Photo courtesy of lindseygraham.com Washington — Sen. Lindsey Olin Graham (R-S.C.), an influential figure in U.S. foreign policy for over three decades, died on Saturday evening, July 11, 2026, after a brief and sudden illness. He was 71. A preliminary report from the Washington, D.C., medical examiner’s office indicated that Graham died from an aortic dissection — a tear in the body’s main artery — caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. An official cause will be