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
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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
Darline Graham Quietly Googles 'What Does A Senator Do?'LEXINGTON, SC — Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who was appointed to finish her brother's term after his sudden passing, was reportedly seen quietly googling "What do senators do?"
Babylonbee.com · Yesterday
What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really RevealsDarline Graham, who just sashayed into the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, likes to tell a story about her parents. They both passed away fairly suddenly—her mother of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and her father of a heart attack. She was a preteen at …
The New Republic · Yesterday
Darline Graham secures GOP Senate nomination in South Carolina, continuing political dynastyDarline Graham won South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff with 52% of the vote against Rep. Ralph Norman’s 48%. President Trump’s endorsement and $830,000 in super PAC support proved decisive in the race. Graham, a political novice, will face Democrat Annie Andre…
Naturalnews.com · Yesterday
Who Is Darline Graham's Husband? What to Know About Larry Nordone, ChildrenAs attention turns to Darline Graham, the sister of late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, after she won the Republican nomination for his former U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, interest is also turning to the family members. Graham, who was endorsed by Pre…
Biztoc.com · August 26, 2026
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