Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Dies at 71 After "Sudden Illness
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Graham was one of 13 House managers in Clinton's 1998 impeachment trial.
As a freshman House Republican, Graham helped prosecute President Clinton before the Senate — a rare role that defined his early career. Read more at Wikipedia
Lindsey Graham was the first in his family to earn a college degree.
Graham grew up in a small SC town where his parents ran a bar, pool hall, and liquor store. Both parents died before he finished college. He went on to earn a law degree and serve 30+ years in Congress.
S.C. has sent senators to Congress since 1789.
South Carolina was among the first states to seat U.S. senators after ratification of the Constitution. Sen. Lindsey Graham, first elected in 2002, is one of the state's longest-serving modern senators.
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U.S. Air Force
Graham was a military JAG lawyer before entering politics!
Before his 20+ years in the Senate, Graham served as a U.S. Air Force JAG Corps attorney. He was first elected to the Senate in 2002. Read more at Wikipedia
Graham held the seat once held by Strom Thurmond.
Thurmond served South Carolina in the Senate for 47 years, retiring in 2003 at age 100 — the same year Graham won the seat. Thurmond remains the oldest and longest-serving U.S. Senator in history.
