8th term · 31.5 years in office: 8 full terms completed.
Senate · Republican · since Jan 1995
Lindsey Graham
Who they are
31.5
2 bills authored · Enacted not on file
Stated position vs. voting record.
○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted
The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.
SaysDoes
- RECORD: 17 VOTES. NOT YET SCORED. Fewer than three clusters have a scored record, so no record shape is drawn.
- Economy & taxes: not yet stated. No scored votes yet.
- Safety & enforcement: not yet stated. No scored votes yet.
- Immigration: not yet stated. No scored votes yet.
- Rights & liberty: not yet stated. No scored votes yet.
- Environment & energy: not yet stated. No scored votes yet.
- Governance & oversight: not yet stated. No scored votes yet.
The stats, cluster by cluster
6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size
Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. Select a cluster to open its issues.
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Votes by issue.
Courts & liability
Ethics & oversight
Federal vs. state/local
Money in politics
Use of force
Abortion policy
Curriculum & control
Disability access
Election rules
Firearms
LGBTQ+ policy
Native American affairs
Online speech
Personal data & privacy
Race-conscious policy
Religious exemptions
Security vs. privacy
Speech & expression
Land use & zoning1 counted voteRegulation (cross-sector)1 counted voteRenters & rent1 counted voteRole of government1 counted voteSpending vs. restraint1 counted vote
AI & emerging tech
Aid & alliances
Banking/financial rules
Big-tech & platforms
Business taxation
Childcare & leave
Collective bargaining
College cost & debt
Contractor vs. employee
Corporate concentration
Crypto & digital assets
Elder & long-term care
Farm policy & subsidies
Government role in coverage
Internet & broadband
IP & copyright
Market protections
Military budget
Overall tax level
Pharmaceutical pricing
Public arts funding
Public R&D
Public school funding
Public works
SNAP & nutrition
Tax distribution
Trade & tariffs
Transport priorities
Veterans' care delivery
Vouchers & charters
Wage floors
Welfare & anti-poverty
Workplace standards
Animal protection
Energy sources
Federal lands & resources
Greenhouse-gas policy
Pollution & development
Refugee & asylum policy1 counted voteStatus for undocumented1 counted vote
Enforcement & security
Levels of legal immigration
Substance use & mental health1 counted vote
Drugs & enforcement
Policing & funding
Response to homelessness
Sentencing & corrections
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How Lindsey Graham voted.
- Voted NayDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- Voted Did not vote21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- Voted YeaSecure America Act
- Voted YeaAn executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
- Voted YeaA 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.
- Voted YeaProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Who funds Lindsey Graham.
How complete is this money picture?
0of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.
- Campaign finance
- Corporate-PAC share
- Disclosed trades
- Lobbyist meetings
Who funds them
Ideology placement
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Cite this page
Civic Herald. “Lindsey Graham: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/lindsey-graham-G000359.