Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to serve rest of Republican’s Senate term

South Carolina governor asks Darline Graham Nordone to replace senator who died on Saturday, after Trump recommendation Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, appointed Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to replace him in the Senate following his death on Saturday, after Donald Trump recommended that she be given the role. Her appointment was welcomed by lawmakers from both parties, who saw Nordone as an appropriate replacement for the brother who had raised her after their parents died when she was a teenager. Continue reading...

Chris Stein in Washington, David Smith in Columbia, South Carolina and Lucy Campbell · Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 2:38 PM
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Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to serve rest of Republican’s Senate term

South Carolina governor asks Darline Graham Nordone to replace senator who died on Saturday, after Trump recommendation

Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, appointed Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to replace him in the Senate following his death on Saturday, after Donald Trump recommended that she be given the role.

Her appointment was welcomed by lawmakers from both parties, who saw Nordone as an appropriate replacement for the brother who had raised her after their parents died when she was a teenager.

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