Lindsey Graham Biography

South Carolina’s United States Senator

Lindsey O. Graham In 1994, he became the first Republican to represent South Carolina’s Third Congressional District in Washington since 1877. During his four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Graham was known as a leader who never abandoned his independence or strayed from the conservative reform agenda. He fought to balance the federal budget, provide tax relief for all taxpayers, ensure our military is adequately funded and prepared, return control of education back to parents and indsey O. Graham was elected teachers, and ensured the govto serve as United States Senator ernment keeps its promises to America’s greatest generation. on November 5, 2002.

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A native South Carolinian, Graham grew up in Central, graduated from D.W. Daniel High School, and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. He served his nation in the United States Air Force and South Carolina Air Guard. An Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm veteran who served as Staff Judge Advocate at McEntire Air National Guard Base, he continues to serve as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, making Graham the only active reservist serving in the U.S. Senate. In 1988, Graham established a private law practice and in 1992 was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Washington 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 phone Upstate Regional Office 101 East Washington Street, Suite 220 Greenville, South Carolina 29601 (864) 250-1417 phone Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 933-0112 phone Pee Dee Regional Office McMillan Federal Building 401 West Evans Street, Suite 111 Florence, South Carolina 29501 (843) 669-1505 phone Lowcountry Regional Office 530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite 202 Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 (843) 849-3887 phone

Graham lives in Seneca and is a member of Corinth Baptist Church.

Piedmont Regional Office 140 East Main Street, Suite 110 Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730 (803) 366-2828 phone

He serves on five committees in the U.S. Senate:

Seneca 135 Eagles Nest Drive, Suite B Seneca, South Carolina 29678 (864) 888-3330 phone

Committee on Agriculture Committee on Armed Services     Subcommittee on Personnel, Ranking Member     Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities     Subcommittee on Strategic Forces   Committee on the Judiciary     Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Ranking Member     Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts     Subcommittee on Constitution Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law Committee on the Budget   Committee on Veterans’ Affairs