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Lindsey Graham

Republican · SC · United States Senator from South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham is the senior United States Senator from South Carolina, in office since 2003 after four terms in the U.S. House. A Republican and Air Force veteran (JAG officer), he is a senior member of the Judiciary and Armed Services committees and a prominent voice on foreign policy and judicial nominations. He won the June 2026 Republican primary with President Trump's endorsement and faces Democrat Annie Andrews in November.

Campaign Finance Information — United States Senator

Campaign Finance Information · United States Senator · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$6,766,156
Spent
$20,079,974
Cash on hand
$2,309,800
Debts
$0

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money not counted in Raised, like funds from earlier years or loans.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • RETIRED$26,001,496
  • NULL$7,927,344
  • ATTORNEY$2,341,595
  • CEO$1,347,408
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  • HOMEMAKER$1,283,465

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

Immigration

· 1 record

  • Was one of the bipartisan 'Gang of Eight' senators who wrote the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744), comprehensive immigration reform that passed the Senate 68-32 but stalled in the House.

    June 27, 2013For

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 3, 2026

Women's Reproductive Rights

· 1 record

  • Introduced the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act in September 2022, a bill to ban most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks; he has introduced a federal abortion-limit bill in nearly every Congress since 2013.

    September 13, 2022Against

    Source: senate.gov · researched July 3, 2026

General

· 2 records

  • Elected Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee for the 119th Congress, giving him a lead role in federal budget resolutions and the reconciliation process.

    December 20, 2024

    Source: budget.senate.gov · researched July 3, 2026

  • As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led the expedited confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court weeks before the 2020 election, holding hearings beginning October 12 and advancing her nomination to the floor.

    October 22, 2020

    Source: judiciary.senate.gov · researched July 3, 2026

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Profile last researched July 3, 2026.