Gov. Mills Critical of Rival Graham Platner as Race for US Senate Primary Escalates

Gov. Mills critical of rival Graham Platner as race for US Senate primary escalates

Maine Gov. Janet Mills criticized Graham Platner, a rival for the Democratic Senate nomination in 2026, for the first time in public on Monday.

Criticizing Platner tattoo, Mills said it’s ‘up to the people’ to decide

Maine Gov. Janet Mills and House Speaker Ryan Fecteau speak at a housing event in Brunswick on Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/ Maine Morning Star)Gov. Janet Mills, who is running to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, criticized her Democratic opponent Graham Platner and his now-covered up tattoo linked to Nazi symbolism. “I obviously vehemently disagree with the things he’s been quoted as saying and doing,” Mills said at a …