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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law - JD (1977-1981)

• University of South Carolina (Columbia) - BA, psychology (1973-1977)

  Activities and notes: ROTC

• D.W. Daniel High School (Central, S.C.) - Diploma (1973)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for South Carolina (Class 2)
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 54.44%

  Republican
  Jaime R. Harrison, 44.17%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for South Carolina (Class 2)
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 54.27%

  Republican
  Brad Hutto, 38.78%

  Democrat
  Thomas Ravenel, 3.84%

  Non-designated
  Victor Kocher, 2.73%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for South Carolina (Class 2)
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 57.52%

  Republican
  Bob Conley, 42.25%

  Democrat

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for South Carolina (Class 2)
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 54.40%

  Republican
  Alex Sanders, 44.19%

  Democrat

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  3rd Congressional District of South Carolina
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 67.76%

  Republican
  George Brightharp, 30.31%

  Democrat
  Adrian Banks, 1.41%

  Libertarian

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  3rd Congressional District of South Carolina
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 99.69%

  Republican

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  3rd Congressional District of South Carolina
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 60.29%

  Republican
  Debbie Dorn, 38.74%

  Democrat

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  3rd Congressional District of South Carolina
  Lindsey Olin Graham, 60.05%

  Republican
  James E. Bryan Jr., 39.94%

  Democrat

Employment History

• City of Central, S.C. (1990-1994)

  City Attorney

• Private practice attorney (1989-1993)

• Oconee County, S.C. (1988-1992)

  Assistant County Attorney

Associated Organizations

• Committee to Elect Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)

• Lindsey Graham for Senate (South Carolina)

• Friends of Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)

• Lindsey Graham 2016

• Security Through Strength

• Team Graham Inc. (South Carolina)

• Corinth Baptist Church (Seneca, S.C.)

• Fund for America's Future

Awards

• Honorary Doctor of Law (University of South Carolina (Columbia))

• Medal of Honor Award (U.S. Oncology Inc.)

• Honorary Doctor of Law (Southern Wesleyan University)

• Legislator of the Year (Senior Army Reserve Commanders Association)

• National Humanitarian Healthcare Award (National Patient Advocate Foundation)

• Spark Matsunaga Memorial Hydrogen Award (National Hydrogen Association)

• President’s Award (National Guard Association of South Carolina)

• President’s Award (National District Attorneys Association)

• State Directors Award (Advance CTE)

• National Drug Court Congressional Leadership Award (National Association of Drug Court Professionals)

• Colonel Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award (Military Officers Association of America)

• Chief Justice John Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award (Judge Advocates Foundation)

• Honorary Doctor of Laws (Erskine College)

• Honorary Doctor of Laws (Coker College)

• President’s Leadership Award (The Citadel)

• Policymaker of the Year (Association for Career and Technical Education)

• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Allen University)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (Feb. 2020)

• Edwin Meese III Award (Republican National Lawyers Association) (April 2019)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (March 2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Humane Horseman of the Year (Humane Society of the United States) (May 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2014)

• Capital Award (UnidosUS) (2014)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (2014)

• Champion of the Merit Shop Eagle Award (Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas Inc.) (June 2013)

• Montgomery Medal (National Guard Association of the United States) (2013)

• Honorary Doctorate of Humanities (Clemson University) (May 2011)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (April 2011)

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (April 2011)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2010)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (March 2010)

• Honorary Doctor of Public Service (Presbyterian College) (May 2009)

• Honorary Scholar (Byrnes Foundation) (2009)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (Oct. 2008)

• Honorary Doctor of Public Administration (The Citadel) (May 2008)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (April 2008)

• Friend of the Coast (American Shore and Beach Preservation Association) (March 2008)

• NADO National Leadership Award (National Association of Development Organizations) (Feb. 2008)

• Award for the Preservation of Constitutional Rights (National Japanese American Memorial Foundation) (April 2007)

• Legislator of the Year (South Carolina Citizens for Life Inc.) (Jan. 2007)

• Military Family Congressional Champions Award (Armed Services YMCA) (May 2006)

• Honorary degree (Francis Marion University) (May 2006)

• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (College of Charleston) (2006)

• Harry S. Truman Award (National Guard Association of the United States) (2005)

• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Winthrop University) (Dec. 2004)

• Minuteman of the Year (Reserve Organization of America) (Jan. 2004)

• Honorary Doctor of Laws (South Carolina State University) (2004)

Military History

• U.S. Air Force Reserve (1995-May 2015)

  Colonel

  Served two weeks in Iraq in 2007

• South Carolina Air National Guard (1989-1995)

  Stationed at McEntire Air National Guard Base (Hopkins, S.C.) as a Staff Judge Advocate

• U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps (1982-1988)

  Prosecutor serving at Rhein Mein Air Force Base in Germany

Awards and Honors:

• Meritorious Service Medal awarded for outstanding service while stationed in Europe

• Bronze Star awarded for service as senior legal adviser to the Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan (2014)

• Air Force Commendation Medal awarded for revealing issues of mishandling of drug testing samples (1984)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: movies, golf, hunting
  

Publications

• My Story: Lindsey Graham (2015)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	211 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-5972
Fax:	202-224-3808

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Privately Financed Travel

22 trips taken between 2002 - 2016 costing $37,158

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 4/5/2005: 3' x 5' rug from Afghanistan ($1,800.00)
• 11/3/2006: 3' x 5' rug from Afghanistan ($100.00)
• 12/13/2006: 3' x 5' rug from Iraq ($300.00)
• 3/16/2008: Nivada Watch from Iraq ($595.00)
• 8/24/2013: Transportation expense from Rwanda
• 1/1/2014: 4' x 6' rug from Qatar ($4,000.00)
• 5/13/2014: Silk rug from Qatar ($4,000.00)
• 12/4/2008: Bhutanese wool rug from Bhutan ($250.00)
• 9/15/2010: Silk and wool rug from Qatar ($300.00)
• 10/28/2010: Decorative sword from Qatar ($200.00)
• 12/7/2010: Afghan rug from Afghanistan ($300.00)
• 3/2/2011: Stuffed grouse on bark from Canada ($100.00)
• 2/19/2012: Afghan rug from Afghanistan ($100.00)
• 3/31/2016: Pair of Bespoke cuff links. Richard Jarvis key ring. from Saudi Arabia ($1.00)
• 7/2/2016: Paskitani rug. Ceremonial pistol. from Pakistan ($1.00)
• 7/4/2017: Ceremonial pistol from Pakistan ($500.00)
• 1/8/2018: Qatari rug from Qatar ($3.00)

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Appropriations Committee Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee
• Senate Budget Committee
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
• Senate Judiciary Committee, Ranking Member

Caucuses

• Common Sense Coalition
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional French Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Sickle Cell Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Free Belarus Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Roosevelt Conservation Caucus
• Senate Aerospace Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate Auto Caucus
• Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus
• Senate Chicken Caucus
• Senate Climate Solutions Caucus
• Senate Community College Caucus
• Senate Competitiveness Caucus
• Senate Entrepreneurship Caucus
• Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate India Caucus
• Senate Law Enforcement Caucus
• Senate Manufactured Housing Caucus
• Senate Manufacturing Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate National Guard Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate National Institutes of Health Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Senate National Laboratory Caucus
• Senate National Security Working Group
• Senate Oceans Caucus
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Rural Health Care Caucus
• Senate Special Operations Forces Caucus
• Senate Taiwan Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Senators run afoul of ethics rules governing social media use

  Posted by LegiStorm on Feb. 14, 2022
  Several senators have run afoul of Senate ethics rules designed to prevent them from using official Senate resources for campaign activities, according to a LegiStorm review of all senators' Twitter accounts and official websites. read more

• Longtime GOP aide heads to FTI

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 19, 2021
  FTI Consulting's slowly dwindling lobbying arm has won over a longtime GOP Senate staffer. read more

• Hill GOP largely silent on Trump appointments

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 21, 2016
  Republicans in Congress have remained largely silent on President-elect Donald Trump's early proposed appointees who aren't coming from the Hill, according to a LegiStorm analysis of Member press releases and tweets. read more

• Hill aide gives new rubber-advocacy job a spin

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 14, 2016
  Rep. Tom Rice's legislative director is bouncing to her new position as director of government relations at the Rubber Manufacturers Association this month. read more

• Final GOP debate of 2015 dominates Congress's Twitter feeds

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 16, 2015
  Not only is he the front runner in the polls, Donald Trump leads the number of Twitter mentions from Hill staffers and members after last night's debate but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is coming on strong. read more

• Trump continues to dominate Hill Twitter mentions after second GOP debate

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Sept. 17, 2015
  In a result that should surprise no one, Donald Trump was the most-tweeted GOP candidate by members of Congress and their staff during last night's debate. Yesterday's three-hour debate featured 11 candidates, with former HP CEO Carly Fiorina joining the ten candidates from Fox News' opening debate last month. read more

• Trump leads Twitter buzz on Capitol Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 27, 2015
  As billionaire Donald Trump surges in the 2016 presidential polls, Capitol Hill is obsessed, at least as measured by the tweets about him. read more

• Wilson staffer goes nuclear

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 7, 2015
  Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-S.C.) top legislative staffer has taken the nuclear option by becoming director of federal programs at the Nuclear Energy Institute. read more

• Congressman’s African trip funded by Hollywood celebrity’s non-profit

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 7, 2014
  Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) received the star treatment despite traveling in a war-torn region.The Eastern Congo Initiative, founded by Ben Affleck, paid for the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in December. The congressman got the chance to meet various government and civil society leaders while getting to witness first-hand some of ECI's projects. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Jan. 17, 2012
  Many hundreds of quarterly lobbying filings are pouring in each day and the number of revolving door congressional staffers is rising daily. One of several this week (already) is Michele Wymer, the former Senate Appropriations professional staff member who has worked for several senators including Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). read more

• Senators' personal financial disclosures released by LegiStorm

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 13, 2008
  The latest personal financial disclosures of U.S. senators are now available at LegiStorm, www.legistorm.com. read more