{"id":5506,"date":"2026-07-14T02:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5506"},"modified":"2026-07-14T02:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:24:46","slug":"lindsey-grahams-sister-appointed-to-his-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5506","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham&#039;s sister appointed to his Senate seat"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/0CR3IoOKcoC0T8s-QvjsKPGfnNE=\/0x0:1728x972\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/13\/1783973987725.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/12\/lindsey-graham-dies-suddenly-71\" target=\"_blank\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-S.C.), will finish out Graham&#8217;s term<strong>,<\/strong> South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> Nordone will serve until Jan. 3, 2027, unless she<strong> <\/strong>chooses to run and wins the open Senate seat in November.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>Lindsey was running for re-election at the time of his death, and South Carolina will hold a special election next month to determine who replaces him as the Republican candidate on the ballot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying: <\/strong>&#8220;Today, under the law, it&#8217;s my duty to and honor to name someone to serve in the place of &#8230; this extraordinary man,&#8221; McMaster told reporters at the South Carolina Statehouse on Monday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed. It&#8217;s my honor to ask his little sister, Darline Graham, to finish his work for him now.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zoom in:<\/strong> Nordone told reporters that &#8220;Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;To Lindsey, I miss you more than I can even put into words, but I&#8217;m going to do this. I got it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catch up quick: <\/strong>Lindsey<a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/archives\/lindsey-graham-has-new-biographical-ad-out\/article_13077ec7-1da4-550b-a390-0525ad203f78.html\" target=\"_blank\"> considered<\/a> Nordone to be his closest family member after both their parents died within 15 months of one another in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lindsey never married nor had any children, although he did adopt Darline after joining the military so she could access his military benefits.<\/li>\n<li>She has appeared by his side in numerous campaign<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CalebJSmith\/status\/2076686713250857379?s=20\" target=\"_blank\"> ads<\/a> and speaking engagements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zoom out: <\/strong>Nordone has never held public office and previously<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/13\/us\/lindsey-graham-sister-darline-nordone.html\" target=\"_blank\"> worked<\/a> to help people with disabilities find jobs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is the mother of two.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What we&#8217;re watching: <\/strong>South Carolina Reps.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/12\/lindsey-graham-nancy-mace-south-carolina-senate\" target=\"_blank\"> Nancy Mace<\/a> and Ralph Norman are reportedly planning to run for Graham&#8217;s seat.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Norman could announce as early as Tuesday,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/senate\/graham-senate-replacement-south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\"> according<\/a> to NOTUS.<\/li>\n<li>Others have passed on running for the seat. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) confirmed in a<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TeamJoeWilson\/status\/2076296729750609962\" target=\"_blank\"> post<\/a> on X that he spoke to Trump on Sunday and plans to stay in the House &#8220;to keep [Trump&#8217;s] two-vote majority for the American people!!!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/13\/trump-graham-sister-senate\" target=\"_blank\">Trump wants Graham&#8217;s sister as Senate replacement \u2014 not Mace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This story has been updated with additional information throughout.<\/em><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. 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