{"id":3873,"date":"2026-07-28T15:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:08:06","slug":"from-state-house-to-presidential-ally-a-timeline-of-sen-lindsey-grahams-career-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3873","title":{"rendered":"From State House to presidential ally. A timeline of Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s career"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>U.S Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Seneca Republican who died July 11 from a tear in his aorta, started his political career as a state representative. He eventually was elected to the U.S. House and then to the U.S. Senate. During his career, the lifelong bachelor became a hawk on foreign policy issues. In his final years he also became a close ally of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3872\">Will you need an umbrella for Lindsey Graham funeral in Columbia? Here\u2019s what weather to expect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here is a timeline of Graham\u2019s career in public service.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1977 &#8211; Graham graduates from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1981 &#8211; Graham graduates from the University of South Carolina School of Law.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1982-1988 &#8211; Graham in the Air Force. From 1984 through 1988, he was assigned overseas and served at Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany. In total, he served 6.5 years of active duty as an Air Force lawyer.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1989 &#8211; Graham joins the South Carolina Air National Guard. During the Gulf War, Graham was called to active duty to McEntire Air National Guard Base where he worked as a staff judge advocate to prepare members for deployment to the Gulf region.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1992 &#8211; Graham elected to the South Carolina State House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1994 &#8211; Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as the first Republican to represent the 3rd Congressional District since 1877.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1995 &#8211; Graham joins the U.S. Air Force Reserves. While in the reserves, he had short-term reserve duties in Iraq and Afghanistan during congressional breaks and holidays. In 2015, he retired from the Air Force Reserves at the rank of colonel.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1998 &#8211; Graham while serving on the House Judiciary Committee played a key role in setting up the impeachment of President Bill Clinton over his affair with Monica Lewinsky and accusations he obstructed justice and committed perjury.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, Republicans, with a small handful of Democrats, will vote to impeach President Clinton. Why? Because we believe he committed crimes resulting in cheating our legal system,\u201d Graham said. \u201cWe believe he lied under oath numerous times, that he tampered with evidence, that he conspired to present false testimony to a court of law. We believe he assaulted our legal system in every way. Let it be said that any President who cheats our institutions shall be impeached.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>1999 &#8211; Graham serves as a House manager during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cImpeachment is not about punishment. Impeachment is about cleansing the office,\u201d Graham said during the impeachment trial. \u201cImpeachment is about restoring honor and integrity to the office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>2000 &#8211; Graham helps U.S. Sen. John McCain\u2019s presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>2002 &#8211; Graham elected to the U.S. Senate to succeed Strom Thurmond. Graham defeats Democrat Alex Sanders in the election.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>2003 &#8211; When Graham joins the Senate he starts a friendship with U.S. Sen. Joe Leiberman, a Democrat turned Independent. Graham, Lieberman and McCain for a trio called the \u201cThree Amigos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The three of them traveled together overseas and held hawkish views when it came to foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>2008 &#8211; Graham re-elected to the U.S. Senate over Democrat Bob Conley. Graham also campaigns with Lieberman in support of McCain\u2019s campaign for president.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>2013 &#8211; Graham works as a member of the gang of eight on an immigration reform bill.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>2014 &#8211; Graham re-elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate over Democratic state Sen. Brad Hutto.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>June 2015 &#8211; Graham launches a run for president in a large Republican field that includes Donald Trump. During the campaign, Trump and Graham do not get along.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In December 2015 in response to Trump\u2019s call for a Muslim ban, Graham called Trump \u201ca race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot,\u201d who didn\u2019t represent the values of the GOP and people in the military. In the CNN interview, Graham also said, \u201cyou know how to make America great again, you tell Donald Trump to go to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3871\">Columbia seeks event-planning firm to \u2018activate\u2019 Finlay Park after $25M redo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham dropped out of the race shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>2016 &#8211; Graham, who was a member of the Senate judiciary committee helps block the nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Court because it was the last year of President Barack Obama\u2019s term. He said a vacancy in the court should be filled by the next president.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want you to use my words against me. If there\u2019s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let\u2019s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.,\u201d <u>Graham said<\/u>. \u201cAnd you could use my words against me and you\u2019d be absolutely right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>March 2017 &#8211; After Trump\u2019s election to the White House, Graham and the president had lunch and began to repair their relationship. Graham and Trump later began to play golf together regularly. This allowed Graham to gain the ear of the president and become one his staunchest allies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>September 2018 &#8211; Graham passionately <u>defends Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s appointment<\/u> to the Supreme Court amid accusations of sexual abuse and assault against the now justice.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou got nothing to apologize for,\u201d Graham said during the fiery remarks. \u201cWhen you see (Sonia) Sotomayor and (Elana) Kagan, say hello because I voted for them. I\u2019d never do to them what you\u2019ve done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I\u2019ve been in politics and if you really wanted the truth, you sure as hell wouldn\u2019t have done what you\u2019ve done to this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>October 2020 &#8211; Graham, as Judiciary Committee chairman, shepherded the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, in the last year of President Trump\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Nov. 2020 &#8211; Graham defeats Democrat Jaime Harrison to win a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. The race at the time was the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history with more than $200 million spent by the two campaigns. Much of the spending is fueled by people impressed with Graham\u2019s work as Judiciary chairman. Or people who don\u2019t like him across the country.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham, in his role as Judiciary chairman, calls Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, about the state\u2019s vote count in the 2020 presidential election. Graham would later be subpoenaed to testify in front of a Georgia grand jury about the phone call. He fought the subpoena, but eventually answered some questions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jan. 6, 2021 &#8211; Graham breaks with Trump after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters upset with the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump and I, we\u2019ve had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this way. Oh my God, I hate it. From my point of view, he\u2019s been a consequential president, but today, first thing you\u2019ll see. All I can say is count me out. Enough is enough. I\u2019ve tried to be helpful,\u201d Graham said on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s phone records would later be subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith as part of the investigation into Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In 2025, Graham said he planned to sue the federal government for subpoenaing the phone records without his knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>January 2023 &#8211; Graham backs President Donald Trump\u2019s return to the White House in the 2024 campaign. \u201cHow many times have we heard, we like Trump policies, but we want somebody else,\u201d Graham said. \u201cThere are no Trump policies without Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>July 2023 &#8211; Graham is loudly booed at a Trump campaign rally in Pickens County. Some political insiders begin to speculate Graham might in trouble politically.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>July 2025 &#8211; As Senate budget chairman, Graham helps shepherd through Trump\u2019s spending and tax bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>June 2026 &#8211; Graham wins the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina as he sought a fifth term.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>July 2026 &#8211; Graham travels to Ukraine where he announces a bipartisan deal that has the White House\u2019s support to issue sanctions on Russia as a tool to pressure the nation to end its war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never been more optimistic than I am today,\u201d Graham said. \u201cWe have the formula to end this war. Help Ukraine be more lethal. Let those supporting Russia know it\u2019s going to be a price to be paid if you keep doing it. And try to find an off-ramp, not to humiliate Putin, but to end this war so that Ukraine will thrive and survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3870\">From State House to presidential ally. A timeline of Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s career<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timeline of Sen. 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