Maine Senate Candidate's Wife Alerted Campaign About His Sexual Messages to Other Women
The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner informed campaign staff that he had sent sexually explicit messages to other women.
The wife of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, told his campaign staff that he had sent sexually explicit messages to other women, according to multiple news reports.
Amy Gertner, Platner's wife, alerted campaign officials about the sexually explicit messages her husband had exchanged with other women. The disclosure was made to campaign staff as Platner's Senate race was beginning.
According to reports from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Gertner specifically informed former senior campaign staffer Genevieve McDonald about the sexually explicit communications.
The reports indicate that Gertner brought this information to the campaign's attention in 2025, though the exact timing of when the messages were originally sent was not specified in the available reporting.
Platner is running as the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine. The revelation about his personal communications and his wife's decision to alert campaign staff represents a significant development in his political campaign.