{"id":4968,"date":"2026-08-20T16:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4968"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:39:19","slug":"whats-in-a-name-supporters-call-her-graham-detractors-add-nordone-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4968","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s in a name? Supporters call her Graham. Detractors add Nordone"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Darline Graham was appointed to the U.S. Senate after the death of her brother, several politicians and media outlets called her \u201cDarline Graham Nordone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4967\">What\u2019s in a name? Supporters call her Graham. Detractors add Nordone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>And since, it has led to confusion and subtle jabs by people who don\u2019t support her candidacy for a full six-year term to replace Lindsey Graham on the ballot for U.S. Senate. She is in the Republican runoff against U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman to face Democratic nominee Annie Andrews in November.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Detractors keep referring to her as \u201cNordone\u201d rather than \u201cGraham,\u201d her last name on several official documents going back years.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to documents obtained by The State, when the Commission for the Blind requested a raise for Darline Graham in 2021 and 2025, the state agency\u2019s board referred to her as \u201cDarline Graham,\u201d which was how her name was listed in state records.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Voter records obtained by The State also identify her as Darline Graham for the past two decades. Property records from Lexington County also list both \u201cDarline Graham\u201d and her husband, Larry Nordone, whom she married in 2006.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But on social media, some have referred to the state\u2019s junior senator as Darline Graham Nordone.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The confusion isn\u2019t unfounded.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Before Graham became a U.S. senator, she sometimes went by Darline Graham Nordone publicly. When President Donald Trump endorsed Graham on July 17, he used her married name. When Lindsey Graham ran for reelection to the U.S. Senate this spring, his campaign referred to his sister as \u201cDarline Graham Nordone\u201d in a news release. Previous media reports have also used Graham\u2019s married name over the years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my Honor to welcome now Senator Darline Graham Nordone (The sister of the Late, Great Lindsey Graham!), from the Wonderful State of South Carolina, into the Oval Office,\u201d Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post at the time.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Graham said the senator sometimes went by Darline Graham Nordone on social media so that other parents would know she is the mother of Nicole, whose last name is Nordone. The campaign declined further comment other than her name is Darline Graham.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Associate director at the Center for American Women and Politics Jean Sinzdak said women sometimes continue going by their maiden name after they are married because it is a part of their personal identity.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>For candidates, family names may often carry an advantage for those with a political legacy, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4966\">Murdaugh prosecutors say \u2018lie detector\u2019 statements false. Harpootlian apologizes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The Graham name] is a well-known name, so it\u2019s sort of building on to some degree the power of incumbency,\u201d Sinzdak said. \u201cIt\u2019s a name recognition thing. Voters know that name; they\u2019re comfortable with it\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>For example, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, was appointed in 2002 to the U.S. Senate to complete her father, Frank Murkowski\u2019s, unfinished term. She goes by her maiden name and has been married since 1987.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. <u>Adelita S. Grijalva,<\/u> an Arizona Democrat, is married with three children, but goes by her maiden name. She succeeded her father, Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva, in the U.S. House in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In the history of Congress, 45 women directly succeeded their late husbands, and all used their husbands\u2019 last names.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Authenticity is one factor candidates weigh to determine which name to use on the campaign trail, Sinzdak said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since Lindsey Graham\u2019s death, his sister\u2019s campaign says her last name is Graham. In the Senate on roll call votes in the U.S. Senate, she answers to \u201cMs. Graham.\u201d The sign outside her office in Washington says \u201cDarline Graham.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t stopped some people from calling her Nordone.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In an Aug. 12 social media post, the Andrews campaign said Graham \u201cchanged her last name a month ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Even at the Lexington County Republican meeting Monday when her home county GOP met to endorse Ralph Norman in the runoff, one man said \u201cMs. Graham or whatever her name may be.\u201d Another person said \u201cI heard Nordone today, (or) Graham, whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Jordan Pace, who is supporting Norman\u2019s campaign, posted a video Wednesday in Summerville outside a meet-and-greet for Graham, which he was not allowed into. In the video, he referred to the junior senator as \u201cDarline Graham Nordone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, it\u2019s just a telling the truth about who you are,\u201d Pace said. \u201cThe more important issue was who is this person, and then beyond that is like, what does she stand for? So I hope that that\u2019s what people key in on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4964\">This busy Columbia area to get a new location of a national coffee &amp; donut shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The runoff is Tuesday, Aug. 25, and polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Lindsey Graham\u2019s death, Darline Graham\u2019s use of her maiden name sparks debate as opponents and media sometimes refer to her as Darline Nordone in South Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What\u2019s in a name? 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