Event Brief
Maine Senate candidate Platner sent explicit texts
Filed: May 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM ET
Summary: Graham Platner’s wife says he exchanged sexual texts with multiple women while married.
WHO: Amy Gertner
WHAT: Gertner said Graham Platner exchanged sexual texts with multiple women while married.
WHEN: May 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM ET
WHERE: Maine, USA
WHY: Gertner disclosed the sexual text exchanges as political backlash mounted over Platner’s candidacy.
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