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Platner's wife told campaign about sexually explicit texts he sent other women
The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign in 2025 about sexual messages he had sent to other women.
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Platner's Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Campaign
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The wife of the Maine Democratic Senate candidate last year told the campaign about texts she had found between Platner and other women
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