# Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator · SC Left office Jul 11, 2026 [Official site ↗](https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/G000359.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20G000359&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20G000359%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

0 press releases on AI $32K from AI-industry employees and PACs AI super PACs: $374K for, $0 against

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Said and voted

### What they said

No press releases on AI policy found.

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

### How they voted

YEA Dec 17, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/bca10742d0876330)

procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20

YEA Dec 15, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/47dfb73a82b0a2ce)

cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20

YEA Dec 11, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/dd1489dacf44112f)

motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22

YEA Jul 1, 2025

[To strike the section relating to support for artificial intelligence.](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/5759c87e484cf21b)

amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1

## AI super PAC spending in this race

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, 2026 cycle. This money never touches the campaign; it is spent for or against the candidate directly.

Supporting · American Mission (Leading the Future) $374K

[Every filing in this race →](https://whovotedwhy.com/candidates/S0SC00149) [Which PACs, and who funds them →](https://whovotedwhy.com/follow-the-money)

## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$27K

From employees and investors, personally

$5K

From company PACs

### By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

### Largest gifts

| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 14, 2025 | EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC | PAC | $5K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762988068) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605129866921567) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Alexander C. Karp | PALANTIR | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762987919) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Alexander C. Karp | PALANTIR | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762987919) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762988664) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762988529) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Akash Jain | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762988314) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875773043) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605129866921677) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Dlshad Othman | AMAZON INC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862612681) |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Rahael Seifu | GOOGLE LLC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762988538) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Aurash Norouzi | AMAZON | $250 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862613270) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Parvaneh Alavi | MICROSOFT | $104 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862612781) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Farzad Talebi | AMAZON | $104 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862613412) |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Parvaneh Alavi | MICROSOFT | $104 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862612780) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.