Graham Platner Unveils Energy Plan After Casting Maine Primary Ballot in 2026 Senate Race
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Updated · Fox News · May 11
Graham Platner Unveils Energy Plan After Casting Maine Primary Ballot in 2026 Senate Race
4 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11
Ellsworth, Maine — Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner cast an early primary ballot and rolled out an energy plan he said would cut costs for working families.
The proposal calls for eliminating the national gas and diesel tax, freezing electricity-rate increases and creating a clean-energy fund, which Platner said is central to his campaign against Sen. Susan Collins.
Platner became the party's presumptive nominee less than two weeks ago after Gov. Janet Mills ended her campaign, and he said Democrats now appear ready to unite behind him despite his refusal to back Chuck Schumer as leader.
Republicans are already attacking the first-time candidate over past Reddit comments and a tattoo he later covered up, but Platner said similar lines of attack failed in the primary and would not derail him in November.
The Maine race is one of a handful likely to shape control of the Senate, with both parties leaning into cost-of-living politics as inflation, higher gas prices and the Iran war weigh on voters.
As living costs rise, do a candidate's past online comments matter more than their economic recovery plans?
Can a plan to cut gas taxes and freeze electricity rates solve Maine's long-term energy challenges?