{"id":2630027,"date":"2026-07-15T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordone-sister-of-lindsey-graham-takes-her-oath-to-finish-late-brothers-senate-term\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:25:08","slug":"darline-graham-nordone-sister-of-lindsey-graham-takes-her-oath-to-finish-late-brothers-senate-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordone-sister-of-lindsey-graham-takes-her-oath-to-finish-late-brothers-senate-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Darline Graham Nordone, Sister of Lindsey Graham, Takes Her Oath to Finish Late Brother&#8217;s Senate Term"},"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\">32<\/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-sister-of-lindsey-graham-takes-her-oath-to-finish-late-brothers-senate-term%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=2630027&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>After the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham due to a sudden heart condition, his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was sworn in to temporarily fill his Senate seat, marking a historic milestone as the first sibling to replace a deceased senator. The inauguration was attended by prominent officials and members of the Senate, with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley administering the oath. This interim appointment maintains South carolina&#8217;s Republican majority and begins a political process to fill the seat permanently through a special election scheduled for August 11. Several potential candidates, including Mark Lynch and Representative Nancy Mace, have expressed interest in running for the seat. The move also sparks discussions about the future political landscape in South Carolina.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the late Sen. Lindsey Graham spent a political lifetime contributing to the history of the country, his sister on Tuesday notched a little history of her own.<\/p>\n<p>Darline Graham Nordone was sworn in on Tuesday to serve out the remainder of Lindsey Graham\u2019s fifth term in office \u2014 the first time a sibling has taken the place of a deceased member of the Senate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5967990-darline-nordone-lindsey-graham-senator-oath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And at the same time, she opened a new chapter in the politics of South Carolina and the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the Senate was in attendance, The Hill reported, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent \u2014 two men Lindsey Graham helped confirm to their posts.<\/p>\n<p>Some former lawmakers also attended, as well as the South Carolina House delegation.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Senate president pro tempore, administered the oath:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Darline Graham sworn in as interim South Carolina senator\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ucyPyWmo4qw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDo you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same,\u201d Grassley read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you God?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do,\u201d Nordone replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations. God bless you,\u201d Grassley said.<\/p>\n<p>The swearing-in ends one tumultuous chapter in the Senate that kicked off on Saturday with Graham\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/called-911-tommy-tubberville-s-details-lindsey-grahams-tragic-final-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sudden, unexpected death<\/a> from a heart condition.<\/p>\n<p>It fills the Palmetto State\u2019s vacant Senate seat until January and maintains the Republican Party\u2019s 53-47 majority in the upper chamber, as The Hill noted.<\/p>\n<p>And with Nordone serving as a placeholder, unlikely to run for the seat itself, it also marks the beginning of the political scramble to replace Graham in the Senate next year. Nordone\u2019s life has been largely outside politics, aside from supporting her older brother, a man who effectively raised her after the deaths of their parents when they were young.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.counton2.com\/news\/your-local-election-hq\/south-carolina-sets-special-election-timeline-to-fill-lindsey-grahams-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state has set<\/a> Aug. 11 to conduct a special Republican primary to select a nominee to run against Democratic candidate Annie Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina has no shortage of Republican officials who could run to replace Graham, but public statements so far have been few.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/graham-gop-challenger-announces-bid-220844835.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Lynch<\/a>, a South Carolina businessman who challenged Graham in the state\u2019s primary in June, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkLynchSC\/status\/2076764781202341977?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">used a post Monday<\/a> on the social media platform X to announce his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. 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