Sen. Bernie Sanders affirmed his support for Graham Platner, who seeks the Democratic Party’s nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat election in 2026.
Oct. 22 Sen. Bernie Sanders affirmed his support for Graham Platner, who seeks the Democratic Party’s nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat election in 2026.
Platner wants to challenge incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, for her seat, but so does Maine Gov. Janet Mills and several other candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination in the race.
Sanders, I-Vt., endorsed Platner’s candidacy during a Labor Day rally in Portland, Maine, but recently revealed video footage from 2007 shows Platner has what appears to be a skull and crossbones tattoo on his right pectoral that resembles the Totenkopf death’s head image used by the Schutzstaffel before and during World War II.
Sanders identifies as a progressive independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats and affirmed his endorsement of Platner on Tuesday.
