Newly minted Sen.Darline Graham, R-S.C., represents a series of firsts for the Senate and for her home state.Graham, who was sworn in on Tuesday, is the first female senator from the Palmetto State, the first sister ever appointed to the upper chamber, and the first person to fill the colossal gap left behind by her late brother, Sen.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C."Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him," Darline Graham said during her appointment ceremony."My brother was the most amazing person, outstanding leader and just a genuinely good man."WHO IS DARLINE GRAHAM? LINDSEY GRAHAM'S SISTER EMERGES AS TRUMP'S SENATE PICKDarline Graham speaks during a press conference outside the governor's South Carolina State House office in Columbia, S.C.
(Grant Baldwin/Getty Images)Though she’s never held elected office, she has had front-row seats to her brother’s work, appearing with him on the campaign trail and during his own swearing-in ceremonies."It is such a privilege to get to finish some of his important work, and I promise to work hard over the next several months to support the president and carry forward the efforts of my brother on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina and the United States," she continued.Years ago, when her brother was running for president, he was asked by C-SPAN whether, if he made it to the White House, his sister would get a role in the administration."If she took a role, she would be a great representative of our country.I can’t think of a better person to represent our country in an event than my sister," Lindsey Graham said in 2015.TRUMP REVEALS WHO HE'S EYEING TO REPLACE LINDSEY GRAHAMHer sudden ascension to the Senate and subsequent swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday in the old Senate chamber just a few yards from the Senate floor, capped off a fast-moving first chapter in replacing her brother, whose shocking death sent shockwaves through Washington, D.C., and beyond.Darline Graham was appointed to fulfil...