Nirav Shah is making fundraising calls to gauge Maine Senate race
Shah said he has preliminary donor pledges and could reuse his governor campaign apparatus if Platner exits the race.
- On Thursday, Dr. Nirav Shah, former Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate to defeat incumbent Susan Collins after Democrat Graham Platner withdrew.
- Platner suspended his campaign Wednesday following sexual assault allegations from former romantic partner Jenny Racicot, who alleged he assaulted her in 2021; Platner continues to deny the claims.
- Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson officially launched his bid for the nomination, joining a crowded field as the Maine Democratic State Committee plans a roughly 600-person convention to select the nominee by July 27.
- Shah pledged to fight for Medicare for All, while Jackson wrote, "It's about the fact that our systems have been rigged for the ultra-wealthy oligarchs for far too long." Both candidates emphasize progressive priorities.
- The race against five-term Republican Susan Collins is projected to draw nearly $500 million in spending, more than double the $200 million spent in 2020, as Democrats race to nominate a challenger by month's end.
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Some former Platner volunteers are rallying behind Nirav Shah
Former Graham Platner volunteers Liv Drewniak and Erin Evans vouched for Nirav Shah as his replacement. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/Maine Morning Star)When Erin Evans of Portland learned of the sexual assault allegations against Graham Platner on Monday evening, she said the news felt like a gut punch to her and fellow volunteers. Evans, a small business owner who served as the Rosemont neighborhood captain for Platner’s campaign said “it was lik…
Cooper joins Schiff, Schumer calls for Platner to exit Senate race
Candidates for North Carolina’s US Senate seat this fall continue to play close with national party politics just more than eight weeks before voters start marking ballots. There’s been virtually no change in polling in the 11 months since Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley formally announced intent. Cooper has led, maintains a war chest advantage according to the Federal Election Commission, and is trending to be the first from …
Nirav Shah, governor primary runner-up, jumps into race to replace Platner
Nirav Shah, the former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director who recently lost in the Democratic primary for governor, officially threw his name into the race to succeed Graham Platner on Thursday morning. Like many other Democrats who are jumping in officially following Platner’s exit Wednesday evening, Shah was essentially already in the race. On Tuesday, he was doing interviews and calling for debates and an open process. B…
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