Lindsey Graham

A Senator and a Representative from South Carolina. Born in Central, Pickens County, S. C. , July 9, 1955. Graduated from Daniel High School, Central, S. C. 1973. B. A. , University of South Carolina, Columbia 1977. J. D. , University of South Carolina School of Law 1981. United States Air Force 1982-1988. South Carolina Air National Guard 1989-1995. United States Air Force Reserves 1995-present. Lawyer, private practice. Assistant county attorney, Oconee County, S. C. 1988-1992. City attorney for Central, S. C. 1990-1994. Member of the South Carolina state house of representatives 1992-1994. Elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2003). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against President William Clinton. Was not a candidate for reelection in 2002, but was elected as a Republican to the U. S. Senate in 2002. Reelected in 2008, 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027. Chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress), Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress). Was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.