(The Center Square) – Darline Graham Nordone, sister of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been chosen to fulfill the remainder of his term this calendar year by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster.
Nordone, expected to be sworn in on Wednesday, will be the first woman in the Senate from South Carolina.
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