U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham dies aged 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’ | 12 July 2026 | U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71 from a “brief and sudden illness.” The South Carolina representative passed away on Saturday evening, according to a statement from his office. Graham never married and is survived by his younger sister Darline Graham Nordone. Most recently he served on Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.