Graham Platner's wife told campaign about sexually explicit texts he sent to other women: Report
The disclosure came as aides were conducting opposition research and before a Labor Day rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders, the WSJ reported.
- In late August 2025, Amy Gertner disclosed sexually explicit texts found on her husband Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's phone to a campaign aide, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Seeking to protect the campaign, Gertner—who married Platner in 2024—shared the messages to ensure they posed no risk to his nascent campaign, believing she was confiding in a trusted aide.
- Campaign officials opted to address the texts as a private marital matter, channeling the situation into marriage counseling rather than publicizing the messages during opposition research.
- The disclosure surfaced as Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee facing Susan Collins in November, continues to face scrutiny over controversial internet posts and a chest tattoo.
- Ongoing scrutiny includes questions about a chest tattoo resembling the Nazi Totenkopf symbol, intensifying campaign challenges ahead of the November election against Collins.
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Graham Platner’s wife says she’s ‘deeply hurt’ by public revelations of her husband’s extramarital sexts
The wife of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said she was “deeply hurt” after details of her husband’s extramarital sexting became public Saturday, accusing a former campaign official and confidante of betraying her trust.
Platner’s Wife Drops Bombshell About His Sexual Messages To Other Women: Reports
For conservatives who want the GOP to maintain a majority on Capitol Hill, Graham Platner is the gift that keeps on giving. The US Senate candidate from Maine has already faced serious backlash over a Nazi-linked tattoo, disparaging remarks about military service members, and a host of off-color comments that resurfaced from a now-deleted Reddit account. And this weekend saw another scandal added to the mix, this time reportedly coming from his …
NYT and WSJ Report Platner was Exchanging Sexual Messages with as Many as a Dozen Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Explosive reporting from The New York Times and Wall Street Journal today revealed that Graham Platner’s wife informed his campaign of “sexually explicit” messages with up to a dozen women. The latest scandal follows a series of earlier reporting about Platner’s perverted sexual deviance in public restrooms, proclivities for sex workers in Thailand and Latin America, and previous comments blaming women for their own rapes. Wh…
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