Former member of Congress
Lindsey Graham
Republican · Former U.S. Senator for South Carolina
Official biography (Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress)
117th Congress, Senate
Cross-party cosponsoring how it’s measured
43.8%
64 of the 146 bills they cosponsored were introduced by another party
Cross-party support how it’s measured
27.8%
5 of the 18 bills they introduced have a cosponsor from another party
How they voted by issue area
Each vote counts in every issue area its bill has. A Yea on a procedural vote or motion doesn’t mean support for the bill. How we count these
| Issue area | Yea | Nay | Present or not voting | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and food | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Civil rights | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Crime and justice | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| Defense and veterans | 13 | 4 | 1 | |
| Economy and finance | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| Education | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
| Energy | 11 | 4 | 1 | |
| Environment | 14 | 5 | 1 | |
| Foreign affairs and trade | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Government and elections | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Healthcare | 16 | 7 | 1 | |
| Housing | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Immigration | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Labor and jobs | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| Social safety net | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| Taxes | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Technology | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Transportation | 11 | 3 | 0 |
Party unity over time
By month, across every Congress we cover in the Senate. Months with few party-unity votes can swing widely.
Show as a table
| Month | Party unity | With party |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 | 100% | 1 of 1 |
| Feb 2021 | 92.1% | 35 of 38 |
| Mar 2021 | 78.7% | 48 of 61 |
| Apr 2021 | 76% | 19 of 25 |
| May 2021 | 71% | 22 of 31 |
| Jun 2021 | 25% | 7 of 28 |
| Jul 2021 | 60.7% | 17 of 28 |
| Aug 2021 | 93.9% | 31 of 33 |
| Sep 2021 | 36.1% | 13 of 36 |
| Oct 2021 | 25.6% | 11 of 43 |
| Nov 2021 | 64.7% | 11 of 17 |
| Dec 2021 | 72.4% | 21 of 29 |
| Jan 2022 | 40% | 4 of 10 |
| Feb 2022 | 23.5% | 8 of 34 |
| Mar 2022 | 26.9% | 14 of 52 |
| Apr 2022 | 53.3% | 8 of 15 |
| May 2022 | 64.2% | 34 of 53 |
| Jun 2022 | 54.5% | 12 of 22 |
| Jul 2022 | 17.9% | 5 of 28 |
| Aug 2022 | 92.7% | 38 of 41 |
| Sep 2022 | 36.4% | 8 of 22 |
| Nov 2022 | 53.8% | 7 of 13 |
| Dec 2022 | 30% | 12 of 40 |
| Jan 2023 | 0% | 0 of 1 |
| Feb 2023 | 11.5% | 3 of 26 |
| Mar 2023 | 51.1% | 23 of 45 |
| Apr 2023 | 73.3% | 11 of 15 |
| May 2023 | 54.5% | 18 of 33 |
| Jun 2023 | 72.7% | 24 of 33 |
| Jul 2023 | 54.5% | 12 of 22 |
| Sep 2023 | 66.7% | 14 of 21 |
| Oct 2023 | 48.1% | 13 of 27 |
| Nov 2023 | 56.7% | 17 of 30 |
| Dec 2023 | 57.1% | 8 of 14 |
| Jan 2024 | 58.3% | 7 of 12 |
| Feb 2024 | 63% | 17 of 27 |
| Mar 2024 | 68.4% | 26 of 38 |
| Apr 2024 | 81% | 17 of 21 |
| May 2024 | 52.4% | 11 of 21 |
| Jun 2024 | 30% | 3 of 10 |
| Jul 2024 | 42.1% | 8 of 19 |
| Aug 2024 | 50% | 1 of 2 |
| Sep 2024 | 36.8% | 7 of 19 |
| Nov 2024 | 100% | 44 of 44 |
| Dec 2024 | 96.6% | 28 of 29 |
| Jan 2025 | 100% | 20 of 20 |
| Feb 2025 | 100% | 64 of 64 |
| Mar 2025 | 98.1% | 52 of 53 |
| Apr 2025 | 100% | 64 of 64 |
| May 2025 | 100% | 35 of 35 |
| Jun 2025 | 100% | 67 of 67 |
| Jul 2025 | 100% | 102 of 102 |
| Aug 2025 | 100% | 23 of 23 |
| Sep 2025 | 97.1% | 33 of 34 |
| Oct 2025 | 100% | 62 of 62 |
| Nov 2025 | 100% | 21 of 21 |
| Dec 2025 | 100% | 30 of 30 |
| Jan 2026 | 73.3% | 11 of 15 |
| Feb 2026 | 100% | 19 of 19 |
| Mar 2026 | 100% | 24 of 24 |
| Apr 2026 | 100% | 37 of 37 |
| May 2026 | 100% | 16 of 16 |
| Jun 2026 | 100% | 50 of 50 |
Votes
Every vote that counts in our statistics that they were eligible for, newest first.
Showing 1–50 of 949 votes
- Dec 22, 2022Roll call 421
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 420
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 419
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 418
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 417
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 416
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 415
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayAgainst their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 414
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 413
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 412
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
Nay - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 411
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 410
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayAgainst their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 409
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayAgainst their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 408
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Procedural · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 407
S. 5355: On Passage of the Bill
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
Final passage · Bill Defeated · Agriculture and food, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, Social safety net, Transportation
Nay - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 406
Confirmation: Franklin R. Parker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Not voting - Dec 21, 2022Roll call 405
Confirmation: Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 21, 2022Roll call 404
Confirmation: Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Yea - Dec 20, 2022Roll call 403
H.R. 2617: On the Motion to Proceed
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Procedural · Motion to Proceed Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 20, 2022Roll call 402
Confirmation: Robert Harley Shriver III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party - Dec 20, 2022Roll call 401
Confirmation: R. Russell Rumbaugh, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Yea - Dec 19, 2022Roll call 400
Confirmation: Martin J. Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 399
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance, Environment
Yea - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 398
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Economy and finance, Environment
YeaWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 397
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Economy and finance, Environment
YeaWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 396
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Defense and veterans, Energy, Environment, Social safety net, Transportation
Yea - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 395
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Defense and veterans, Energy, Environment, Social safety net, Transportation
YeaWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 394
H.R. 7776: On the Cloture Motion
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Cloture · Cloture Motion Rejected · Defense and veterans, Energy, Environment, Social safety net, Transportation
NayWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 393
H.R. 1437: On the Motion to Proceed
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Procedural · Motion to Proceed Agreed to · Economy and finance, Environment
Yea - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 392
Confirmation: Musetta Tia Johnson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Yea - Dec 14, 2022Roll call 391
Confirmation: Francisco O. Mora, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party - Dec 14, 2022Roll call 390
S.J.Res. 60: On the Joint Resolution
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)".
Final passage · Joint Resolution Defeated · Education
YeaWith their party - Dec 13, 2022Roll call 389
Confirmation: Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 13, 2022Roll call 388
Confirmation: Dana M. Douglas, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 12, 2022Roll call 387
Confirmation: Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 8, 2022Roll call 386
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dana M. Douglas to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 8, 2022Roll call 385
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 8, 2022Roll call 384
Confirmation: Jeffery Paul Hopkins, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 383
Confirmation: Jerry W. Blackwell, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 382
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffery Paul Hopkins to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 381
Confirmation: John Frank Murphy, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 380
Confirmation: Kai N. Scott, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 379
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kai N. Scott to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 378
Confirmation: Mia Roberts Perez, of Pennsylvania, to U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 377
Confirmation: Kelley Brisbon Hodge, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 376
Confirmation: Frances Kay Behm, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 375
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kelley Brisbon Hodge to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 374
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Frances Kay Behm to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 5, 2022Roll call 373
Confirmation: Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaAgainst their party - Dec 1, 2022Roll call 372
H.J.Res. 100: On the Resolution
To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
Final passage · Resolution Agreed to · Labor and jobs, Transportation
Yea
Bills
The bills and joint resolutions behind the bipartisanship numbers, newest first. How we count these
Introduced (18)
- S. 5010: Ensuring Ukrainian Sovereignty Act
- S. 4934: Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2022
- S. 4848: Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism ActCosponsor from another party
- S. 4840: Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act
- S. 4607: Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act
- S. 4554: Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022Cosponsor from another party
- S. 4287: COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022Cosponsor from another party
- S. 3538: EARN IT Act of 2022Cosponsor from another party
- S. 3376: A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the "Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".
- S. 2972: A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.
Cosponsored (146)
- S. 5185: Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022Introduced by another party
- S. 5164: HARM Act
- S. 5134: United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2022Introduced by another party
- S. 5089: GUARD VA Benefits Act
- S. 5054: Honest Ads ActIntroduced by another party
- S. 4996: Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons ActIntroduced by another party
- S. 4937: Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act
- S. 4926: Respect for Child Survivors Act
- S. 4925: Preserving the Readiness of our Armed Forces Act of 2022
- S. 4924: PUNISH Act of 2022
Service
Seats held in the Congresses we cover, from the 117th (2021) on.
Senator for South Carolina
January 3, 2021 – July 11, 2026 · Republican