Darline Graham Nordone: Lindsey Graham’s sister and interim US senator

The Guardian — Jul 14, 01:08 AM

Nordone was 13 when brother became her legal guardian – and was a key presence as he rose in the Republican ranks

When Lindsey Graham was in college, his parents died, just over a year apart.

But he worried most about his sister, who, at 13, was suddenly an orphan.

Graham became her legal guardian – and later adopted her so she could receive his benefits through his service as an air force lawyer.

On Monday, Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s Republican governor, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/lindsey-graham-sister-senate-seat-trump">announced that the late senator’s younger sister, Darline Graham Nordone, would fill the Senate seat he held until his sudden death on Saturday night, aged 71.