South Carolina taps disability-services advocate as state's first woman in the U.S. Senate

Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone to fill the remainder of Sen. Lindsey Graham's term for South Carolina, making her the state’s first woman appointed to the U.S. Senate. A longtime disability-services advocate and commissioner for the SC Commission for the Blind, Nordone will be sworn in mid-July and will serve until Jan. 3, 2027, with the November election determining the full term. Her life has been shaped by the loss of her parents and by her brother Lindsey, who helped raise her; she says she will continue his legacy by advancing work for South Carolina and the United States.