Lindsey Graham | |
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Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Chuck Grassley |
United States Senator from South Carolina | |
Assumed office January 3, 2003 Serving with Tim Scott | |
Preceded by | Strom Thurmond |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Butler Derrick |
Succeeded by | Gresham Barrett |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
In office January 12, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Lowell Ross |
Succeeded by | Bill Sandifer III |
Personal details | |
Born | Lindsey Olin Graham July 9, 1955 Central, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of South Carolina (BA, JD) |
Website | Senate website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1982–1988 (Active) 1989–1995 (Air National Guard) 1995–2015 (Reserve) |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States Senator from South Carolina, serving in office since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He ran for President in 2016.