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达琳·格雷厄姆在其兄长突发去世后，于周二宣誓就任联邦参议员
作者：亚历克斯·米勒 福克斯新闻
特雷·高迪就已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆之妹达琳·格雷厄姆宣誓就任临时参议员一事动情发声。
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新任南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（共和党籍）创造了参议院及家乡州的多项首次。
格雷厄姆于周二宣誓就职，她是“矮棕榈之州”南卡罗来纳州首位女性联邦参议员，也是美国参议院史上首位被任命填补空缺的前参议员之妹，更是填补了已故兄长、南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（共和党籍）留下的巨大职位空白。
“林赛一直以来都在我身边，如今我将陪伴在他身边。”达琳·格雷厄姆在任命仪式上说道，“我的兄长是最了不起的人、杰出的领袖，更是一位真正的好人。”
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尽管从未担任过民选公职，但她早已近距离见证兄长的工作，曾陪同他参与竞选活动以及就职仪式。
“能够延续他的部分重要工作，我深感荣幸。我承诺在未来几个月里，将努力支持总统，延续我兄长代表南卡罗来纳州公民和全美国人民所付出的努力。”她继续说道。
多年前，当兄长参选总统时，美国公共事务电视网（C-SPAN）曾问他，如果成功入主白宫，是否会让妹妹在政府中任职。
“如果她能担任职务，定会成为我们国家的优秀代表。我想不出比我的妹妹更适合代表国家的人选了。”林赛·格雷厄姆在2015年说道。
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她的突然升任参议员，以及周二在参议院议事厅旁的旧参议院会议厅举行的宣誓就职仪式，为填补兄长职位的快速开局画上了句点。她兄长的突然离世震惊了华盛顿乃至全美。
南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特于周一任命达琳·格雷厄姆完成兄长剩余的任期。总统唐纳德·特朗普推荐了这一人选，南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员蒂姆·斯科特在南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市与她一同亮相前，曾与她进行过数次交谈。
“多年来，林赛一直照顾他的妹妹。如今，能请他的妹妹达琳·格雷厄姆继续完成他的工作，是我的荣幸。”麦克马斯特说道。
预计她将以看守身份担任该席位，完成林赛·格雷厄姆剩余的任期至明年1月，届时南卡罗来纳州的新任联邦参议员将正式接任。
格雷厄姆去世引发共和党争夺参议院席位，特朗普暗示已有心仪人选
与此同时，争夺接替林赛·格雷厄姆的南卡罗来纳州共和党提名特别选举的公开和私下角逐已全面展开。截至目前，南卡罗来纳州联邦众议员南希·梅斯（共和党籍）和拉尔夫·诺曼（共和党籍）均已表现出参选意向，选举定于8月11日举行。
特朗普尚未表态将在此次选举中支持谁，但他此前曾对联邦众议员拉塞尔·弗莱（共和党籍）表现出兴趣。2022年，特朗普曾支持弗莱首次参选众议院，助其击败了曾在特朗普首届任期内参与弹劾他的10名众议院共和党议员之一的前众议员汤姆·赖斯（共和党籍）。
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在短期内，共和党还需为林赛·格雷厄姆此前任职的多个委员会物色继任成员。
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（南达科他州共和党籍）表示，参议院政党会议仍在“推进这项工作”。
“显然，他的妹妹将于今日宣誓就职，之后我们将确认她希望继续担任哪些委员会的职务，再据此推进后续事宜。”图恩说道。
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道负责报道美国参议院事务的撰稿人。
Lindsey Graham’s sister carries on late senator’s work, becoming South Carolina’s first female senator
July 14, 2026 2:36pm EDT / Fox News
Darline Graham was sworn in as senator Tuesday after her brother’s sudden death
By Alex Miller, Fox News
Trey Gowdy emotionally shares his thoughts on Darlene Graham, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, being sworn in as interim senator.
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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.”
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Darline Graham speaks during a news 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.
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Her 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 a fast-moving first chapter in replacing her brother, whose shocking death sent shock waves through Washington, D.C., and beyond.
Darline Graham was appointed to fulfill the remainder of her brother’s term Monday by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. President Donald Trump recommended she get the position, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., spoke with her several times before appearing alongside her in Columbia, South Carolina.
“Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed. It’s my honor to ask his little sister, Darline Graham, to finish his work for him now,” McMaster said.
She is expected to act as a caretaker for the seat, finishing off the remainder of Lindsey Graham’s term through January, when a new face will take over as the junior senator for South Carolina.
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Former Sen. Lindsey Grahama and his sister, Darline Graham(Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the public and private battle for the special election to replace Lindsey Graham as the GOP nominee in South Carolina is in full swing. So far, both Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., have shown interest in jumping into the race, which is scheduled for Aug. 11.
Trump has not yet said who he would endorse in the contest but did show interest in Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., who he backed in his first run for the House in 2022 when he toppled former Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., who was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach him in his first term.
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And in the immediate future, Republicans will have to figure out replacements for Lindsey Graham on the several committees he sat on.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the conference was still “working through” that task.
“Obviously, his sister will be sworn in today, and then we’ll figure out which of his committees she wants to stay on, and then we’ll go from there,” Thune said.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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