Lindsey Graham Net Worth and Income Sources

Senator Lindsey Graham’s net worth is estimated to be $3 million based on an article by the Sun[1].

Senator Lindsey Graham’s Net Worth from Investments and Assets 

According to financial disclosures and various estimates of assets acquired throughout his life, Lindsey Graham’s net worth is around $3 million. 

Republican Party Senator Lindsey Graham Net Worth and Income

The main source of the United States Senator’s income now is his salary as a United States Senator[2]. 

Income Source 1: Salary as a United States Senator

He has been a United States Senator from South Carolina since 2003, ever since he won the Senate Election in 2003.

He makes a base salary of $174,000 in his role as a US Senator. However, his salary began as just over $154,000. Since we don’t know his expenses overtime, we don’t know how much he’s accumulated through his salary. 

This makes his estimated net worth hard to calculate. 

Income Source 2: Equities

According to Open Secrets, Senator Graham has invested in stocks and bonds to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. These include a $150,000 investment in T Row Price Blue Chip Stock and iShares iBonds[3].

Income Source 3: Real Estate Investment

Lindsey Graham has invested nearly $8,000 in Real Estate assets according to Open Secrets[3]. 

Lindsey Graham’s Early Life and Political Career

Lindsey Olin Graham was born in Central, South Carolina to Millie Walters [4] and Florence James Graham[5]. His parents ran a restaurant/pool/bar/liquor store called the Sanitary Cafe[6]. He is of both Scottish and Irish descent. 

Lindsey Graham graduated from D.W. Daniel High School[7] and became the first member of his family to attend college. He joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps[8]. 

His mother passed away when he was 21 of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the age of 52. 15 months later, his father passed away of a heart attack aged 69. Following this, he became his sister’s legal guardian. Due to this he was allowed to stay at the University of South Carolina in Columbia by the service[9]. 

During his time at the university, he became a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity[10]. In 1977, he graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology[11]. He then attended the University of South Carolina School of Law. He got his J.D. there in 1981[12]. 

In 1982 he was commissioned as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps) in the US Air Force[13]. He became an Air Force defense attorney and was transferred to Rhein-Main Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany in 1984[14]. He served there till 1988. He returned to South Carolina in 1989 and entered private practice as a lawyer[15]. 

During this time, he also served as the Oconee County Assistant County Attorney from 1988 to 1992[16]. He also served as the city Attorney for his home town Central from 1990 to 1994. 

In 1998, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel[17]. In 2004, he received a promotion to colonel in the US Air Force Reserve at a White House Ceremony[18]. He served as a reservist in Iraq in 2007 for a very short period in April and for 2 weeks in August[19]. He served in Afghanistan during the August 2009 Senate Recess[20]. 

Lindsey Graham’s Political Career

Graham’s first ever political race was for South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District after Butler Derrick retired in 1994[21]. Senator Strom Thurmond campaigned on his behalf and he won the Republican Primary unopposed with 52% of the vote. Graham then defeated Democratic State Senator James Bryan Jr. 60% to 40% [22]. 

Graham first ran for Senate election in 2002 when US Senator of South Carolina Strom Thurmond retired. Graham won the Republican Primary unopposed and defeated Democratic nominee Alex Sanders[23]. 

As a result, he became South Carolina’s first new Senator since 1965. He served as the state’s junior Senator for only 2 years alongside Democrat Ernest Hollings until he retired in 2005[24]. 

He ran for a second term in 2008 and won by 57.53%[25]. He won a third term in 2014 by 54% of the vote[26]. He won a fourth term in 2020 with 54.4% of the vote[27]. 

Lindsey Graham Accomplishments 

Lindsey Graham has chaired several committees [28] including:

• Committee on Appropriations
• Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
• Subcommittee on Defense
• Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
• Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Chair)
• Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Lindsey Graham Controversies

Lindsey Graham has been criticized for being two-faced in recent years for his shifting allegiances to Donald Trump. He notably called Candidate Trump a “jackass” for saying his friend John McCain was “not a war hero.[29]” He followed up by calling Donald Trump a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” after Trump had called for a ban on Muslims[30]. 

However, after Donald Trump became president, he became supportive. He went as far as to say that he would support Donald Trump’s re-election in 2020[31]. 

Graham was one of the Republicans who promoted the conspiracy theory that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen[32], though he later recanted. Graham also voted against investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol Riots[33].

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Lindsey Graham Biography  

Frequently Asked Questions About Lindsey Graham 

What is Lindsey Graham’s Approval Rating?

According to YouGov, Lindsey Graham is the 40th most popular Republican leader and the 106th most popular overall in Congress. [34]. 

When Does Lindsey Graham’s Term End?

Lindsey Graham’s current Senate term lasts until 2026.  

How Old is Lindsey Graham?

Lindsey Graham was born on July 9, 1955. This makes him 66 years old. 

Is Lindsey Graham the Oldest Senator?

No. Lindsey Graham is 66 years old. The oldest Senator in the US Senate is Dianne Feinstein who is over 88 years old.  

How can I Contact Lindsey Graham?

You can contact him using his official E-mail or using a contact form on his Senate Webpage [35]. 

References 

[1] https://www.the-sun.com/news/2597936/gop-senator-lindsey-grahams-net-worth-revealed/

[2] https://www.senate.gov/senators/SenateSalariesSince1789.htm

[3] https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/lindsey-graham/net-worth?cid=N00009975&__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=Az0STE8b6Jz3Nx7xMHOrHyJVFC70sYOb_Mh7yZ1vmzE-1641530328-0-gaNycGzNCNE

[4] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33897640/millie-etta-graham

[5] https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=graham&oc=0&p=florence+james

[6] https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/28/417837773/presidential-aspiration-born-from-a-modest-and-tragic-beginning

[7] https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article22596684.html

[8] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/for-lindsey-graham-years-of-light-duty-as-a-lawmaker-in-the-air-reserve/2015/08/02/c9beb9fc-3545-11e5-adf6-7227f3b7b338_story.html

[9] https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/initiatives/social_media_insights_lab/reports/2020/social_media_soundsoff_lindsey_graham.php#.YdgXxf5BxPY

[10] https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-were-in-pi-kappa-phi/celebrity-lists

[11] https://politics.laws.com/lindsey-graham

[12] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/opinion/lindsey-grahams-curious-military-career.html

[13] https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/Biographies/Display/Article/428320/senator-lindsey-graham/

[14] https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/aba-law-student-podcast/2015/10/senator-lindsey-graham-getting-law-school-lawyer/

[15] https://catalog.archives.gov/id/189698314

[16] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/08/03/grahams-military-service-questioned/31069773/

[17] https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=966C0434-D099-444B-AFE3-5FF4DCA00AE0

[18] https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/05/31/410358726/5-things-you-should-know-about-lindsey-graham

[19] https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/127289/senator-visits-iraq-spends-week-on-active-duty/

[20] https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography

[21] https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/SC/3

[22] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lindsey-Graham

[23] http://edition.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/05/elec02.sc.s.hotrace/

[24] https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-108sdoc26/html/CDOC-108sdoc26.htm

[25] https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/lindsey_graham/300047

[26] https://ballotpedia.org/Lindsey_Graham

[27] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/us/politics/south-carolina-graham.html

[28] https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/committee-assignments

[29] https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/20/politics/jeb-bush-john-mccain-donald-trump/index.html

[30] https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2020/09/29/lindsey-graham-in-2015-perfectly-sums-up-trump-biden-race/3570275001/

[31] https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/lindsey-graham-2020-election-donald-trump/index.html

[32] https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/553913-graham-i-accept-the-results-of-the-election

[33] https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article251752933.html

[34] https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/explore/public_figure/Lindsey_Graham

[35] https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-senator-graham