Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ Bid for Senate Reignites Democrats’ Age Debate | News Channel 3-12

Froma Harrop: Mills happens to be a lot younger than Sanders

So Democrat Janet Mills, governor of Maine, is running against Susan Collins, the state’s Republican senator since 1997. An established political figure would be running against another established political figure, yet the current reportage for Mills tends to start off…

Janet Mills would be oldest freshman senator ever

Janet Mills in 2022. Photo by Robert F. Bukaty of the Associated Press.This story was produced as part of a partnership with NOTUS and the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. The launch this week of 77-year-old Janet Mills’ Senate campaign in Maine reignites a debate about age among Democrats, who have spent the year arguing that the party, still reeling from Joe Biden’s age-related withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race,…

Democrats’ Senate Majority Hopes Hang on Three Candidates Older Than 65

The launch this week of 77-year-old Janet Mills’ Senate campaign in Maine reignites a debate about age among Democrats, who have spent the year arguing that the party, still reeling from Joe Biden’s age-related withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, must move on to a new generation of younger leaders.Maine is not the only state next year where the party faces this issue.In three key 2026 Senate battlegrounds, Democrats are running older can…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ bid for Senate reignites Democrats’ age debate

In many ways, Janet Mills is the ideal Democratic recruit to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a fifth-term moderate with a track record of beating well-funded challengers. Mills is a two-term governor with a history of outperforming her party and a record of pushing back against President Donald Trump.