Third senator backs Platner in Maine race

Another Senator Backs Platner, Saying 'Democratic Party Needs to Win Back Working People'

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner gains momentum with key endorsements from Democratic senators, poised to challenge Republican incumbent Susan Collins.

Platner Pals: New Mexico Senator Shrugs Off Schumer, Joins Platner Endorsement Party

AUGUSTA — Today, Sen. Martin Heinrich became the third U.S. senator to formally endorse oyster connoisseur Graham Platner for U.S. Senate in Maine, in a purported chess move tied to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s devotion to Gov. Janet Mills.  The endorsement, first sighted on social media in an X post, enters as Platner continues [...] The post Platner Pals: New Mexico Senator Shrugs Off Schumer, Joins Platner Endorsement Party appeared…

Third senator backs Platner in Maine race

Sen. Martin Heinrich endorses Graham Platner in the Democratic primary for Senate in Maine.

New Mexico Sen. Heinrich bucks Schumer, endorses Platner in Maine Senate race

Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico endorsed Graham Platner on Tuesday in Maine's Democratic Senate primary -- the latest sign of a growing push inside the party against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's preferred candidate, Gov. Janet Mills.

Another Senator Backs Graham Platner

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is formally endorsing Graham Platner for Senate in Maine today, praising the oysterman’s focus on “delivering for Mainers, not billionaire donors” and calling him “exactly the person the Democratic Party needs to win back working people, Politico reports.

Susan Collins chances of losing to Democrats in Maine Senate race—New poll

Maine’s U.S. Senate race is expected to be among the most competitive of the 2026 midterm elections.