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Race to Replace Lindsey Graham Begins as Trump Hints at Preferred Pick
Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement while Republicans prepare for a special election to fill the seat permanently.
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About Henry McMaster
Henry Dargan McMaster is an American politician and attorney serving since 2017 as the 117th governor of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2003 to 2011 as the 50th attorney general of South Carolina and from 2015 to 2017 as the 91st lieutenant governor of South Carolina, under Governor Nikki Haley.
Everything about Henry McMaster →- Occupation
- lawyer, politician, governor, jurist
- Position held
- South Carolina Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, chairperson, Governor of South Carolina
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 27, 1947
- Website
- https://henrymcmaster.com/