Lindsey Olin Graham is a seasoned American lawyer and politician presently holding office as Senior United States Senator from South Carolina and Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee. He obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and worked as a lawyer in private practice. Meanwhile, he joined the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1982 and served for over three-decades which included active duty as a defense attorney with JAG Corps in the USAF. He left the army as a Colonel. Graham commenced his congressional career while serving the USAF. A Republican Party member, Graham served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina’s 3rd district for four terms, and Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 2nd district for one term. He won the U.S. Senate seat in 2002 and was re-elected to a fourth term in 2020. In June 2015, he announced his bid for the Republican nomination for president, however dropped out before start of the 2016 Republican primaries.
