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Darline Graham

Darline Graham

Republican · SC U.S. SenatorCandidate 2026

Service history

1 year in the U.S. Congress · since 2026

  • Senator SC 2026–present

Background

  • role Junior United States senator from South Carolina since July 2026
  • role Appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham
  • achievement First woman to represent South Carolina in the United States Senate
  • background Public administrator by background
  • background Born June 12, 1964

Campaign finance

2012 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. Senate SC · 2026 General Election

  • $2,313,708 raised
  • $709,860 spent
  • $4,412,522 cash on hand
$2.31M
$2.16M
$1.83M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.81M
Unitemized (< $200)$16.43K
Other committees (PACs)$333.50K
Offsets to expenditures$3.52K
Other receipts$148.16K
$709.86K
Operating expenditures$612.03K
Contribution refunds$25.08K
Other disbursements$72.75K
Cash on hand$4.41M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2012 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2012)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Darline Graham campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2010$3,368,436$559,763$2,808,675
2012$2,313,708$709,860$4,412,522
2014$8,061,663$10,079,198$2,394,990
2016$565,694$2,504,563$456,122
2018$3,978,948$1,234,111$3,200,959
2020$107,740,149$98,449,651$12,491,458
2022$10,224,567$8,067,899$14,648,125
2024$4,534,983$3,559,492$15,623,617
2026$6,766,156$20,079,974$2,309,800

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 69.2%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 13 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 1
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 30 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 1 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting →

    votes with the party majority · median 100% · on 9 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting →

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 0
    Committee assignments →

    none on record

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Darline Graham. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

69.2%
of Senate roll calls voted Senate median 100.0% · −30.8 pts below median

Full voting record (13 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 13 of 890 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (2)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Graham, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Graham most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Graham connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (31)

Data from Congress.gov

31
Page 1 of 2 · 31 bills
  • S 5025Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026sponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • S 4952Protecting American Taxpayers ActcosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • S 4873Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance ActcosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • S 4620Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • S 4593Detention Authority Clarification ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • S 4405287(g) Expansion ActcosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • S 4316Sanctuary City Elimination ActcosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • S 3909Stop Illegal Alien Cops ActcosponsoredFeb 24, 2026
  • S 3805End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 8, 2026
  • S 3752SAVE America ActcosponsoredJan 28, 2026
  • S 3697SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026cosponsoredJan 26, 2026
  • S 3674SCAM ActcosponsoredJan 14, 2026
  • S 3627Pregnant Students’ Rights ActcosponsoredJan 12, 2026
  • S 3606Fraud Accountability ActcosponsoredJan 7, 2026
  • S 3197Flight Risk Reduction ActcosponsoredNov 18, 2025
  • S 3054Kayla Hamilton ActcosponsoredOct 22, 2025
  • S 2562Equal Shot Act of 2025cosponsoredJul 30, 2025
  • S 1952Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2025
  • S 1715Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActcosponsoredMay 11, 2025
  • S 1630MOMS ActcosponsoredMay 5, 2025
  • S 1517BE GONE ActcosponsoredApr 28, 2025
  • S 1162SHORT ActcosponsoredMar 26, 2025
  • S 1032Major Richard Star ActcosponsoredMar 12, 2025
  • S 537Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025cosponsoredFeb 11, 2025
  • S 478Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025cosponsoredFeb 5, 2025
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