Former Florida Governor Bob Graham leaves lasting legacy in home state: ‘Devoted Floridian’

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Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham served more than four decades in public service. He led the Senate Intelligence Committee, the congressional investigation into the September 11th attacks, and drove lasting change in his home state of Florida.

He died Tuesday at the age of 87, leaving a striking legacy of achievements, and a large family he always considered his greatest accomplishment. Graham’s family released a statement noting, "Bob Graham would tell people his favorite title was not Governor or Senator. It was the name his grandchildren gave him: Doodle. 'When I'm really good, they call me Super Doodle,' he liked to say. For 87 years, Bob Graham was so much more than really good.

I think he was always on the right side of issues," said Martinez. "He didn't wear his partisanship and neither did I on our sleeves. It was just a question of government."READ: DeSantis signs bill requiring communism education courses in Florida public schoolsIn the U.S. Senate Graham criticized the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. He was also an outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia’s role in the War on Terror.

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