Darline Graham Nordone appointed to Senate seat
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has appointed Darline Graham Nordone to fill the Senate seat of her brother, Lindsey Graham. She is expected to be sworn in soon. (sources: washingtonpost, abcnews, nbcnews, rollcall, theguardian)
Darline Graham Nordone will serve the remainder of Lindsey Graham's Senate term, which runs until January 2027. Her appointment follows her brother's passing.
- Darline Graham Nordone has been appointed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.
- She will serve the remainder of Lindsey Graham's Senate term.
- Nordone is expected to be sworn in shortly.
Why it matters
This appointment continues the representation of the Graham family in the U.S. Senate.
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This story is about South Carolina governor picks Lindsey Graham's sister to finish his Senate term. This bill would restrict certain stock holdings and trading by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents.
If passed, it would:
- restrict certain stock holdings and trading by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents • add an enforceable federal framework instead of relying only on existing ethics norms.
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This story is about South Carolina governor picks Lindsey Graham's sister to finish his Senate term. This bill would prohibit Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading many individual financial assets.
If passed, it would
- prohibit Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading many individual financial assets • require divestment and create a tougher anti-self-dealing standard than disclosure alone.
This story is about South Carolina governor picks Lindsey Graham's sister to finish his Senate term. This bill would require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts.
If passed, it would
- require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts • reduce opportunities for a newly appointed senator to act on nonpublic information.
This story is about South Carolina governor picks Lindsey Graham's sister to finish his Senate term. This bill would prohibit covered ownership and trading by Members of Congress under a Senate bill, not just a House proposal.
If passed, it would
- prohibit covered ownership and trading by Members of Congress under a Senate bill, not just a House proposal • require divestment on a set timeline and impose penalties for violations.
This story is about South Carolina governor picks Lindsey Graham's sister to finish his Senate term. This bill would prohibit stock ownership or trading by Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President.
If passed, it would
- prohibit stock ownership or trading by Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President • create one cross-branch rule rather than separate ethics expectations.
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