Graham Platner

Platner advocates universal health coverage by implementing Medicare for All and moving away from the for-profit health-insurance model; he also emphasizes expanding access to mental health care and protecting rural hospitals. He supports government negotiation of prescription drug prices and breaking up health-care monopolies to reduce costs for working Mainers.

Platner says Maine is being squeezed by a billionaire economy and argues for an economy that works for workers and small businesses rather than wealthy elites. His platform calls for raising the federal minimum wage, supporting unions, protecting working waterfront jobs, breaking up monopolies, and taxing billionaires more heavily.

Platner says he will fight for urgent action on climate change, strengthen environmental protections, and restore a stronger EPA. He also says Maine’s fisheries, lobstermen, and farmers are already affected by climate change and that he wants solutions that protect those industries without unnecessary burdens.

Platner supports a strong federal guarantee of the right to choose and says government should stay out of private reproductive decisions. His platform explicitly backs abortion rights rather than restrictions.

Platner has taken a strongly anti-ICE position, saying ICE is not welcome in communities and criticizing federal immigration enforcement as authoritarian overreach. His public comments indicate support for protecting immigrants and resisting aggressive deportation operations.

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Platner takes a sharply anti-interventionist stance and has criticized U.S. support for Israel, including calling the war in Gaza a genocide and urging the U.S. to use its leverage to end it. He also opposed U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran and framed it as dangerous escalation.

Graham Platner's platform explicitly supports federal LGBTQ anti-discrimination legislation to protect equal rights and dignity for LGBTQ Americans; he frames equality for all as a core principle and commits to advancing civil rights protections at the federal level.

Platner says the federal government should ensure every school district has adequate resources to provide a quality public education, and he opposes federal support for private school vouchers.

Platner says corporations should be restricted from using AI to surveil, track, and subject Americans to predatory pricing practices. His broader platform emphasizes consumer protection and limiting corporate abuse.

Platner supports a constitutional amendment to ban billionaires from buying elections and says Citizens United has enabled wealthy donors to dominate politics. His platform frames campaign-finance reform as central to restoring democracy.

Platner prioritizes Maine’s working waterfront, fisheries, and maritime workforce, including expanded cold storage, grant programs, invasive species controls, and support for the Working Waterfronts Act. He also says he will fight to fund rural hospitals and protect access to care in Maine communities.