Senator Lindsey Graham passed away on Saturday, a day after returning from Ukraine and four months before he was to face re-election for a fifth term. The sudden passing away of the Republican of South Carolina at the age of 71, after over three decades in Washington, was reportedly due to an aortic dissection, according to a New York Times report, citing a preliminary report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Washington.
Graham was chairman of the budget committee and formerly led the judiciary committee. He was a household name in Republican politics, and among US President Donald Trump's closest and most loyal allies in the Senate.