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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-14T09:04:57.004Z",
  "aliases": [
    "Graham Cunningham Platner",
    "Platner"
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  "changes": [
    {
      "title": "Platner announced as speaker for activist-led event in Maine",
      "summary": "Former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race last month amid sexual assault allegations , was announced as a speaker for a Labor Day event in Ellsworth, Maine, next month. The event was organized by the groups Hancock County Activists and Acadia Action Peacemakers, according to information.",
      "date": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dems stand by Maine nominee hit with report he fathered children with his second cousin",
      "summary": "Democratic senators are still backing Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson, who replaced former candidate Graham Platner on the ballot, after the latest allegations threaten to yet again shake up the race for U.S. Senate in the Pine Tree State. Platner , following a series of scandals culminating in sexual misconduct clai.",
      "date": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bernie Sanders on if he regrets Platner endorsement: ‘Easier to be a Monday morning quarterback’",
      "summary": "In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shares his thoughts on the Maine Senate race after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized Sanders for having “no regrets” over endorsing Graham Platner.",
      "date": "2026-08-02"
    },
    {
      "title": "Maine Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Platner on Senate ballot",
      "summary": "Maine Democrats gathered Saturday to select former state Senate President Troy Jackson as the Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot.",
      "date": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Democrats in Maine formally nominate Troy Jackson as their new candidate for U.S. Senate",
      "summary": "Democrats are hoping to move past Graham Platner's scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Susan Collins. In Jackson, they chose a nominee with a similar economic populist message as Platner. (Image credit: Ashley L. Conti for NPR).",
      "date": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Troy Jackson secures Democratic nomination for Maine Senate seat after chaotic primary race",
      "summary": "Progressive former state senate president gains nomination after Graham Platner dropped out over sexual assault allegations In a race defined by scandal, withdrawals and a frantic hunt for a replacement candidate, Maine Democrats hit reset on their chaotic Senate primary on Saturday as Troy Jackson officially secured t.",
      "date": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race",
      "summary": "Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.",
      "date": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Democrats in Maine gather to replace Graham Platner in the race against Susan Collins",
      "summary": "Democrats are hoping to move past Platner's scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins. The apparent front-runner is former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson. (Image credit: Graeme Sloan).",
      "date": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Maine Democrats meet to select Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner",
      "summary": "Maine Democrats are gathering Saturday to select a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot, with former state Senate President Troy Jackson poised to secure the nomination.",
      "date": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "5 Things to Know About the Maine Senate Candidate Troy Jackson",
      "summary": "Mr. Jackson, who has emerged as the clear front-runner to replace Graham Platner, is a Republican turned Democrat who is seen as close to Mr. Platner on policy.",
      "date": "2026-07-20"
    }
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