Former senator · South Carolina

Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham served in Congress from 1995 to 2026, last as a Republican senator from South Carolina. In the 119th Congress, 851 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 57, and cast 731 of 737 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
Senate
Former
In Congress since
Jan 4, 1995
Last term ended
Jul 11, 2026
Open in the Congress explorerOfficial record
Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressSenate8516.7%57 of 851 · rank 6 of 10199%731 of 737 · rank 50 of 101371 became law17%29 of 166
118th CongressSenate6915.2%36 of 691 · rank 32 of 10161%314 of 511 · rank 99 of 101391 became law38%102 of 268
117th CongressSenate9498.7%83 of 949 · rank 10 of 10055%386 of 700 · rank 98 of 100290 became law46%91 of 200

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.37+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–67· Against party
  2. H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025Nay
    Mar 14, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 27–73· Against party
  3. S. 3853: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization ActYea
    Mar 7, 2024· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 69–30· Against party
  4. H.R. 6363: Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024Nay
    Nov 15, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–65· Against party
  5. H.R. 4366: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Oct 26, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 35–62· Against party
  6. S. 2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024Yea
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 61–37· Against party
  7. S. 2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024Yea
    Jul 19, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 65–28· Against party
  8. H.R. 3746: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023Nay
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 35–62· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Jun 23, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Agreed to 50–48
  2. S. 2: Secure America ActYea
    Jun 5, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 52–47
  3. S. 2: Secure America ActNay
    Jun 5, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 45–53
  4. S. 2: Secure America ActNay
    Jun 5, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 46–53
  5. S. 2: Secure America ActNay
    Jun 5, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
  6. S. 2: Secure America ActNay
    Jun 5, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 46–53
  7. S. 2: Secure America ActNay
    Jun 5, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 46–53
  8. S.Res. 690: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.Yea
    May 11, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 46–45
  9. S.Con.Res. 33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.Yea
    Apr 23, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Agreed to 50–48
  10. S.Con.Res. 33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.Nay
    Apr 23, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–49
  11. S.Con.Res. 33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.Nay
    Apr 23, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 48–50
  12. S.Con.Res. 33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.Nay
    Apr 23, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 46–52

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

105 sponsored · 2 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced8278%
  2. Reported by committee43.8%
  3. Passed one chamber1615%
  4. Passed both chambers11.0%
  5. Became law21.9%

Policy areas

  1. International Affairs36
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement16
  3. Armed Forces and National Security7
  4. Immigration7
  5. Health6
  6. Education5
  7. Economics and Public Finance3
  8. Foreign Trade and International Finance3

Latest activity

  1. S. 3859 A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.
    Introduced· Native Americans· Sep 23, 2026
  2. S. 2644 Camden National Battlefield Park Study Act
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 16, 2026
  3. S.Res. 786 A resolution designating July 15, 2026, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".
    Passed one chamber· Health· Jun 23, 2026
  4. S. 2 Secure America Act
    Became law· Immigration· Jun 10, 2026
  5. S. 4671 Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Jun 3, 2026
  6. S. 4533 Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· May 14, 2026
  7. S. 4462 Logan's Law
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Apr 30, 2026
  8. S. 4452 Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Apr 30, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

No committee seats are listed.

Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$6.8M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$2.3M
From committees
$997.6K
193 committees
From contractor PACs
$237.5K
56 PACs · 24% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$10KMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K
microsoft corporationmicrosoft corporation stakeholders voluntary pac - msvpac$10KMICROSOFT CORPORATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$444.3M
office of the commissioner of major league baseballoffice of the commissioner of major league baseball political action committee$10KOFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL, THEAI match · 96% · the same organization$1.3M
milliken & companymilliken & company pac$10KMILLIKEN & COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$2M
oshkosh corporationoshkosh corporation employees pac (ocepac)$9,000OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$761.2M
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$8,508NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$8,000GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$7,500AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$7,500AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$7,500NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$6.8M$997.6K$237.5K56 PACs · 24% of committee money
2024$4.5M$192.9K$41.3K12 PACs · 21% of committee money
2022$10.2M$263.7K$12.2K11 PACs · 5% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. Senate · South CarolinaJan 3, 2021 – Jul 11, 2026
  2. Senate · South CarolinaJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2021
  3. Senate · South CarolinaJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2015
  4. Senate · South CarolinaJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2009
  5. House · South Carolina's 3rd districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
  6. House · South Carolina's 3rd districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
  7. House · South Carolina's 3rd districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999
  8. House · South Carolina's 3rd districtJan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 1997

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.