Lindsey Graham's sister appointed as interim senator after his death
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Darlene Graham Nordon, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, will serve until January. She will become the first female senator from the state.
Darlin Graham Nordon, the sister of the late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, has been appointed as an interim member of the U.S. Senate from South Carolina. CNN reports this, writes UNN.
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The decision was announced by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster during a press conference at the state capitol building. Nordon will serve as senator until the end of Lindsey Graham's current term, which expires in January. According to CNN, she is set to be sworn in on Wednesday and will become the first woman to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate.
This is a great honor for me. Lindsey has always been by my side. And now I will be by his side
Lindsey Graham died last weekend at the age of 71. He was never married and had no children, and his sister has participated in key events of his political career for many years, appearing at public events and in the senator's election campaigns.