amdt. No. 2382 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2775 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 302(f) of the CBA Re: Collins Amdt. No. 2812 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2772 | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313 (b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2401 | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 2771 | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 2446 | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2705 | Yea | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2414 | Nay | Jun 30, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,000 recorded contributions totalling $3,413,963. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 240 of 1000 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate PAC | 50 | $1,979,026 | 58% |
| Big donor | 190 | $612,542 | 18% |
| Unclassified | 760 | $822,395 | 24% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,117,683 | FIDELITY INVESTMENTS | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $229,202 | FIDELITY INVESTMENTS | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $58,925 | WINRED PAC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $57,200 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION CO | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Oct 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $43,867 | WINRED PAC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Nov 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $30,346 | PALADIN DATA LLC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $29,414 | PALADIN DATA LLC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $27,818 | WINRED PAC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Apr 11, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $26,956 | WINRED PAC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $26,434 | CASTLEBLACK LLC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jan 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $24,031 | CASTLEBLACK LLC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jan 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $21,779 | WINRED PAC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $20,400 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION CO | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Nov 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $20,203 | WINRED PAC | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jan 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $17,400 | SIMMONS, LINDA L. | TEAM GRAHAM, INC. | Big donor | Jan 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)
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S 2
US · Jun 10, 2026
Secure America Act
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S 4671
US · Jun 3, 2026
Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026
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SCONRES 33
US · May 20, 2026
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate…
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S 4533
US · May 14, 2026
Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act
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