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Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham was an American politician, attorney, and military officer who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 2003 until his death in 2026. A member of the Republican Party, he represented South Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.
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politics · American politician and attorney (1955–2026) · politician · air force officer · judge advocate · county attorney · city attorney · also Lindsey Graham, Lindsey Olin Graham, Graham
Born 9 July 1955 · Died 11 July 2026 · Q22212
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2026· 50 entries
“s parliament, which sparked deep controversy in Washington, had been a”
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“I believe the pressure that will lead to reconciliation will not be from what an American politician thinks but what the Iraqi people think. And I”
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“t drink, probably because alcohol consumption has never held any exotic allure for him.”
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“Being 5 foot 7 inches and full of a mouth, you got to really stay on your toes. . . . This is a textile town. My dad never finished high school and neither did my mom. And we had a restaurant/bar and later on he got a liquor store next door and a pool hall downstairs and as a young guy I ran the pool hall. I”
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“Because when you talk to your wife about buying a car, you”
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“s not particularly swayed by the president”
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“s historic hearing -- cutting to the heart of the matter (and through the clutter of 36 other opening statements) as the Judiciary Committee launched its impeachment inquiry. Yesterday”
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“To all who are sacrificing in Iran, God bless. Help is on the way.”
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“Well, at the end of the day it”
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“The Palestinians in Gaza are the most radicalized population on the planet, who are taught to hate Jews from birth”
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“states should decide the issue of marriage [...] if you”
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“creating anxiety for no good reason”
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“Free speech is a great idea, but we”
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“[w]e are setting a precedent today, Republicans are.”
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“s election lawsuits in various states, and that the option should be”
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“I am trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind. I”
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“s inner circle, where he would reach a level of influence on par with Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner. He said that he had had a”
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WSJ: Opinion | The Lindsey Graham Act’s Dangerous Tariff Provision
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FairVote: South Carolina runoff to replace Lindsey Graham is state’s 4th election in 11 weeks
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Lindsey Graham's death prompts process to fill his Senate seat - ABC News
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: How Democrats could replace Graham Platner in Maine Senate race and who might take his place - ABC News
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Lindsey Graham, longtime senator from South Carolina and Trump ally, dies at 71 - ABC News
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Fox News: Darline Graham’s ‘embarrassing and inexcusable’ national security stumble spotlights break from late brother
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The Washington Post: Analysis | Darline Graham’s ‘oops’ moment and the pitfalls of acknowledging ignorance
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: 'A true American original': Trump eulogizes Sen. Lindsey Graham at Washington funeral - ABC News
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The Hill: Darline Graham on debate question stumble: ‘I’m not a politician’
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ArchDaily: Galería de La Fundación Graham anuncia 45 nuevas subvenciones para proyectos que expanden el discurso arquitectónico en 2026 - 6
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WCIV: Sen. Darline Graham meets Berkeley County voters after debate with Rep. Ralph Norman
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The Guardian: Lindsey Graham’s sister and fill-in senator says she’s ‘not that informed on national security’
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Public attention spiked: 13,258 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 3,980, with 6 article edits. Coverage that week: “Darline Graham to face Ralph Norman in South Carolina Republican primary runoff” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Darline Graham to face Ralph Norman in South Carolina Republican primary runoff
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Public attention spiked: 18,925 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.8× the usual 3,980, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: Death and cause of death Not really neede
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Public attention spiked: 179,531 Wikipedia readers in one day, 45.1× the usual 3,980, with 59 article edits. Editors noted: Memorial services
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Public attention spiked: 16,109 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 3,980, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Disambiguation
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Public attention spiked: 35,094 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.8× the usual 3,980, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted edits by Arrowman01 (talk) (HG) (3.4.14)
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Public attention spiked: 53,070 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13.3× the usual 3,980, with 25 article edits. Editors noted: Israel/Palestine {{Excessive examples|section|date=July 2026}}: learn how to condense and actually edit, not a pedantic WP:PROSELINE list of "and then he..., an
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Snopes rated the claim “After the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a July 2026 interview with Newsmax that “a certain part of [Graham's] body literally blew up."” Correct Attribution.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Russia destroyed Skyfall drone facility shortly after Lindsey Graham visited it.” Unverified.
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Died 2026-07-11.
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Snopes rated the claim “An image authentically shows U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., posing with two shirtless fighters at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on June 14, 2026.” Fake.
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Graham won the Republican primary with 56
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Snopes rated the claim “A photo shared online authentically shows Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, holding a child’s bubble wand at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, amid the early 2026 partial government shutdown.” True.
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“I am running (for president) because I think the world is falling apart.”
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“Everything I know about the Iranians I learned at the pool room," [Graham] said. "I met a lot of liars, and I know the Iranians are lying.”
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“We have never seen more threats against our nation and its citizens than we do today.”
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“There are bad people in this world who are motivated by hate.”
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“I went from, "O.K., he’s president" to "How can I get to be in his orbit?" — to "How can I have a say in what’s going to happen today, tomorrow and next week?”
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“never look at Europe the same”
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“s leadership was increasingly vulnerable and that”
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2025· 11 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “In late 2025, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in reference to the Republican Party and the nation: “We're killing all the right people, and we're cutting your taxes."” Correct Attribution.
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Awarded Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2025).
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Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class (2025).
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fact checker rated the claim “Social media users are circulating a Photo Shows Senator Lindsey Graham Posing with al-Qaeda Founder Osama Bin Laden.” misleading.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Taxpayers paid $411,634 for Lindsey Graham to stay in a hotel in Ukraine” DoS: Nope.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “An image shows Lindsey Graham, John McCain and Osama Bin Laden meeting” Altered picture.
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal spent more than $800,000 of taxpayer money on hotel accommodations during a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2025.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, said on X he was happy President Donald Trump was considering becoming pope.” True.
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Announced lead officials for his campaign, including the former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party and Governor Henry McMaster's campaign manager
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Career landmark: United States senator (2025–2026).
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Co-sponsored the bipartisan Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, which would prohibit commercial slaughter of horses for human consumption and end the export of American horses to foreign slaughter facilities
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2024· 5 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “Daily Mail reports Lindsay Graham is a convicted paedophile who breached parole.” Photo Swap.
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USA Today rated the claim “Lindsey Graham announced he wouldn’t confirm Matt Gaetz as attorney general” False.
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Campaign: 2024 election.
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“s jurisdiction extends only to places where the rule of law has collapsed. On May 8, 2024, Graham warned the Pentagon against halting arms supply to Israel during the Gaza war, saying,”
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“the most radical nominee in history of American politics”
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2023· 5 entries
Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class (2023).
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And told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would support Trump "because I know what I'm going to get", mostly regarding perceived international threats
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Career landmark: United States senator (2023–2026).
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The Lugar Center ranked Graham in the top third of senators for bipartisanship
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“There can be no doubt that the shooting ... was racially motivated and signals to all of us that the scars of our history are still with us today. This murderer said he wanted to start a race war; he has failed miserably. In Charleston this weekend, I saw a community coming together. I saw people seeking solace in what they share together, not in what makes them different.”
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2022· 2 entries
Graham became one of ten Republican senators to support a bipartisan agreement on gun control, which included a red flag provision, a support for state crisis intervention orders, funding for school safety resources, str
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“states should decide the issue of abortion”
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2021· 4 entries
Graham voted against creating the January 6 commission
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Graham, Vice President Mike Pence, and members of the Senate and House were evacuated from the Capitol building after Trump supporters attacked the United States Capitol
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“, The Hill (November 1, 2021)”
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Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2023).
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2020· 3 entries
45 days before the presidential election, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died
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Was one of 13 Republican senators who declined to sign an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe
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Winning renomination in the Republican primary with 67
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2019· 7 entries
During an interview with Jonathan Swan of Axios, Graham condemned Trump's announcement of an intention to withdraw United States troops from northern Syria, saying that Trump was putting the nation and his presidency at
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Graham came under scrutiny, including from Senator Joe Manchin, after encouraging Donald Trump Jr
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Career landmark: United States senator (2019–2021).
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“The president gave 1.4 million documents to Mueller. [Don] McGahn, his lawyer, testified for 30 hours. He made everybody available to Mueller that Mueller wanted to talk to, and he... answered questions in writing, so this president did nothing to stop Mueller from finding the truth.”
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“s statements that certain Democratic congresswomen should”
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Graham became chair of the Judiciary Committee
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“introduce bipartisan sanctions against Turkey if they invade Syria”
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2018· 4 entries
“I have never heard him make a single racist statement. Not even close.”
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“[i]f an opening comes in the last year of President Trump”
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Graham was anti-abortion, but said that Roe v
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“s reelection in 2020. In January 2019, Graham said that Republicans must support Trump”
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2019).
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2016· 6 entries
Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class (2016).
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Campaign: 2016 presidential election.
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“early deaths made him mature more quickly and Darline, who introduced her brother at his 2016 announcement of his candidacy for president, said she hoped to be with him on the campaign trail frequently to show voters his softer side.”
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“s lawyers if the law firm were indicted or convicted on corruption charges. 2016 presidential campaign Graham supported John McCain for president in 2000 and served as national co-chair of McCain”
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“I think Donald Trump is going to places where very few people have gone and I”
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After Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, Republican senators boycotted Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland
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2015· 5 entries
“completely understand[s] and accept[s]”
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Graham sponsored the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in the Senate, which bans abortion after 20 weeks of gestation on a national basis, with some exceptions (to save the life of the mother, or when the pregnanc
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“I can't explain this. I don't know what would make a young man at 21 get so sick and twisted to kill nine people in a church; this is beyond my understanding... There are real people out there who are organized to kill people in religion and based on race. But it's 2015 there are people out there looking for Christians to kill them. So this is a mean time we live in.”
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Retired at his last rank of colonel from the Air Force with over 33 total years of service, after reaching the statutory retirement age of 60 for his rank
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Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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2014· 4 entries
Won Bronze Star Medal (2014).
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Graham received a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service as a senior legal adviser to the Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan from August 2009 to July 2014, overseeing the detention of military prisoners
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For his legal work relating to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
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“If I get through my general election, if nobody steps up in the presidential mix, if nobody”
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2013· 5 entries
Graham said that the Senate was close to obtaining 70 votes to pass the reform package
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Graham was a member of a bipartisan group of eight senators that announced principles for comprehensive immigration reform
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Career landmark: United States senator (2013–2015).
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“would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense towards the state of Israel in our nation”
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Years before his 2016 pledge, Democrats had changed Senate rules to allow a simple majority vote for nominees to United States courts of appeals
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2011–2013).
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2010· 1 entry
“The science about global warming has changed. I think they”
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2009· 3 entries
Won Meritorious Service Medal (2009).
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“Lindsey Graham gets combative over GOP's future”
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Career landmark: United States senator (2009–2011).
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2008· 2 entries
By longtime Republican national committeeman Buddy Witherspoon, but Graham won the nomination by a large margin
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And was challenged in the Republican primary by National Executive Committeeman of the South Carolina Republican Party, Buddy Witherspoon
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2007· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States senator (2007–2009).
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Graham served in Iraq as a reservist on active duty for a short period in April and for two weeks in August, where he worked on detainee and rule of law issues
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2006· 1 entry
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces set aside the lower court's ruling after concluding it was improper for Graham to serve as a military judge
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2005· 2 entries
Graham was one of the so-called Gang of 14 senators forging a compromise that brought a halt to the continued blockage of an up-or-down vote on judicial nominees
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Career landmark: United States senator (2005–2007).
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2004· 2 entries
Received his promotion to colonel in the U
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The similar Unborn Victims of Violence Act was signed into law
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2003· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2003–2005).
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2002· 1 entry
Graham voted for the Iraq resolution
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2001· 2 entries
Bob Dole signed on as the chairman of the national steering committee for Graham's campaign for the U
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Career landmark: United States representative (2001–2003).
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2000· 1 entry
Was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Democratic nominee George Brightharp, 68% to 30%
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1999· 2 entries
And 2001, Graham sponsored the Unborn Victims of Violence Act in the House
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Career landmark: United States representative (1999–2001).
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1998· 4 entries
Graham voted in favor of legislation to open an impeachment inquiry
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Was reelected to a third term unopposed
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The Capitol Hill daily newspaper The Hill contended that Graham was describing himself on his website as an Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran
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Graham was promoted to lieutenant colonel
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1997· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (1997–1999).
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Took part in a leadership challenge against House Speaker Newt Gingrich
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1996· 2 entries
Graham voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which became federal law that year; it defined marriage as between one man and one woman, and enacted non-recognition of same-sex marriages at the federal level
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Was challenged by Debbie Dorn, the niece of Butler Derrick and daughter of Derrick's predecessor, 13-term Democratic congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn
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1995· 2 entries
Was one of five Republicans to vote against settling a budget standoff that caused a government shutdown
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Career landmark: United States representative (1995–1997).
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1994· 2 entries
Graham, along with other Republicans elected that year, promised to serve no more than 12 years in office
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Drawing national attention as a member of the House Judiciary Committee and as a House impeachment manager during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton
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1992· 3 entries
Career landmark: member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1992–1994).
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Graham was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 2nd district, in Oconee County
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Won a $5 million medical malpractice case that awarded him US$200,000 in split-earnings
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1989· 2 entries
And entering a private law practice in Walhalla with Larry Brandt
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Where he served until 1995, then joining the U
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1984· 2 entries
Won Air Force Commendation Medal (1984).
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As he was defending an Air Force pilot accused of using marijuana, he was featured in an episode of 60 Minutes that exposed the Air Force's defective drug-testing procedures
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1981· 1 entry
Studied at University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor (1981).
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1977· 1 entry
Studied at University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Arts (1977).
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1973· 1 entry
Studied at D. W. Daniel High School (1973).
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1955· 4 entries
Born 1955-07-09.
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In Central, South Carolina, where his parents, Florence James "F
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“s goal of eradicating Hamas. On March 9, 2024, Graham said,”
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“The Hill (March 2, 2026) This is the party of Donald Trump.”
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