NEWS UPDATE – Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 Following Brief and Sudden Illness
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has died at the age of 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.” The announcement was made Sunday, with the senator’s family requesting privacy as they mourn his passing.
Graham served in the U.S. Senate since 2003, becoming one of South Carolina’s longest-serving senators and a prominent figure in national politics. His death marks the end of more than two decades of service in the Senate.
No additional details about the illness were immediately released by his office. Family members expressed gratitude for the prayers and support they have received during this difficult time while asking the public to respect their privacy.
Funeral arrangements and memorial service details have not yet been announced.
WASHINGTON, July 12 (DC Times Online) — Official Senate pages and Graham’s office page continue to identify him as the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. No official notice confirming a reported death appeared in the source material reviewed for this report.
Graham was elected to the Senate in 2002 and began representing South Carolina in 2003 after serving in the U.S. House from 1995 to 2003, according to his Senate biography and Britannica. The Senate biography says he was re-elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020.
His official biography also lists him as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee. The office page lists a Washington, D.C., office in the Russell Senate Office Building and an Upstate office in Greenville, South Carolina.
Britannica says Graham was born in Seneca, South Carolina, in 1955.
