Graham Plattner

I've made mistakes in my life, mistakes that I regret that I live with, that I continue to learn from.

I'm still far from perfect.

But every day I wake up and I try to be a little bit better.

Plattner is a combat veteran turned oyster farmer.

He's a political newcomer.

And he's had to answer a lot about his past since launching his campaign less than a year ago.

Most recently, the New York Times published a story where Plattner's previous romantic partners described him as toxic and as a person who does not respect women.

Plattner spoke to our colleagues at Maine Public saying he believes these stories serve as a distraction away from the political movement he is building.

He also told Maine Public...

He doesn't think his past will haunt him at the primary ballot box.

My name is Graham Plattner, and I am running for United States Senate.

Until the Democratic Party at the federal level.

is no longer beholden to the same corporate interests that the Republican Party is, we're gonna find ourselves back in this position over and over and over again.

We are hanging on by a thread.

And we either organize and build power and fight, or we lose.

And we can't lose.

No.

I've never had some kind of like weird relationships with people.

I have a lot of ex-girlfriends.

They're all still my friends.