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Platner is a U.S. military veteran and oyster farmer running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Maine.

Despite recent controversies, Platner has a huge lead in a recent poll and is drawing big crowds, while the two-term governor ...

Speaking at a town hall following days of negative revelations about his online posts and a tattoo that resembled Nazi ...

Graham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer from Maine who is running as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, is ...

Their hesitance comes as two polls show Platner with a large lead over Maine Gov. Janet Mills among Democratic primary voters ...

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he covered up a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol that he got nearly 20 ...

Graham’s tattoo became a test for his progressive allies, who have split on whether to defend or criticize the 41-year-old ...

The 41-year-old oyster farmer and military veteran looking to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins says he had no idea the skull and ...

It’s been covered up with some kind of Celtic knot with a dog on it, because that’s far more in line with my opinions,” the ...

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, says he'll remove a tattoo of an image widely recognized as ...

Graham Platner hopes to be elected as one of Maine's two U.S.senators and denied allegations that he is a Nazi after images ...