Graham Platner ends trip to DC and NYC early after media showed up at family’s house
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner cut short his trip to Washington, D.C., and New York City after media attention focused on his family's home and business. This decision followed the revelation of a scandal involving sexually explicit messages he sent while married. Despite these controversies, Platner is positioned as the likely Democratic nominee against incumbent Senator Susan Collins.
- ▪Graham Platner canceled his events after reporters visited his family's home and restaurant.
- ▪He is facing scrutiny due to a scandal involving explicit messages sent while married.
- ▪Platner is currently the only major candidate in the Democratic primary against Susan Collins.
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner abruptly canceled his scheduled events in Washington, D.C., and New York City on Wednesday after reporters showed up at his family’s home and place of business in Maine, according to a NOTUS report confirmed by multiple outlets. Journalists from the New York Post reportedly showed up at the home of Platner’s mother-in-law and the restaurant that his mother owns on Wednesday. This prompted Platner to cancel an event he had planned with the Democratic veterans group VoteVets on Wednesday and bypass the rest of his interstate trip, which included a stop in New York.
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