共和党籍联邦参议员林赛・格雷厄姆 7 月 11 日猝然离世，官方宣布将于本月下旬分别在华盛顿特区与他的家乡南卡罗来纳州举办两场悼念仪式，缅怀他的一生与政治遗产。
格雷厄姆办公室于周五发布公告，悼念活动安排如下：7 月 28 日(周二)在华盛顿举行追思仪式;7 月 29 日(周三)回到南卡州，先后在州府哥伦比亚市、皮肯斯县举办两场告别仪式。皮肯斯县是格雷厄姆的成长地，也是他长期代表的选区。
办公室暂未公布华盛顿追思会具体地点，但多名国会消息人士向美国广播公司透露，活动将在华盛顿国家大教堂举行。格雷厄姆办公室表示，后续会发布仪式更多细节。
格雷厄姆是特朗普总统的核心盟友，离世时正处于自己第五届参议员任期。他 1955 年生于南卡罗来纳州森特市，国会官方履历显示，1973 年他从当地丹尼尔高中毕业。
华盛顿特区法医办公室初步鉴定结论显示，格雷厄姆的直接死因是动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病诱发主动脉夹层。
格雷厄姆的妹妹达琳・格雷厄姆已于本周二宣誓就任联邦参议员。兄长离世数天后，南卡州州长亨利・麦克马斯特任命她填补这一席位空缺。特朗普对此任命表示支持，称这是对林赛・格雷厄姆 “极好的缅怀”。兄妹二人父母早逝，年纪尚轻的林赛当年成为了达琳的法定监护人。
周五，特朗普公开呼吁达琳参选即将到来的南卡联邦参议员特别初选，若参选胜出，她将长期保有兄长留下的这一席位。
达琳目前尚未对外宣布是否打算参选完整任期。一名熟悉南卡政坛内情的人士周五向美国广播公司透露，她已经就参选特别补选一事展开多方沟通。
美国广播公司已致函达琳的办公室寻求回应，暂未收到答复。
达琳现定居南卡列克星敦市，2019 年起担任南卡盲人委员会专员;同时任职于南卡劳动力发展委员会，并且是全国州盲人机构委员会候任主席。
州长办公室介绍，她此前还曾任职克莱姆森大学、南卡就业劳动力局、南卡职业康复局等机构。
本次参议员席位补选日程已确定：8 月 11 日举行特别初选，决出共和党候选人，进入 11 月 3 日大选选票。若没有候选人在初选中拿到过半选票，两周后将举行第二轮决胜初选。
Sen. Lindsey Graham's memorial services set for later this month
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Darline Graham has not yet announced whether she intends to run for the seat for the full term. A source involved with South Carolina politics told ABC News on Friday that she has been having conversations about running in the special election.
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.
