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D. Robert Graham has been a member of our board since April 2007. Senator Graham is a former two-term Governor of the State of Florida, and a former United States Senator from Florida. During his distinguished career in public service, Senator Graham has been very active in policy for seniors. In 2002, he was named Legislator of the Year by the National Council on the Aging. This award recognized his work on the Medicare Reform Act, Medicare Wellness Act, Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act, and the Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act. Senator Graham served Florida constituents from 1966 to 2005, first in the Florida House and Senate, and then as Governor from 1979 to 1987. He was a United States Senator from 1987 to 2005.
Following his retirement from the U.S. Senate in 2005, Graham served as a Senior Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He currently is founding a center to educate future political and civic leaders located at the University of Florida and at the University of Miami.
Senator Graham received a bachelor's degree in 1959 from the University of Florida. He went on to receive an LLB from Harvard Law School in 1962. | 