Mills hints at resurrecting Maine Senate bid amid Platner scandals
Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) suggested she could restart her Maine Senate campaign after suspending it in April against Democrat Graham Platner as the embattled progressive insurgent faces fallout from his latest scandal involving sexts to women who were not his wife.
TL;DR
- Maine Governor Janet Mills suggested she might restart her Senate campaign, which was suspended in April.
- Mills is running against Democrat Graham Platner, who is facing scandals including sexting allegations.
- Platner confirmed exchanging explicit texts with women other than his wife and has faced criticism for past social media posts and a tattoo.
- Platner remains the presumptive Democratic nominee for the June primary.
- Mills had been trailing in polls but had narrowed the gap before suspending her active campaigning.