Graham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer, is challenging Susan Collins for her Senate seat in Maine. He's fighting against the oligarchy and billionaires who control politics, advocating for universal healthcare and economic justice. Will Mainers choose real change over the status quo? #PlatnerForSenate

Julia Conley
Aug 19, 2025

Launching a US Senate run to unseat five-term Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, oyster farmer Graham Platner on Tuesday made clear in his inaugural ad that beating the “fake” moderate also means taking on the power-hungry billionaire class that has helped keep her in power all these years.

The enemy that the vast majority of Americans and Mainers have in common, said Platner, “is the oligarchy.”