Darline Lettie Graham Nordone is an American politician and public administrator serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat she has held since July 14, 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of her older brother, Lindsey Graham. She is the first woman to represent South Carolina in the United States Senate.
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
LeftCenterRight
Issue profile
Taxes & Fiscal
R+1.00
Healthcare
R+1.00
Immigration & Border
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Guns
—
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
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Environment & Energy
—
Crime & Policing
—
Defense & Veterans
—
Economy & Labor
R+1.00
Foreign Policy & Trade
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Civil Rights & Social
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Education
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Government & Democracy
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Judicial & Executive Nominations
R+1.00
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
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