Lindsey Graham

Conservative

Republican

Senator

South Carolina

Current Position: Senator from South Carolina

Running For: Senator

Policy Positions

Against Obamacare; voted against the Affordable Care Act and authored Graham-Cassidy amendment to repeal efforts that would have removed protections for individuals with preexisting conditions
For mandatory vaccinations; rejected efforts to stop vaccinations and criticized anti-vaccine rhetoric as creating 'anxiety for no good reason'

For animal welfare protections; co-sponsored Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act to prohibit commercial horse slaughter

Against abortion rights after 20 weeks; sponsored Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and proposed federal ban on abortion after 15 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the patient
Against same-sex marriage; voted for Defense of Marriage Act and supported constitutional amendment opposing marriage between same-sex couples
Against net neutrality; voted against legislation that would have restored FCC's net neutrality rules

Against bypassing Senate confirmation; voted to confirm Obama's Supreme Court nominees Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan

For enhanced detainee interrogations; said U.S. citizens accused of terrorism should not get lawyers and be treated as enemy combatants
For comprehensive immigration reform; supported McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform Bill and worked on bipartisan immigration reform efforts

Against extending universal background checks for gun purchases; supports some targeted gun control measures including red flag provisions and stronger background checks for buyers under 21
For NSA surveillance programs; said he was 'glad' the NSA was collecting phone records and supported sanctions against countries offering asylum to Edward Snowden
Against January 6 pardons; called Trump's pardons of violent January 6 defendants 'a mistake' citing concerns about condoning violence