Lindsey Graham, JD Biography
- Title:
- US Senator (R-SC)
- Position:
- Con to the question "Is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Good for America?"
- Reasoning:
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“The Democrats may have won today in the House of Representatives, but the American people lost. Higher taxes, more government control of health care, and Enron-style accounting define this bill. The upcoming elections will be a referendum on the substance and process used to pass it. I believe it will be a clear choice. Republicans will pick up a lot of votes from people who think this is bad for their business, their family, and the process used to pass it was sleazy.
I am committed to repealing this multi-trillion dollar health care nightmare and replacing it with bipartisan reform that will lower costs and improve access.”
“House of Representatives Passes Health Care Bill,” lgraham.senate.gov, Mar. 22, 2010
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- US Senator (R-SC), 2003-present
- Colonel and Senior Instructor, US Air Force JAG School, 1995-present
- Member, US Senate Committees on: Aging, Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Judiciary, Budget, Veterans Affairs
- US Representative (R-SC), 1995-2002
- One of the managers appointed by the US House of Representatives to conduct impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton, 1998
- Lawyer, South Carolina Air National Guard 1989-1995
- South Carolina State Representative, 1992-1994
- City Attorney for Central, SC, 1990-1994
- Assistant County Attorney, Oconee County, SC, 1988-1992
- Staff Judge Advocate (Gulf War), McEntire Air National Guard Base, 1991
- Recipient, National Humanitarian Healthcare Award, National Patients Advocate Foundation
- Named “Distinguished Community Health Superhero” by the National Association of Community Health Centers
- Recipient, Honorary Doctorates from several schools, including: Allen University, Coker College, Erskine College, Southern Wesleyan Univerisity, University of South Carolina
- Lawyer, US Air Force, 1982-1988
- Former lawyer, private practice
- Education:
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- JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1981
- BA, University of South Carolina at Columbia, 1977
- Graduated from D.W. Daniel High School, 1973
- Other:
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- Born in Central, Pickens County, SC, on July 9, 1955
- Legal name is Lindsey Olin Graham
- Included in Time‘s list of “Up-and-Comers” in the US Senate, Apr. 17, 2006
- Recipient, Chief Justice John Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award, Judge Advocates Foundation
- Recipient, Colonel Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award, Military Officers Association of America
- Recipient, President’s Award, National District Attorneys Association
- Recipient, Commendation Medal for service at McEntire Air National Guard Base during the Gulf War, 1991
- Recipient, G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Eagle Award, US National Guard
- Recipient, President’s Award, National Guard Association of South Carolina
- Recipient, Award for Preservation of Constitutional Rights, National Japanese American Memorial Foundation
- Named “Legislator of the Year” by the South Carolina Citizens for Life
- Named “Minuteman of the Year” by the Reserve Officers Association
- Recipient, Medal of Honor Award, US Oncology
- Recipient, Spirit of Enterprise Award, US Chamber of Commerce
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