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Database-backed profileU.S. Senate — South Carolina • Party: Republican
Lindsey Graham is a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate after the June 9, 2026 South Carolina primary.
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Campaign post / platform
“People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.”
Touches Fiscal responsibility, Fair taxation; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • Voter Guide Profile for SC U.S. Senator candidate - Lindsey Graham
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“I know what it's like to stretch a paycheck, pay taxes, and wonder what Washington is doing with our money.”
Touches Fiscal responsibility, Fair taxation; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • The Political Beat Candidate Guide: South Carolina United States Senate (R)
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“I've spent most of my life speaking, teaching, mentoring young people, running small businesses, and working in the real world — not climbing a political ladder.”
Touches Economic opportunity, Small business support; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • The Political Beat Candidate Guide: South Carolina United States Senate (R)
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“Ahead of One-Year Anniversary, Chairman Graham Celebrates Passage of Historic Tax Cuts, Border Security Investments”
Touches Fiscal responsibility, Fair taxation; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • United States Senator Lindsey Graham
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“Graham is also a leader in cutting spending, reforming entitlements, and getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs.”
Touches Fiscal responsibility, Fair taxation; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • Biography - United States Senator Lindsey Graham
Report source issueCampaign promises
Campaign promises
Lindsey Graham has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
“People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.” • Voter Guide Profile for SC U.S. Senator candidate - Lindsey Graham
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Lindsey Graham's yahoo.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Taxes and spending: I know what it's like to stretch a paycheck, pay taxes, and wonder what Washington is doing with our money.
“I know what it's like to stretch a paycheck, pay taxes, and wonder what Washington is doing with our money.” • The Political Beat Candidate Guide: South Carolina United States Senate (R)
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Lindsey Graham's yahoo.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Jobs and economy: I've spent most of my life speaking, teaching, mentoring young people, running small businesses, and working in the real world — not climbing a political ladder.
“I've spent most of my life speaking, teaching, mentoring young people, running small businesses, and working in the real world — not climbing a political ladder.” • The Political Beat Candidate Guide: South Carolina United States Senate (R)
Report source issueCampaign promises
Lindsey Graham has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: Ahead of One-Year Anniversary, Chairman Graham Celebrates Passage of Historic Tax Cuts, Border Security Investments
“Ahead of One-Year Anniversary, Chairman Graham Celebrates Passage of Historic Tax Cuts, Border Security Investments” • United States Senator Lindsey Graham
Report source issueCampaign promises
Lindsey Graham has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: Graham is also a leader in cutting spending, reforming entitlements, and getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs.
“Graham is also a leader in cutting spending, reforming entitlements, and getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs.” • Biography - United States Senator Lindsey Graham
Report source issuePolicy plans
Policy plans
Lindsey Graham has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: Graham is also a leader in cutting spending, reforming entitlements, and getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs.
“Graham is also a leader in cutting spending, reforming entitlements, and getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs.” • Biography - United States Senator Lindsey Graham
Report source issuePolicy plans
Lindsey Graham has a source-backed statement on Education: Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
“Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.” • Voter Guide Profile for SC U.S. Senator candidate - Lindsey Graham
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Lindsey Graham has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
“Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).” • Voter Guide Profile for SC U.S. Senator candidate - Lindsey Graham
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Lindsey Graham's legisletter.org source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Education: The Mental Health Services for Students Act authorizes $300 million over four years to expand comprehensive school-based services covering trauma, grief, suicide risk, and violence.
“The Mental Health Services for Students Act authorizes $300 million over four years to expand comprehensive school-based services covering trauma, grief, suicide risk, and violence.” • Healthcare Bills 2026: Insulin, PBMs, Medicare, Mental Health | Legisletter
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Lindsey Graham's legisletter.org source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Healthcare: Earl Carter's PBM Reform Act bans spread pricing in Medicaid managed care, forces rebate passthrough in Medicare Part D starting 2028, and fines PBMs $10,000 per day for refusing employer plan reporting.
“Earl Carter's PBM Reform Act bans spread pricing in Medicaid managed care, forces rebate passthrough in Medicare Part D starting 2028, and fines PBMs $10,000 per day for refusing employer plan reporting.” • Healthcare Bills 2026: Insulin, PBMs, Medicare, Mental Health | Legisletter
Report source issueCandidate position profile
This is the canonical data layer the agreement score uses: tiered candidate issue positions, where stronger evidence replaces lower-tier party fallback data.
Healthcare
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Official record. Evidence tier: 4 — Party/ideology inference awaiting direct healthcare source.
Inferred conservative healthcare position: likely opposes broad federal healthcare expansion such as Medicare-for-All or ACA-style expansion; direct 2026 issue source still needed.
Cost of living / housing
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Official record. Evidence tier: 4 — Party/ideology inference awaiting direct cost-of-living or housing source.
Inferred conservative cost-of-living position: likely emphasizes inflation control, lower taxes, and reduced regulation rather than housing-subsidy or rent-control approaches; direct source still needed.
Taxes and spending
4 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Official voting record. Evidence tier: 1 — Official federal incumbent sponsored-legislation record.
Supports using the FY26 budget process to fully fund Border Patrol and ICE for multiple years.
Jobs and economy
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Official record. Evidence tier: 4 — Party/record inference awaiting direct jobs and economy source.
Inferred pro-business/jobs position: likely supports conservative economic-growth policy, national-security-linked tariffs/sanctions, and business-friendly regulation; direct jobs platform source still needed.
Education
3 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Official voting record. Evidence tier: 1 — Official federal incumbent sponsored-legislation record.
Inferred conservative education position: likely favors school choice, family authority in curriculum debates, and limits on progressive curriculum policy; direct education source still needed.
Public safety / crime
4 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Official voting record. Evidence tier: 1 — Official federal incumbent sponsored-legislation record.
Supports enhanced penalties for thefts targeting federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers while emphasizing lawful firearm ownership.
Immigration
5 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Official voting record. Evidence tier: 1 — Official federal incumbent sponsored-legislation record.
Supports expanding 287(g) partnerships and incentivizing state and local law enforcement cooperation with ICE to remove undocumented immigrants accused of crimes.
Civil liberties and privacy
3 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Official record. Evidence tier: 2 — Candidate biography or priority statement inference.
Inferred national-security-first civil-liberties position: likely less civil-libertarian on surveillance and security powers, while supportive of Second Amendment rights; direct privacy/civil-liberties source still needed.
Elections and democracy
3 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Official record. Evidence tier: 2 — Candidate biography or priority statement inference.
Supports voter ID, proof-of-citizenship requirements, and federal-state data checks aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting in federal elections.
Environment and energy
3 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Official voting record. Evidence tier: 1 — Official federal incumbent sponsored-legislation record.
Inferred energy/environment position: likely supports fossil-fuel or energy-security policy over climate-regulatory approaches; direct energy/environment source still needed.
Abortion and reproductive rights
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Official record. Evidence tier: 4 — Party/ideology inference awaiting direct abortion source.
Inferred pro-life position: likely opposes broad abortion-rights protections and supports abortion restrictions; direct 2026 abortion source still needed.
Guns
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Official record. Evidence tier: 2 — Candidate biography or priority statement inference.
Supports enhanced penalties for thefts targeting federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers while emphasizing lawful firearm ownership.
Unknown issue axes: 0. Tier 4 starts from party fallback; higher-tier evidence replaces it when available.
Issue-by-issue agreement
Rows are grouped by candidate source-data tier first, then sorted as agreed, disagreed, and unknown. Unknown stays unknown when either side has no usable issue position. Radical anti-vibes technology.
User issue coverage
0/12
Candidate issue coverage
12/12
Comparable positions
0/12
Overall agreement
N/A
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Education
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
high confidence • 3 evidence items
Source: Official voting record
Agreement
N/A
Inferred conservative education position: likely favors school choice, family authority in curriculum debates, and limits on progressive curriculum policy; direct education source still needed.
Environment and energy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
high confidence • 3 evidence items
Source: Official voting record
Agreement
N/A
Inferred energy/environment position: likely supports fossil-fuel or energy-security policy over climate-regulatory approaches; direct energy/environment source still needed.
Immigration
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
high confidence • 5 evidence items
Source: Official voting record
Agreement
N/A
Supports expanding 287(g) partnerships and incentivizing state and local law enforcement cooperation with ICE to remove undocumented immigrants accused of crimes.
Public safety / crime
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
high confidence • 4 evidence items
Source: Official voting record
Agreement
N/A
Supports enhanced penalties for thefts targeting federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers while emphasizing lawful firearm ownership.
Taxes and spending
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
high confidence • 4 evidence items
Source: Official voting record
Agreement
N/A
Supports using the FY26 budget process to fully fund Border Patrol and ICE for multiple years.
Civil liberties and privacy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Mixed
high confidence • 3 evidence items
Source: Official record
Agreement
N/A
Inferred national-security-first civil-liberties position: likely less civil-libertarian on surveillance and security powers, while supportive of Second Amendment rights; direct privacy/civil-liberties source still needed.
Elections and democracy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
high confidence • 3 evidence items
Source: Official record
Agreement
N/A
Supports voter ID, proof-of-citizenship requirements, and federal-state data checks aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting in federal elections.
Guns
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Official record
Agreement
N/A
Supports enhanced penalties for thefts targeting federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers while emphasizing lawful firearm ownership.
Abortion and reproductive rights
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Official record
Agreement
N/A
Inferred pro-life position: likely opposes broad abortion-rights protections and supports abortion restrictions; direct 2026 abortion source still needed.
Cost of living / housing
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Official record
Agreement
N/A
Inferred conservative cost-of-living position: likely emphasizes inflation control, lower taxes, and reduced regulation rather than housing-subsidy or rent-control approaches; direct source still needed.
Healthcare
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Official record
Agreement
N/A
Inferred conservative healthcare position: likely opposes broad federal healthcare expansion such as Medicare-for-All or ACA-style expansion; direct 2026 issue source still needed.
Jobs and economy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Official record
Agreement
N/A
Inferred pro-business/jobs position: likely supports conservative economic-growth policy, national-security-linked tariffs/sanctions, and business-friendly regulation; direct jobs platform source still needed.
Campaign finance
Official FEC 2026 campaign finance totals.
Voting record consistency
N/A
No sourced roll-call or official vote records are linked for this candidate yet.
Current polling numbers
Evidence record
Issue: Healthcare expansion
“Republican party fallback opposes Healthcare expansion.”
Issue: Cost of living public intervention
“Republican party fallback opposes Cost of living public intervention.”
Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights
“Republican party fallback opposes Abortion and reproductive rights.”
Issue: Civil liberties and privacy protections
“Republican party fallback opposes Civil liberties and privacy protections.”
Issue: Clean energy climate and environment
“Republican party fallback opposes Clean energy climate and environment.”
Issue: Pathway citizenship legal immigration
“Republican party fallback opposes Pathway citizenship legal immigration.”
Issue: Public investment and taxes
“Republican party fallback opposes Public investment and taxes.”
Issue: Jobs and worker protections
“Republican party fallback opposes Jobs and worker protections.”
Issue: Public education funding
“Republican party fallback opposes Public education funding.”
Issue: Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability
“Republican party fallback opposes Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability.”
Issue: Voting rights democracy and elections
“Republican party fallback opposes Voting rights democracy and elections.”
Issue: Gun safety background checks and red flag laws
“Republican party fallback opposes Gun safety background checks and red flag laws.”
Issue: Civil liberties and privacy
“Lindsey Graham is a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate after the June 9, 2026 South Carolina primary. U.S. Senator from South Carolina; former U.S. House member, state House member, lawyer, and U.S. Air Force/Reserve officer”
Issue: Taxes and spending
“People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.”
Issue: Taxes and spending
“I know what it's like to stretch a paycheck, pay taxes, and wonder what Washington is doing with our money.”
Issue: Jobs and economy
“I've spent most of my life speaking, teaching, mentoring young people, running small businesses, and working in the real world — not climbing a political ladder.”
Issue: Taxes and spending
“Ahead of One-Year Anniversary, Chairman Graham Celebrates Passage of Historic Tax Cuts, Border Security Investments”
Issue: Taxes and spending
“Graham is also a leader in cutting spending, reforming entitlements, and getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs.”
Issue: Civil liberties and privacy
“Join the movement to restore biblical values and constitutional principles in our nation by informing and mobilizing more faith-based voters with the truth.”
Issue: Public safety
“CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY”
Issue: Environment and energy
“What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?”
Issue: Education
“Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.”
Issue: Healthcare
“National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare”
Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights
“Reproductive Freedom for All (aka NARAL Pro-Choice America)”
Issue: Cost of living
“Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).”
Issue: Jobs and economy
“Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.”
Issue: Democracy and elections
“B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny.”
Issue: Education
“The Mental Health Services for Students Act authorizes $300 million over four years to expand comprehensive school-based services covering trauma, grief, suicide risk, and violence.”
Issue: Healthcare
“Earl Carter's PBM Reform Act bans spread pricing in Medicaid managed care, forces rebate passthrough in Medicare Part D starting 2028, and fines PBMs $10,000 per day for refusing employer plan reporting.”
Issue: Election integrity
“For example, to notify you of future elections, we must give your email to our email service provider.”
Issue: Healthcare
“It is expanding reproductive health care for service”
Issue: Election integrity
“Understanding the right to life—and where the candidates on your ballot align—is essential to voting wisely.”
Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights
“Wade —the original Supreme Court case which removed the right to life for unborn Americans by legalizing abortion—has been overturned, that doesn’t mean the enemies of life will stop trying to eliminate this fundamental right .”
Issue: Election integrity
“Democratic primary election Democratic primary for U.S.”
Issue: Healthcare
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Healthcare.”
Issue: Civil liberties and privacy
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Civil liberties and privacy.”
Issue: Jobs and economy
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Jobs and economy.”
Issue: Guns
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Guns.”
Issue: Environment and energy
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Environment and energy.”
Issue: Taxes and spending
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Taxes and spending.”
Issue: Cost of living
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Cost of living.”
Issue: Election integrity
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Election integrity.”
Issue: Education
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Education.”
Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Abortion and reproductive rights.”
Issue: Immigration
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Immigration.”
Issue: Public safety
“Republican party affiliation fallback for Public safety.”
Issue: Election integrity
“Democratic primary election Democratic primary for U.S.”
Issue: Fossil energy
“Tier 3 party/ideology inference; replace with direct energy, environment, or climate source when available.”
Issue: Cost of living and regulation
“Tier 3 party/record inference from conservative fiscal positioning; replace with direct cost-of-living or housing source when available.”
Issue: School choice curriculum authority
“Tier 3 party/ideology inference; replace with direct education vote, questionnaire, or campaign source when available.”
Issue: Jobs and economy
“Tier 3 party/record inference supplemented by imported Russia sanctions/tariffs claim; replace with direct jobs/economy source when available.”
Issue: Healthcare expansion
“Tier 3 party/record inference: Republican incumbent with conservative fiscal positioning; replace with direct healthcare vote, questionnaire, or campaign source when available.”
Issue: Civil liberties and privacy
“Tier 3 record/ideology inference based on national-security-hawk profile; replace with direct privacy, surveillance, or civil-liberties source when available.”
Issue: Pro-life abortion policy
“Tier 3 party/ideology inference; replace with direct abortion or reproductive-rights source when available.”
Issue: Ballot access
“SCVotes candidate listing includes active candidate filings by office, associated counties, party, filing location, and candidate status.”
Issue: Russia sanctions and tariffs
“China must feel the pain of supporting Putin’s war machine through purchasing cheap Russian oil.”
Issue: Sanctuary city restrictions
“The legislation seeks to end sanctuary city policies forever by imposing criminal penalties on state and local officials who ignore DHS requests to detain criminal illegal aliens and release them from custody.”
Issue: Crime and firearms theft
“Americans have a right to lawfully buy, own and sell firearms – criminals who steal them must pay the price.”
Issue: Voter ID election rules
“Graham is an original cosponsor of the original SAVE Act and the updated SAVE America Act that requires voter ID and proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections.”
Issue: Border security funding
“With this budget resolution, we are moving forward – not backward – on rational immigration policies that secure our border.”
Issue: Immigration enforcement
“By expanding the 287(g) program, we are moving forward – not backward – with rational immigration policies.”
Issue: Education official action
“S.Res. 426: A resolution designating the week of October 5, 2025, through October 11, 2025, as “Religious Education Week” to celebrate religious education in the United States.”
Issue: Environment and energy official action
“S. 1043: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for qualified fuel cell property.”
Issue: Civil liberties and privacy official action
“S. 658: Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act”
Issue: Jobs and economy official action
“H.R. 1375: To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the maximum additional loan amount for certain disaster loans, and for other purposes.”
Issue: Taxes and spending official action
“S.Res. 78: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.”
Issue: Public safety official action
“S.Res. 72: A resolution affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control in the Gaza Strip.”
Issue: Immigration official action
“S. 304: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025”
Issue: Healthcare official action
“S. 183: Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act”
Issue: Elections and democracy official action
“H.R. 420: Federal Grant Accountability Act”
Issue: Cost of living official action
“H.Res. 27: Expressing opposition to Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City.”