Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator · SC
RSenateSC
Score
35/100 · Low Risk
Net worth
$1.48M
Tenure
Senator 2003-present; Representative 1995-2003
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $168,360,522 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $24,950,682 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $898,750 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Oil & gas / fossil | $923,099 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Pharma / healthcare | $5,635,032 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Defense | $1,160,334 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Wall Street / finance | $13,525,353 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Big Tech | $2,808,114 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by super PACs and outside groups (FEC Schedule E). Not coordinated with the campaign.
Top supporters ($14,181,551 total)
- $9,766,791: SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC
- $4,400,000: FELLOWSHIP PAC
- $9,296: NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
- $5,464: RED SENATE
Top opposers ($2,363,637 total)
- $1,000,265: MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
- $640,000: LIBERTY SC
- $373,417: END CITIZENS UNITED
- $184,050: THE LINCOLN PROJECT
- $165,905: SMP
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Investigated in Georgia for calling officials to ask them to toss Biden votes
- Called Trump 'race-baiting xenophobe' in 2015; became his top defender
- One of highest defense contractor recipients, oversees defense appropriations
- Never married; subject of repeated questions about personal life he refuses to address
- Bragged about shooting someone in the streets of his hometown