Senator · SC · Republican · since Jul 2026

Darline Graham

Bills authored 1Missed votes 4 of 13Party unity 50% derived

Counted from 13 roll calls and 31 sponsorship records on file.

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Before the votes, a life.

Darline Graham was born in Central, South Carolina, where her family lived in rooms behind the restaurant and store they operated.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham} Following the deaths of her parents during her childhood, her older brother became her legal guardian.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham} She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the College of Charleston in 1989 and a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from South Carolina State University in 2009.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham} She worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor and served as the commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham}

Following her brother's death in 2026, Graham was appointed to fill his vacant United States Senate seat.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham} She took the oath of office on July 14, 2026, becoming the first woman to represent South Carolina in the Senate.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham}

In their own words

“Had this been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted ``present'' and ask that the Record reflect that accordingly.”

Congressional Record · Aug 5, 2026 · Source

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The path here

1964
Born in Central, South Carolina.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham}
1989
Graduated from the College of Charleston with a bachelor's degree in sociology.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham}
2009
Earned a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from South Carolina State University.^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham}
2019
Became commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham}
2026
Sworn in as a United States Senator for South Carolina.^{Source 1: Darline Graham — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 2: Official website of Darline Graham}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Darline Graham}

69.23% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

3 sources

1Darline Graham — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
2Official website of Darline Grahamofficial profileopen source
3Wikipedia: Darline Grahamwikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

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0.2YRS

In office · 1st term · since Jul 2026

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69.23%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

1964 Born in Central, South Carolina.
1989 Graduated from the College of Charleston with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
2009 Earned a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from South Carolina State University.
2019 Became commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind.
2026 Sworn in as a United States Senator for South Carolina.

No committee seats on file for this member.

1 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

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How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

12%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

Campaign financeNot yet derived · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

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Who funds them

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Disclosed trades

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FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.472

Social (dim 2)0.471

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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