Jerusalem Post/World NewsEmergency personnel responded to a call for “cardiac arrest” at Graham’s home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC News.Follow us on GoogleSenator Lindsey Graham speaks at the David Kempinski hotel in Tel Aviv, February 16, 2026.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 12, 2026 09:12Updated: JULY 12, 2026 09:29Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina passed away on July 11, according to a statement on Graham's official Twitter/X account."Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period," the statement on Twitter/X read.Emergency personnel responded to a call for “cardiac arrest” at Graham’s home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC News.Photographs reviewed by NBC News showed that paramedics carried a person on a stretcher from Graham’s home to an awaiting ambulance. Police cars and fire trucks were also on site, NBC reported.Graham's early life, career, and entrance into politicsGraham was born in 1955 in Central, South Carolina, where his parents ran a restaurant and a pool hall, according to Graham's official website. He was the first member of his family to earn an undergraduate degree.In 1995, Graham joined the US Air Force Reserves. During American military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Graham put his experience in military law to use, according to his official website.Graham retired from the Air Force Reserves in June 2015, having served his country in uniform for 33 years, the website added. He retired at the rank of Colonel.Graham was elected to the United States Senate in 2002 and re-elected in 2008, 2014, and 2020, according to the website.Prior to serving in the Senate, Graham was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1994 as the first Republican from South Carolina's Third Congressional District since 1877.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google