ME-SEN: Schumer backs Mills in Maine Senate race [View all]
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 candidate to retire Susan Collins,” Schumer said Tuesday at a press conference. “She’s a tested two-term governor and the people of Maine have an enormous amount of affection and respect for her.”
Mills, who is termed out as governor, launched her Senate candidacy last week. The 77-year-old joins a crowded Democratic field that also includes veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner, fashion designer Natasha Alcala, veteran and former Pentagon policy writer David Evans, Army veteran Tucker Favreau, Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban, University of Maine professor Andrea LaFlamme, former Air Force contracting officer Daira Smith-Rodriguez and Jordan Wood, ex-chief of staff to former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.).
Platner, running a populist, anti-establishment campaign, has garnered heavy support from the Democratic Party’s progressive wing. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is backing the Army veteran, and according to the Federal Election Commission, Platner’s campaign has raised more than $3.2 million as of the end of September.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5565965-schumer-endorses-mills-maine/
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