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South Carolina Governor Names Sister to Fill Senate Seat
Confirmed
In Short: South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham's, U.S. Senate seat.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham's, U.S. Senate seat, following his death last Saturday.
In a statement, McMaster expressed, 'Today, under the law, it's my duty to and honor to name someone to serve in the place of... this extraordinary man.
Nordone, who described it as an honor, said, 'Lindsey has always been there for me and now I will be there for him.
This move comes as South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster fulfills his legal duty to appoint a replacement for the late Senator.
Background
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River.
What's confirmed
What's still developing
- Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), will finish out Graham's term, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday.
- What they're saying: "Today, under the law, it's my duty to and honor to name someone to serve in the place of... this extraordinary man," McMaster told reporters at the South Carolina Statehouse on Monday.
- "It is such an honour. Lindsey has always been there for me and now I will be there for him," Nordone said.