Origin: Henry McMaster appoints Darline Graham as interim senator
Darline Graham was sworn in Tuesday to fill her late brother’s U.S. Senate seat. Governor Henry McMaster appointed her to serve through January 3. At 62, she becomes the first woman to represent South Carolina in the Senate.
She entered the chamber with Senators Tim Scott and Katie Britt. Senator Chuck Grassley administered the oath as she placed her hand on a Bible, and the chamber applauded.
Minutes later, she cast her first vote to advance a $1.15 trillion annual defense authorization bill, which failed 50 to 46. She will be addressed as Senator Graham.
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