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Amy Gertner, wife of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, says she is angry about reports that she told his campaign about sexually explicit texts he exchanged with other women, releasing a video to defend their marriage and denounce gossip as scrutiny of his past continues at the start of his bid. The disclosures come amid earlier controversy surrounding Platner and his campaign.
Amy Gertner, wife of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, says she is deeply hurt by public revelations of her husband's extramarital sexting, accusing a former campaign official of betraying her privacy. The disclosures followed NYT and WSJ reports that she flagged the messages to campaign staff last year; CNN has not independently confirmed the texts, though a Platner-associated Kik account exists. Platner's campaign has already faced controversy over a Nazi-symbol tattoo he covered and other inflammatory statements as he runs against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, confirmed he exchanged sexually explicit texts with multiple women while married, as his campaign faces ongoing fallout from infidelity coverage and a public dispute with his wife over allegedly leaked gossip.
The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign in 2025 about sexually explicit texts he had sent to other women, a disclosure made during an internal vetting process and first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Gertner said the couple has since reconciled, though she criticized a campaign staffer for betraying her private details. Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee who would face Republican Sen. Susan Collins, has faced other controversies (a Nazi-symbol tattoo he later covered up and past online comments) and has been endorsed by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. He attributes some earlier views to PTSD and his Marine service.)