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Mills vs. Platner: Maine Primary Sparks Tattoo Debate

4/30/2026

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Janet Mills and Graham Platner vie for Maine’s primary, with a May 7 debate and June 9 primary.
Mills, 78, says she will serve one term and is endorsed by Chuck Schumer and the Campaign Committee, while Platner, 41, supported by Bernie Sanders, argues voters need seniority.
Mills highlighted Platner’s online comments and a skull-and-crossbones tattoo linked to a Nazi symbol, while she faces criticism for opposing a gun law referendum that passed.

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Story summary

Janet Mills and Graham Platner vie for Maine’s primary, with a May 7 debate and June 9 primary.
Mills, 78, says she will serve one term and is endorsed by Chuck Schumer and the Campaign Committee, while Platner, 41, supported by Bernie Sanders, argues voters need seniority.
Mills highlighted Platner’s online comments and a skull-and-crossbones tattoo linked to a Nazi symbol, while she faces criticism for opposing a gun law referendum that passed.