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Self-Funded Trans Activist Ashley Webb Enters Maine Senate Race

7/18/2026

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Ashley Webb, a transgender activist, entered the Democratic Senate primary in Maine after Graham Platton suspended his campaign.
He runs the campaign without major donors, acting as both candidate and treasurer.
Webb claims a monthly period exits through his colon, a detail he posted on Reddit.
He describes himself as a trans and intersex woman with an XY karyotype that may be XX and lists testosterone 429 ng/dl and estrogen 285 pg/ml.

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Story summary

Ashley Webb, a transgender activist, entered the Democratic Senate primary in Maine after Graham Platton suspended his campaign.
He runs the campaign without major donors, acting as both candidate and treasurer.
Webb claims a monthly period exits through his colon, a detail he posted on Reddit.
He describes himself as a trans and intersex woman with an XY karyotype that may be XX and lists testosterone 429 ng/dl and estrogen 285 pg/ml.