It’s full steam ahead for Platner after a week of scandalous stories.
Billy Kobin
Staff Writer
Billy covers politics for the Press Herald. He joined the newsroom in 2026 after also covering politics for the Bangor Daily News for about two and a half years. Before moving to Maine in 2023, the Wisconsin native reported for the Courier Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Indianapolis Star after graduating from Northwestern University. Billy feels like Maine is right where he needs to be, and apart from reading and enjoying music, he loves getting outside to run, hike, bike, ski and play soccer with friends and family.
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‘You have my back’: Graham Platner stays the course at Bar Harbor rally
The embattled U.S. Senate candidate spoke to a supportive crowd of hundreds at a Friday night event that also featured other Maine Democrats and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.
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Ex-girlfriend at the center of Graham Platner’s latest scandal says she was ‘set up.’ He says she’s a political operative.
Lyndsey Fifield made the most explosive claims about Platner in Thursday’s New York Times story.
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Platner’s ex tells New York Times about Nazi tattoo, ‘toxic’ relationship
The latest scandalous report on Platner comes days after stories about sexually explicit texts he had previously sent several women while married.
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Ranked-choice voting simulation predicts Nirav Shah will win Maine governor primary
And Joe Baldacci beat Jordan Wood in a simulation of the CD2 race.
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Why Jordan Wood scrapped his Maine Senate plans to seek the House
A former staffer on Capitol Hill whose career has involved trying to get big money and election deniers out of politics, Jordan Wood feels Maine’s 2nd District voters are in tune with his policy proposals.
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Democratic senators offer little about high-stakes meeting with Graham Platner
Platner was in Washington on Tuesday for a ‘long-planned’ meeting with Democratic senators likely to ask him about the recent reports on his past messages with various women.
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A timeline of Graham Platner’s controversies during his Senate campaign
The Sullivan oyster farmer and military veteran has faced a series of embarrassing disclosures since launching his Senate campaign last summer.
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Angus King III is running for governor on his resume, not his name. Will it work in 2026?
King, the son of Maine’s junior U.S. senator, has not sought elected office before, but his political experience and connections run deep.
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Why a shadowy PAC is spending in a Maine Democratic primary
Real Change PAC is behind similar activity in New Jersey and other states that have House Democratic primaries this year.