Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator (Class 2), SC
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Olivia Trusty to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission (Reappointment) | Yea | Jun 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Olivia Trusty to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission | Yea | Jun 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gary Andres to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1582 — GENIUS Act | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Amdt. No. 2307 | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 2307 | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Table Amdt. No. 2310 | Nay | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion to Table Failed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William Long, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 54 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab… | Nay | Jun 11, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 53 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain… | Nay | Jun 11, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1582 — GENIUS Act | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Long to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Fotouhi to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brett Shumate to be an Assistant Attorney General | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Andrew Eisenberg to be an Assistant Attorney General (National Security Division) | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: James O'Neill, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Edward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | 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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