Lindsey Graham
Republican · SC · U.S. Senate
Bio
Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2019 to 2021. Graham served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Reported net worth
- Assets
- $855k – $2.3M
- Liabilities
- $100k – $250k
- Net worth
- $605k – $2.2M
- Since 2016
- +$1.1M
From annual financial disclosures, which report every asset and debt as a bracket — so these are ranges, and the figure shown is their midpoint. A primary residence is not a reportable asset while its mortgage is a reportable debt, which pushes some members negative. How this is calculated →
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
How they score against the parties
Lindsey Graham's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
Lindsey Graham (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.
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Caucuses & committees
Where Grahamsits in Congress's own organization — each group's lean is computed from its members' voting records. Explore them all on the caucuses and committees pages.
Committees
- Senate Committee on Appropriationscenter · 29 membersCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesEnergy and Water DevelopmentDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesState, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Chairman)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesDepartment of Defense
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Workscenter · 19 members
- Senate Committee on the Judiciarycenter · 22 members
Most and least aligned members
Treating Graham's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.
Recent notable votes
Latest news
#668: The Turtle and the LadybugMitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham both left Congress abruptly in the middle of July, probably for the same reason, though not confirmed as of the recording of this episode. Both were known foreign assets working against the interests of the voters of both pa…
Activistpost.com · Yesterday
GOP senator shredded for 'Sharia law' attack and Ken Paxton defense: 'Soooooo bad at this'Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) attempts Sunday to defend President Donald Trump's economy, his controversial colleagues and potentially Islamophobic attacks were met with immediate scorn.Scott was met with scathing reviews after he discussed on "Meet the Press" Sen.…
Raw Story · Yesterday
Trump urges voters to back Darline GrahamUnited States President Donald Trump called on voters in South Carolina to support Senator Darline Graham, sister of late Senator Lindsey Graham, in next week's Republican runoff primary election.More...
Biztoc.com · August 22, 2026
WATCH LIVE: Trump stumps for S.C. Sen. Darline Graham ahead of GOP runoffPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to South Carolina on Friday to make a last-minute appeal for Sen. Darline Graham, his chosen candidate to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, ahead of a Republican runoff next week.
Biztoc.com · August 21, 2026
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