Graham Platner
Sen. Bernie Sanders (center) stands with Troy Jackson (left), who is now running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and Graham Platner (right), who was then the Democrats' presumptive nominee, during Sanders' “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
July 9, 2026, 1:03 pm
Possible Platner replacements and their divergent stands on Israel
Candidates hoping to become the Maine Democratic nominee for Senate are split on key issues of concern to the Jewish community.
By Joseph Strauss
Graham Platner (Photo by MAINEiac4434, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
July 6, 2026, 5:23 pm
Accused of rape, Platner taking time to ‘reflect on best path forward’ for Senate run
Former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile called on the candidate to “step aside” and said that he “needs time to heal, focus on his family and well-being.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (Laura Brett/Getty Images)
June 10, 2026, 9:38 am
Graham Platner, anti-Israel progressive, sews up Democratic Senate nomination in Maine
Platner’s primary opponent had suspended her campaign but remained on the ballot.
By Philissa Cramer
U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). (Sophie Park/Getty Images)
April 30, 2026, 12:21 pm
Graham Platner, whose Maine Senate run has concerned Jews, becomes presumptive Dem nominee
Chuck Schumer has signaled support for Platner, whose background includes a Nazi tattoo and Jewish extended family.
By Andrew Lapin
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at Yeshiva University’s Chanukah fundraising dinner, Dec. 7, 2025. (Credit: Courtesy of Yeshiva University)
April 19, 2026, 11:34 am
Fetterman: Democrats have an antisemitism problem
"We have a serious problem with my party. So if I have to be the last man standing in the Democratic Party, I'm proud to stand with Israel," the Pennsylvania senator said.
By David Isaac
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