Key Facts

• President Trump publicly endorsed Darline Graham Nordone for the interim Senate seat from South Carolina.
• Governor Henry McMaster has the power to appoint an interim senator but has not announced a decision.
• Lindsey Graham, who died recently, was a longtime senator from South Carolina and had a close bond with his sister Darline.
• Darline Graham Nordone is Lindsey Graham’s younger sister and was raised partly under his care after their parents died.
• Lindsey Graham never married or had children, partly due to dedicating much of his life to raising his sister.
• Nordone has worked helping people with disabilities find jobs and has been active in her brother’s political life.
• The official medical examiner reported Lindsey Graham’s death may have been caused by a heart-related condition called aortic dissection.
• Lindsey Graham’s Senate vacancy will be filled temporarily by an appointment until a special election is held in South Carolina.