Bob Graham
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United States Senator from Florida |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Paula Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Mel Martinez |
| 38th Governor of Florida | |
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In office January 2, 1979 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Lieutenant | Wayne Mixson |
| Preceded by | Reubin Askew |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Mixson |
| Chairperson of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling | |
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In office May 21, 2010 – January 11, 2011 Served with William Reilly |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Chairperson of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence | |
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In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Shelby |
| Succeeded by | Pat Roberts |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 33rd district 48th (1970-1972) |
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In office November 3, 1970 – November 7, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Stone |
| Succeeded by | John A. Hill |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 105th district Dade County, Group 16 (1966-1967) |
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In office November 8, 1966 – November 3, 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | Sherman S. Winn |
| Personal details | |
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Daniel Robert Graham November 9, 1936 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Khoury Graham |
| Children |
Gwen Cissy Suzanne Kendall |
| Alma mater |
University of Florida (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Religion | United Church of Christ |
Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American politician and author. As a member of the American Democratic Party, he was the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senator from that state from 1987 to 2005.
Graham ran for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out of the race on October 6, 2003. He announced his retirement from the Senate on November 3 of that year.
Graham now works at the newly established 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 advocates for the recommendations in the Commission's report, "World at Risk."
Graham also served as co-chair of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling and a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and the CIA External Advisory Board.
In 2011 Graham published his first novel, the thriller The Keys to the Kingdom. Graham has written three nonfiction books: Workdays: Finding Florida on the Job, Intelligence Matters, and America: The Owner's Manual.
Graham was born in Coral Gables, Florida, the son of Hilda Elizabeth (née Simmons), a schoolteacher, and Ernest R. Graham, a Florida state senator, mining engineer, and dairy/cattleman. He is the youngest of four children. His siblings are Philip Graham, former publisher of the Washington Post; William Graham of Miami Lakes, Florida; and Mary Crow. He married Adele Khoury, of Miami Shores, in 1959. They have four daughters: Gwen Graham, Cissy Graham McCullough, Suzanne Graham Gibson and Kendall Graham Elias. The Grahams also have 11 grandchildren.
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