McMaster taps Graham's sister to serve out his term

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the younger sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), to serve the remainder of her brother's Senate term. "Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed. It's my honor to ask his little sister, Darline Graham, to finish his work for him now," he said at a press conference in Columbia. Ms. Nordone, who is expected to be sworn in this week, will serve in the upper chamber until January 2027 unless she decides to seek and win election to a full six-year term herself. "It is such a privilege to get to finish some of his important work, and I promise to work hard over the next several months to support the president and carry forward the efforts of my brother on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina and the United States," she said. Sen. Graham died suddenly on Saturday night at the age of 71 from an aortic dissection, in which a tear develops in the inner layer of the body's