Platner is the latest Democrat to announce his candidacy in the 2026 senate race against the incumbent Collins. Others ...

G raham Platner, a military veteran and oysterman from a small town near Maine's Acadia National Park, will run for U.S.

Democrats hope to recruit Governor Janet Mills to challenge the powerful Republican senator, but an oyster farmer with a ...

The 40-year-old veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars joins a growing field of challengers for Collins’ seat as Democrats ...

Graham Platner, 40, from the Hancock County town of Sullivan, announced Tuesday he is running as a Democrat for the chance to ...

Graham Platner, a Democrat from Hancock County, joins a growing list of mostly little-known candidates to challenge Collins, ...

Platner, a Democrat who served as a Marine in Iraq and the Army in Afghanistan, says the "oligarchy is the enemy." ...

Combat veteran Graham Platner enters 2026 Senate race as Democrat challenging Republican Susan Collins in Maine with focus on ...

A largely unknown oysterman and military veteran, Graham Platner garnered widespread attention this week when he launched a U.S. Senate campaign to try to unseat long-time Republican U.S. Sen. Susan ...

Graham Platner wants to oust Sen. Susan Collins — and disrupt national Dems’ plans to unite around Gov. Janet Mills.

Graham Platner, an oyster farmer running as a Democrat in the Maine Senate primary, is being propped up as a “grassroots” candidate who can win over Trump supporters. His record tells a more ...

A 40-year-old oyster farmer and U.S. Army veteran is hoping to unseat five-term Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) next year: “She ...