Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) sister, to replace her brother after his unexpected death this weekend. President Donald Trump had suggested that McMaster select her to serve the rest of her brother's term. By Monday afternoon, the announcement was made.McMaster praised…
Graham's only surviving family member spoke briefly with The Post about the loss of her brother following a heart attack.
South Carolina law calls for a temporary appointment to fill the current Senate vacancy and a special Republican primary to select a replacement nominee for the November election. Voters would then choose who serves the next Senate term through the election process established under state law.
Graham won his party’s nomination in June and was expected to face Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews in the November general election.
Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senior senator and foreign policy hawk who changed from a Donald Trump skeptic to one of the US president’s strongest allies, died on Saturday. He was 71. (Source: Bloomberg)
It will be interesting to discover where Lindsey Graham was located when he experienced this “sudden illness” that killed him. His last known public location (hours before his death announcement) was in Kiev, Ukraine, visiting a drone factory. [SOURCE] Hours before Lindsey Graham died, he was visiting a drone factory in Kiev. On July 10th […] The post…
