Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, sworn in to fulfill his Senate term

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/darline-graham-nordone-south-carolina-senator

Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to temporarily fill his Senate seat on Tuesday, just three days after his sudden death.

达琳·格雷厄姆，已故共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的姐姐，于周二宣誓就职，临时填补他的参议员席位，距离他突然去世仅三天。

Graham was appointed by Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, to fill the remainder of her brother’s current term.

格雷厄姆由南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特任命，以填补其兄当前任期剩余的时间。

Graham arrived in the Senate chamber, accompanied by Republican senators Tim Scott of South Carolina and Katie Britt of Alabama. Senator Chuck Grassley administered the oath of office – Darline placed her hand on a bible and pledged to “support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. When she finished, the somber chamber broke into extended applause.

格雷厄姆在来自南卡罗来纳州的共和党参议员蒂姆·斯科特和阿拉巴马州的参议员凯蒂·布里特的陪同下步入参议院大厅。参议员查克·格拉斯利主持了就职宣誓仪式——达琳尼将手放在《圣经》上，宣誓“支持并捍卫美利坚合众国宪法，抵御国内外一切敌人”。宣誓完毕后，庄严肃穆的大厅响起了经久不息的掌声。

Upon her swearing in, Darline, 62, made history as the first woman to represent South Carolina in the Senate. Moments later, she cast her first vote as a US senator to advance the $1.15tn annual defense authorization bill, though it failed in a 50-46 tally.

62岁的达琳尼在宣誓就职时创下历史，成为首位代表南卡罗来纳州进入参议院的女性。不久后，她作为美国参议员投下了第一票，以推动1.15万亿美元的年度国防授权法案，尽管该法案最终以50比46的票数未获通过。

Lindsey died on Saturday night, aged 71, after what his office called a “brief and sudden illness”. The chief medical examiner then preliminarily ruled on Sunday that he died of aortic dissection due to cardiovascular disease.

林赛于周六晚去世，享年71岁，其办公室称死因为“短暂且突发的疾病”。随后，首席法医在周日初步裁定，他因心血管疾病导致主动脉夹层而死亡。

With the backing of Donald Trump, Darline was swiftly appointed to serve the remaining months of his Senate term, which ends on 3 January.

在唐纳德·特朗普的支持下，达琳尼迅速被任命为林赛参议员任期剩余月份（至1月3日结束）的继任者。

“Lindsey spent his whole life looking out for his sister, Darline, and it’s a wonderful tribute that she is now carrying his legacy of service across the finish line,” Scott, who became the senior senator from South Carolina after Lindsey’s death, said in a statement on Tuesday. “I’m honored to welcome Senator Graham to the Senate, and I look forward to working closely together to continue serving South Carolinians and building on the legacy of Lindsey Graham in the months ahead.”

在林赛去世后成为南卡罗来纳州资深参议员的斯科特在周二发表声明称：“林赛的一生都在照顾他的妹妹达琳尼，而现在由她带着他服务人民的遗产冲过终点线，这是一份极好的致敬。我很荣幸欢迎格雷厄姆参议员加入参议院，并期待在接下来几个月里密切合作，继续为南卡罗来纳州人民服务，并延续林赛·格雷厄姆的遗产。”

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In brief remarks at a press conference on Monday, Darline said it was an “honor” to replace her older brother – who became her legal guardian after their parents died when she was a girl – in the Senate. She said he had always been there for her and vowed “now, I will be there for him.”

周一在新闻发布会上发表简短讲话时，达琳尼表示，接替她的哥哥——在父母去世、她尚年幼时成为她法定监护人的哥哥——进入参议院是一种“荣幸”。她说哥哥一直陪伴在她身边，并誓言“现在，我会陪在他身边。”

“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 said. “I think this is what Lindsey would have wanted, and I plan to honor him in this way.”

“我承诺在未来几个月努力工作，支持总统，并继续为南卡罗来纳州及美国公民推进我哥哥的努力成果，”她说，“我认为这正是林赛所希望的，我打算以这种方式来纪念他。”

At the time of his death, Graham was seeking a fifth Senate term, having won the Republican nomination only last month.The state GOP will hold a separate special election on 11 August to choose a new Senate nominee, who will face off against Democrat Annie Andrews in the November midterms.

格雷厄姆去世时，正在争取第五个参议员任期，而他刚在上月赢得共和党提名。州共和党将于8月11日举行单独的特别选举，以选出新的参议员候选人，此人将在11月的中期选举中与民主党候选人安妮·安德鲁斯对决。

Darline has never held public office, but was a steady presence at her brother’s side, supporting his political career as his national profile grew. Since 2019, she has served as commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, according to McMaster’s office. Before that, she held positions at Clemson University and in two South Carolina state agencies.

达琳尼从未担任过公职，但始终陪伴在哥哥身边，随着他在全国范围内知名度的提升，她一直在支持他的政治生涯。据麦克马斯特的办公室称，自2019年以来，她一直担任南卡罗来纳州盲人委员会的委员。在此之前，她曾在克莱姆森大学以及南卡罗来纳州的两家州机构任职。

A mother of two, she is married to Larry Nordone. According to the senator’s office, she will be addressed as Senator Graham.

她是一位两个孩子的母亲，嫁给了拉里·诺多内。据该参议员办公室称，她的头衔将是“格雷厄姆参议员”。

I'm sorry, what the actual fuck? How is this legal. Why is being appointed to the United States senate a hereditary position? Trick question, it isn't, get this bitch out of office and hold a special election.

对不起，到底在搞什么鬼？这他妈合法吗？为什么进入美国参议院成了世袭职位？别逗了，它不是世袭的，把这婊子赶下台，举行特别选举。

>>1523849

Tranny opinion discarded, just submit to Trump and neck yourself

跨儿意见不予理会，向特朗普臣服，自己上吊吧。

>>1523850

we're not all submissives like you esl shill

我们又不是你这种当奴才的 ESL 水军。

>>1523849

>I'm sorry, what the actual fuck? How is this legal.

>对不起，到底在搞什么鬼？这他妈合法吗？

Literally no one cares anymore if what the government is doing is legal or not. Anyone who did care or had the power to put checks on this corruption was sacked long ago by the Trump admin. 90% of the media is controlled by right wing billionares so they'll barely cover this either. And if you complain about this your a tranny antifa terrorist that hates America.

其实没人再在乎政府在干什么是否合法了。任何曾关心此事或有能力制约这种腐败的人，早就被特朗普政府开除了。90%的媒体由右翼亿万富翁控制，所以它们对此事也几乎不会报道。而且如果你敢抱怨，你就是讨厌美国的跨儿 Antifa 恐怖分子。

>>1523849

Don’t worry about it. Trump is POTUS and that automatically makes it legal

别担心这事。特朗普是总统，这就自动让一切变得合法了。

>>1523842

Did I miss the election? I knew it would have to be quick, but did it happen at all?

我是不是错过了选举？我就知道得快点搞定，但这事到底发生了没？

>>1523849

It's literally state law that the they can just appoint anyone to the seat to finish the term and not have a special election because of the length of time until the next election. What fucking difference does it even make? She just voted yes for the Israel merger bill, which is the only reason the seat exists

这完全是州法律规定，他们可以直接任命任何人来完成剩余任期，不需要举行特别选举，因为离下一次选举时间还很长。这到底有啥区别？她刚刚投票支持了以色列合并法案，这才是这个席位存在的唯一原因。

>>1523842

the reactions in that pic tell you everything LMAO

那张图里的反应说明了一切，哈哈哈哈哈。

As predicted in yesterday's thread. This won't work in Kentucky because they have a Democrat governor and the GOP will have a shit fit about it. But it's okay when it's a GOP governor because reasons.

就像昨天帖子里预测的那样。这在肯塔基行不通，因为他们有个民主党州长，GOP 会为此炸毛。但如果是 GOP 的州长就没问题，毕竟“有理由”。

>>1523859

The point of representatives is that they're representative of the people who elected them. Nobody elected this bitch, it's a fucking travesty nepotism is dictating our terrible policy, instead of the retarded voter base's terrible choices.

代表的意义在于他们代表了选举他们的人民。没人选这婊子，这简直是他妈的悲剧。裙带关系在左右我们糟糕的政策，而不是那帮蠢货选民做出的糟糕选择。

I know this is just one more grain of sand on the mountain of democracy-undermining rubble, but no, this is against the country's foundational principals, it fucking matters, it's a fucking outrage there's not even any pretense the will of the people is being upheld. We literally became a country due to a dispute over representation. I don't fucking care if it follows the law, the law should be changed.

我知道这不过是摧毁民主的累累废墟上又多了一粒沙，但不，这违背了国家的基础原则，这他妈很重要，这简直是他妈的愤慨——居然连维护人民意愿的伪装都没有了。我们国家 literally（ literally 意为“字面地/实际上”）是因为代表权问题才建立起来的。我不在乎它是否合法，法律应该被修改。

>>1523921

The people of SC elected state representatives who passed the laws that allow the governor to appoint a replacement. A lot of states have laws like this, they just don't get used very often.

南卡罗来纳州（SC）的人民选举了通过法律允许州长任命代理人的州代表。很多州都有这样的法律，只是不常用而已。

Trump asked for this to happen from the SC Governor on twitter, and of course, he got it.

特朗普在推特上要求南卡罗来纳州州长这么做，当然，他如愿以偿了。

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-lindsey-graham-sister-darline-mcmaster-appoint-senate-term-rcna587302

>The appointment came hours after Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that he had recommended that McMaster choose her for the temporary post, saying it would be “a fabulous tribute to Lindsey.”

>这项任命发生在特朗普几小时前在 Truth Social 发帖之后，他在帖文中表示他建议麦克马斯特选择她担任这一临时职位，并称这将是“对林赛的一个极好的致敬”。

>>1523928

the governor would've done that anyway. Trump just can't help sticking his nose into everything at the state level, and then claiming credit for something that was gonna get done anyway.

州长本来就会这么干的。特朗普就是忍不住要在各州层面瞎掺和，然后把本来就会办成的事说成是自己的功劳。