The answer to the U.S. Senator from 1954 to 2003 Strom __ in CodyCross is THURMOND. CodyCross is an amusing word game. It is a word play game that challenges one's word knowledge in different categories and themes. If this clue had you baffled, you're not alone! Many of the puzzles in CodyCross are pretty tricky, but that's what makes the game so fun.