Graham Platner Took $30,000 in Corporate-Linked Donations as He Campaigned Against Big Pharma and Big Tech
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Graham Platner Took $30,000 in Corporate-Linked Donations as He Campaigned Against Big Pharma and Big Tech
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Summary
More than $30,000 in donations flowed to Maine Democrat Graham Platner from August 2025 through March 2026 from lobbyists and executives tied to industries he has attacked, including tech, pharmaceuticals, banking and defense.
FEC and lobbying records reviewed by Fox News Digital show the money came from individuals at third-party lobbying firms and major companies, even as Platner built his Senate campaign around confronting corporate power and lowering costs.
Two $1,000 healthcare-linked donations sharpened the contradiction: one came from a lobbyist for AbbVie before Platner's March 25 pledge to reject such money, and another from a Brownstein lobbyist representing Novartis and Moderna was later returned.
Records also show contributions from people linked to clients or firms representing Amazon, Google, Salesforce, Blue Origin, Boeing, RTX, Anduril, UBS, Visa and Citigroup, alongside donations from lobbying-firm partners and Sony executives.
The disclosures add to scrutiny of Platner ahead of a likely November race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, with current federal campaign records covering only through March.