2026年7月14日 美国东部时间下午3:05 / 《华盛顿邮报》
南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特（共和党籍）于周一任命格雷厄姆·诺多内完成其兄长任期的最后六个月。
作者：西奥多里克·迈尔
南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（共和党籍）的姐姐达琳·格雷厄姆·诺多内于周二宣誓就职，接任其兄长因周六突发离世留下的参议院席位空缺。
南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特（共和党籍）于周一任命格雷厄姆·诺多内完成其兄长任期的最后六个月。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普也对这一任命表示支持。
“能够继续推进他的部分重要工作是一项殊荣，我承诺在接下来的几个月里努力工作，支持总统，并延续我兄长为南卡罗来纳州民众和美国民众所做的事业，”格雷厄姆·诺多内在周一说道。
现年62岁的格雷厄姆·诺多内是首位代表南卡罗来纳州的女性联邦参议员。她尚未表明是否会竞选完整任期。8月11日特别初选的 filing 期将于7月21日开启。
她宣誓就职后，两党参议员在参议院议事厅排队与她交谈并握手致意。
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（共和党籍，南达科他州）于周二表示，共和党将在格雷厄姆·诺多内就职后敲定其委员会职务分配。
Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham’s sister, sworn in to succeed him
July 14, 2026 at 3:05 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) on Monday appointed Graham Nordone to serve the final six months of her brother’s term.
Darline Graham Nordone, left, arrives to be sworn in to the Senate with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota). (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
By Theodoric Meyer
Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), was sworn in to succeed him on Tuesday, filling the vacancy created by Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) on Monday appointed Graham Nordone to serve the final six months of her brother’s term. President Donald Trump had also endorsed the idea.
“It is such a privilege to get to finish some of his important work, and I promise to work hard over the next several months to support the president and carry forward the efforts of my brother on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina and the United States,” Graham Nordone said Monday.
Graham Nordone, 62, is the first woman to represent South Carolina in the Senate. She has not said whether she will run for a full term. The filing period for the Aug. 11 special primary election opens July 21.
Senators in both parties lined up on the Senate floor after she was sworn in to talk to her and shake hands.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) said Tuesday that Republicans would figure out Graham Nordone’s committee assignments after she was sworn in.
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