{"id":5617,"date":"2026-07-14T05:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5617"},"modified":"2026-07-14T05:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:56:16","slug":"lindsey-grahams-sister-is-named-to-serve-out-brothers-term-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5617","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham&#8217;s sister is named to serve out brother&#8217;s term : NPR"},"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 id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-133363\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5182;&#10;        --source-height: 3489;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5182x3489+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends a press conference on Dec. 7, 2023. South Carolina's governor has named Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out his term.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends a press conference on Dec. 7, 2023. South Carolina&#8217;s governor has named Graham&#8217;s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out his term.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says he is appointing Darline Graham to finish the term of her late brother, former Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died in office Saturday at age 71.<\/p>\n<p>That appointment will last just a few months. Graham was up for reelection this year, and won his Republican primary just last month. Republicans who want to vie for the full term starting next year will run in a special primary election Aug. 11.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear if Graham intends to seek a full term in the Senate to succeed her brother.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5891839-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5890790\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/12\/nx-s1-5890790\/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/12\\\/nx-s1-5890790\\\/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"FILE - Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks after winning the Republican primary on June 9, 2026, in Columbia, S.C.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891839-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lindsey has always been there for me and now I will be there for him,&#8221; Graham said at a press conference on Monday. &#8220;It is such a privilege to finish some of his important work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/12\/nx-s1-5890790\/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies\" target=\"_blank\">Graham&#8217;s unexpected death<\/a>, top Republicans seemed to quickly coalesce around elevating his sister for the seat. President Trump recommended her in a post on social media writing, &#8220;This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also blessed the choice and appeared alongside Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scetv.org\/remembering-us-senator-lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\">at a press conference<\/a> as McMaster made the announcement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-133364\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 3617;&#10;        --source-height: 2412;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3617x2412+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2Ffe%2F2f421b7e46809846dc64b8e67a17%2Fap26194544070982.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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Lindsey Graham, walks to the stage before his announcement for the presidency in 2015 in Central, S.C.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham, walks to the stage before his announcement for the presidency in 2015 in Central, S.C.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Rainier Ehrhardt\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Rainier Ehrhardt\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Graham siblings had a close relationship forged by the death of their parents just over a year apart. Lindsey was in college and Darline was 13. The elder Graham became his sister&#8217;s guardian and later adopted her so she could receive his benefits from his service as a lawyer in the Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can remember the day my father passed away standing in the living room of that house absolutely scared to death,&#8221; Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/itsallpolitics\/2015\/06\/28\/417837773\/presidential-aspiration-born-from-a-modest-and-tragic-beginning\" target=\"_blank\">told NPR<\/a> in 2015. &#8220;Lindsey wrapped his arms around me and promised me he would always be there for me and always take care of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<p>Even if Graham is swiftly sworn in, her brother&#8217;s death could still complicate action in the Senate. He chaired the budget committee, which would be responsible for setting up the process for a third party-line budget reconciliation bill. He also served on the judiciary committee, which is now weighing Trump&#8217;s nomination for attorney general, Todd Blanche.<\/p>\n<p>Several South Carolina Republicans have indicated an interest in running for a full-term, including Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends a press conference on Dec. 7, 2023. South Carolina&#8217;s governor has named Graham&#8217;s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out his term. Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images South Carolina Gov. 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