Marine Combat Veteran Graham Platner Wants Susan Collins' Senate Seat

[Uncle Joe]

U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner talked to Military.com about how his military background is a bigger part of his efforts to flip Maine.

Graham Platner, 41, a Marine Corps veteran, is the Democratic candidate running to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. He spoke with Military.com about trying to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, 73, who has held the seat since 1997.

Challenging Three Decades of a Known Politician

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Open Secrets shows Collins having a net worth of approximately $4.12 million in 2018, aided by nearly $500,000 in assets in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries. But according to the data platform Quiver Quantitive, Collins’ net worth has grown to its current estimate of $6.92 million.

Platner Hosts a Veterans Town Hall

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Scott Peoples, VFRL’s executive director and former captain in the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division during the global fight against terrorism, told Military.com that Platner received the organization’s endorsement because a new generation is being thrown into endless war while few do anything to put a stop to the status quo.

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Mainers' Most Important Issues

Platner, when asked what issues he hears most from Mainers—whether they are civilians or veterans—comes back to the kitchen-table issues like economics and health care.

He said Mainers are concerned about Medicare and Medicaid cuts, rural hospitals being shut down, and treating veterans in a state with a higher per-capita vet population.

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