Sen Lindsey Graham s memorial services – The late Sen. Lindsey Graham will be honored later this month with separate services in Washington, D.C. and South Carolina, after the Republican died unexpectedly on July 11.
Graham's office announced Friday that the senator’s life and legacy will be celebrated Tuesday, July 28 in Washington before separate services Wednesday, July 29 in South Carolina: Columbia, the state's capital, and Pickens County, where Graham grew up and part of the district Graham represented. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the FY2027 budget request on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images While Graham’s office did not announce a location for the service in Washington, congressional sources told ABC News that the event is being held at the Washington National Cathedral. Graham's office said that additional details regarding the services are forthcoming. Related Sen.
Lindsey Graham's death elicits bipartisan outpouring of condolences Graham, an ally to President Donald Trump who died serving in his fifth term in the Senate, was born in Central, South Carolina, in 1955. He graduated from Daniel High School in Central in 1973, according to his congressional biography. Sen.
Lindsey Graham's desk in the Senate chamber is draped in a black shroud as the Senate gavels into session for the first time since his unexpected death this weekend, July 13, 2026 in Washington. Senate TV Preliminary findings from the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia said Graham died from an "aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease." Darline Graham , Lindsey Graham's sister, was sworn in to the Senate on Tuesday after she was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster just days after her brother's death.
Trump supported her appointment, calling it a “fabulous tribute" to Lindsey Graham, who at a young age became Darline Graham's legal guardian after the deaths of their parents. Related 'Lindsey Graham was irreplaceable': South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott On Friday, Trump called on Darline Graham to run in the upcoming special primary election for Senate in South Carolina, which would set her up to potentially fill the seat of her late brother in a more permanent way.
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Darline Graham Nordone participates in a a ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2026 in Washington. Finn Gomez/Getty Images ABC News has reached out to Darline Graham's office, but did not immediately hear back.
Darline Graham, who lives in Lexington, South Carolina, has served since 2019 as commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind. She also serves on the South Carolina State Workforce Development Board and is president-elect of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind. She also previously held roles with Clemson University, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce and the South Carolina Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the governor's office said.
A special-election primary is scheduled for Aug. 11 to determine a Republican candidate for the Nov. 3 general election ballot — though a runoff could occur two weeks later if no candidate secures an absolute majority of votes.
