{"id":12395,"date":"2026-07-21T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12395"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:43:03","slug":"darline-graham-unveils-legislative-focus-in-senate-bid-for-lindseys-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12395","title":{"rendered":"Darline Graham unveils legislative focus in Senate bid for Lindsey&#8217;s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., the sister of late <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7527\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/a>, outlined her political priorities in an exclusive interview with &#8220;Hannity&#8221; on Monday as she announced she would run for a full Senate term in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;He&#8217;s worked so hard for so long. I can\u2019t just let that die. I&#8217;ve got to step in and carry on his legacy,&#8221; she said during her first interview since Lindsey\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I know he cared about the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7528\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">people of South Carolina<\/a> so deeply. He worked so hard for them. And I feel like I can do that, too. He taught me well,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7529\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/sen-darline-graham-reveals-whether-she-run-full-term-during-hannity-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SEN DARLINE GRAHAM REVEALS WHETHER SHE WILL RUN FOR A FULL-TERM DURING \u2018HANNITY\u2019 EXCLUSIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Senator-Darline-Graham-sworn-in.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Darline Graham Nordone speaks during a press conference outside a building in Columbia, South Carolina.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Darline Graham Nordone speaks during a press conference outside the governor&#8217;s South Carolina State House office in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced that the remaining term of Sen. Lindsey Graham&#8217;s U.S. Senate seat will be filled by his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, following Graham&#8217;s death on July 11. Grant Baldwin\/Getty Images<\/span> <span>(Grant Baldwin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After being appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster last week to serve out the rest of her late brother\u2019s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7530\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate term<\/a> until January 2027, Graham announced Monday that she will run for a full, six-year term.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Graham, South Carolina\u2019s first female U.S. Senator, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7531\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-news-channels-hannity-air-exclusive-first-interview-sen-darline-graham-monday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told Fox News she feels<\/a> an &#8220;inner peace&#8221; about <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7532\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/darline-graham-considering-running-full-senate-term-memorial-services-lindsey-graham-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">succeeding her brother<\/a> in representing The Palmetto State.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It is a tremendous amount of pressure,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Graham said that unlike Lindsey, who was passionate about ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, she plans to focus primarily on domestic issues rather than foreign policy and place greater emphasis on day-to-day concerns of South Carolinians.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7533\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nancy-mace-reveals-senate-decision-lindsey-grahams-sister-redraws-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NANCY MACE REVEALS SENATE DECISION AS LINDSEY GRAHAM&#8217;S SISTER REDRAWS THE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I used to see him on the talk shows. I would watch him and I&#8217;d be like, \u2018Lindsey, are you just talking about national security all the time?&#8217;,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;And I understand that&#8217;s important. Protecting our borders, national security, absolutely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"lindsey-graham-and-sister-darline-graham-nordone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former Sen. Lindsey Graham, left, pictured alongside his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, right.<\/span> <span>(\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I said, \u2018But talk about also what matters to the average person. The price of groceries, the price of gas, health care. Insurance, those kind of things.\u2019 That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m worried about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Lindsey Graham <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7534\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-after-brief-sudden-illness-office-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">died suddenly on July 11<\/a> at age 71. His cause of death was later identified as an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been tough, extremely tough,&#8221; Darline Graham told host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7535\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/majority-leader-thune-lindsey-graham-gop-glue-binding-us-together-courage-grace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MAJORITY LEADER THUNE: LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS THE GOP\u2019S GLUE, BINDING US TOGETHER WITH COURAGE AND GRACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He was everything, he was my rock. He was my brother, my mother, and my father,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Since 2019, Graham has <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7537\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\/leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">served as a commissioner<\/a> for South Carolina\u2019s Commission for the Blind, overseeing a $90 million budget. 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