{"id":2629244,"date":"2026-07-13T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordone-appointed-as-senate-replacement-for-late-brother\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:53:20","slug":"darline-graham-nordone-appointed-as-senate-replacement-for-late-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordone-appointed-as-senate-replacement-for-late-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Darline Graham Nordone appointed as Senate replacement for late brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdarline-graham-nordone-appointed-as-senate-replacement-for-late-brother%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Henry McMaster (R-SC) appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Senator Lindsey Graham, to fill her brother\u2019s Senate seat until January 2027. McMaster&#8217;s choice followed President Donald Trump&#8217;s recommendation, and during the ceremony, Nordone paid tribute to her brother and pledged to serve. Lindsey Graham was a key ally of Trump, often acting as an intermediary between the White House and congressional Republicans. The article also provides links to related stories, including the announcement of Nordone&#8217;s appointment and other political updates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/henry-mcmaster\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5310\">Henry McMaster<\/a> (R-SC) tapped the late Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham\u2019s<\/a> sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to finish out her brother\u2019s term until it ends in January 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McMaster\u2019s pick aligns with calls from President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> to choose Nordone for the role. During the ceremony, the interim senator memorialized her brother and vowed \u201cto do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4646746\/darline-graham-south-carolina-senate-lindsey-death\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Carolina governor names Darline Graham Nordone as Senate replacement for late brother<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4646390\/watch-live-henry-mcmaster-lindsey-graham-successor-south-carolina-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Henry McMaster appoints Lindsey Graham\u2019s successor for vacant Senate seat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4646014\/dumb-trump-bipartisan-housing-bill-tiana-lowe-doescher\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Dumb\u2019 that Trump didn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-wont-sign-housing-bill-in-protest-over-save-america-act\/\" title=\"... says he won\u2019t sign housing bill in protest over SAVE America Act\">sign bipartisan housing bill<\/a>: Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham\u2019s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina,\u201d the president wrote in a statement on Truth Social on Monday morning. \u201cThis would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham was a close ally of the president, frequently serving as a top intermediary for Trump between the White House and congressional Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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