US EditionAP: Janet Mills Has the Resume for Her Senate Bid. Is that Enough to Win over Maine's Democratic Voters?
Mills leans on her record and endorsements as Platner draws larger crowds and argues Democrats need a new direction.
- Maine Governor Janet Mills and military veteran Graham Platner are competing for the Democratic Senate nomination in the June 9 primary to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is backing Mills, while Platner is endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressive leaders who cite Democrats' 2024 losses as reason for new direction.
- Mills, 78, pledges a single term if elected, while Platner, 41, argues that Washington influence requires longer tenure to gain seniority and policymaking power.
- Challenging Collins remains difficult; she has maintained long-term support in Maine by winning as a moderate despite the state backing Democrat Kamala Harris for president in 2024.
- The first of five scheduled debates begins May 7, where candidates will address party direction and Platner's past controversies amid voter deliberation over electability.
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Lewiston Sun JournalCoverage of Maine’s US Senate candidates has been incomplete
Recently, more than one letter to the editor has implied that there are only two Democratic candidates running to contest Sen. Susan Collins in the fall election. I was particularly disturbed by an April 11 letter from Lawrence Kaplan, MDS, “Pull back the curtain on Graham Platner.” To quote Mr. Kaplan, “As a card-carrying Democrat […]
Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough?
Maine Gov. Janet Mills talks to reporters in South Portland. Photo by Patrick Whittle of the Associated Press.This story was reported by Patrick Whittle and Kimberlee Kruesi of the Associated Press and has been republished by The Maine Monitor as part of a content sharing arrangement between the two newsrooms. If there’s one story Janet Mills likes to share as a warning not to underestimate her political prowess, it’s about a blue suit that the …
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Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine's Democratic voters?
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has decades of experience in public office and the backing of the party establishment as she seeks the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
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