Schumer backs Mills in Maine Senate race, pitting him against Sanders

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday endorsed Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) in the state’s 2026 Senate race against GOP Sen. Susan Collins. “We think that Janet Mills is the best ...

Old Reddit Posts, Tattoos, and Age Concerns: Democrats’ Troubles Come Into Sharp Relief in Maine

She is seen as perhaps the most vulnerable Republican this cycle, and Democrats’ most viable pick-up opportunity. Yet she may ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills kicks off Senate run in critical 2026 race

The seat, held by Republican Sen. Susan Collins, could be one of only a few realistic Senate pickup opportunities for ...
The American Prospect

Sparks Flying in Maine’s Senate Race

Susan Collins remains forever unconcerned. One of the Republicans’ most reliable meme generators isn’t fretting over Janet Mills’s entry into the race for Maine’s Senate seat alongside oyster farmer G ...

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war and police

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time ...

Janet Mills joins Maine Senate race to unseat Susan Collins, setting up a high-stakes generational clash in the Democratic primary

The popular two-term governor is 77. Her top challenger in the primary, oyster fisherman Graham Platner, is 41.