American lawyer, author and politician (1936–2024)
This article is about the politician from Florida. For other people named Bob Graham, see Bob Graham (disambiguation).
Bob Graham
Official portrait, 2001
United States Senator from Florida
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by
Paula Hawkins
Succeeded by
Mel Martínez
Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by
Richard Shelby
Succeeded by
Pat Roberts
38th Governor of Florida
In office January 2, 1979 – January 3, 1987
Lieutenant
Wayne Mixson
Preceded by
Reubin Askew
Succeeded by
Wayne Mixson
Member of the Florida Senate
In office November 3, 1970 – November 7, 1978
Preceded by
Richard Stone
Succeeded by
John Hill
Constituency
48th district (1970–1972) 33rd district (1972–1978)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office November 8, 1966 – November 3, 1970
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Sherman S. Winn
Constituency
Dade County Group 16 (1966–1967) 105th district (1967–1970)
Personal details
Born
Daniel Robert Graham
(1936-11-09)November 9, 1936 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Died
April 16, 2024(2024-04-16) (aged 87) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Adele Khoury
(m. 1959)
Children
4, including Gwen
Relatives
Ernest Graham (father) Phil Graham (half-brother) Katharine Graham (sister-in-law)
Education
University of Florida (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
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Daniel Robert Graham (November 9, 1936 – April 16, 2024) was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Graham won election to the Florida Legislature after graduating from Harvard Law School. After serving in both houses of the Florida Legislature, Graham won the 1978 Florida gubernatorial election, and was reelected in 1982. In the 1986 Senate elections, Graham defeated incumbent Republican Senator Paula Hawkins. He helped found the Democratic Leadership Council and eventually became Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Graham ran for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out before the first primaries. He declined to seek reelection in 2004 and retired from the Senate.
Graham co-chaired the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling and as a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and the CIA External Advisory Board. He worked at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at his undergraduate alma mater, the University of Florida. He also served as Chairman of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism. Through the WMD policy center he advocated for the recommendations in the Commission's report, "World at Risk". In 2011, Graham published his first novel, the thriller The Keys to the Kingdom.[1] He also wrote four nonfiction books, Workdays: Finding Florida on the Job, Intelligence Matters, World at Risk,[2] and America: The Owner's Manual, and an illustrated children's book, Rhoda the Alligator.
^Davidson, Linda (June 25, 2011). "Bob Graham pens spy novel 'Keys to the Kingdom'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
^The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism (December 2008). World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780307473264. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via UNT Digital Library.
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the 38th Governor of Florida and former United States Senator BobGraham. Adele Graham was the First Lady of the state of Florida from 1979 to 1987. She...
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schoolteacher in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Graham was one of four children. One half brother, BobGraham, was a former governor of the state of Florida...
BobGraham was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries. At the time of the campaign, Graham...
been a national fell running champion and who has set records for the BobGraham Round and the Ramsay Round. In 2024, she was the first woman to successfully...
election was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic Governor BobGraham was re-elected in a landslide, defeating Republican nominee Skip Bafalis...
fell-running challenges the Ramsay Round, the Paddy Buckley Round and the BobGraham Round. She held the women's records for all three Rounds simultaneously...
gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1978. Democratic nominee BobGraham was elected, defeating Republican nominee Jack Eckerd with 55.59% of the...
panhandle and served a total of six terms as a state legislator. In 1978, BobGraham, a state senator from South Florida, tapped Mixson to be his running mate...
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various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator BobGraham won re-election to a third term. As of 2024[update], this was the last...
United States representative and special envoy. Following the death of BobGraham in 2024, MacKay is the only living former Democratic governor of Florida...
re-election.[failed verification] Graham received 83% of the black vote. BobGraham, 38th Governor of Florida Bob Kunst, perennial candidate Paula Hawkins...
Askew, Jeb Bush and Rick Scott who each served their terms consecutively. BobGraham almost served two full terms but resigned with three days left in his...
In 1932 the Lakeland runner BobGraham set a record of 42 Lakeland peaks in 24 hours. His feat, now known as the BobGraham Round, was not repeated for...
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