By Kassy Akiva | The Daily Wire
The South Carolina Republican had served in the Senate since 2003.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Republican Party’s most influential voices on national security and a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.”
“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” his office said in a statement posted on social media.
A cause of death has not yet been released, though emergency responders were reportedly dispatched to Graham’s Capitol Hill home for a cardiac arrest.
Graham, who had served in the Senate since 2003, was one of the Republican Party’s most influential voices on national security and foreign policy. He was seeking a fifth term in office after winning his Republican primary last month. During his tenure, he served on several powerful Senate committees, including Appropriations, Judiciary, and Environment and Public Works. Before joining the Senate, Graham represented South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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