Graham Platner Says He 'Serves' as His Maine Town's Harbormaster. He Held the Largely 'Clerical' Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign.
'We don't really have any working waterfront,' Sullivan's town manager said, adding that Platner's role was 'not like a regular employee'
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner often touts his role as harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, as proof of his "working class" bona fides, saying on his campaign website that he "serves the town of Sullivan as Harbormaster" and claiming during a February podcast interview that he's "been the harbormaster for the last two years." He actually held the role for roughly 18 months before quitting to launch his Senate campaign—and it was largely a "clerical" one, according to local records and people familiar with the position.
‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration
Two former mayors—Eric Adams and Michael Bloomberg—took Mamdani’s place and the parade went smoothly without the antisemitic disruptions that have been on the rise across the city
Democrat-Backed Nebraska Senate Hopeful Dan Osborn Quietly Scrubs ‘Abortion’ From His Website, But Still Takes Money From Planned Parenthood Figure
Osborn says he supports abortion with ‘common sense limits,’ but won’t say how he voted in Nebraska’s successful 2024 referendum that banned abortion after the first trimester
Sorry, Haters: James Talarico Not Gay, Analysis Finds
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Some Journalists Still Unsure if Maureen Galindo, Democratic Sex Therapist Who Vowed To Castrate ‘Zionist’ Pedophiles Who ‘Worship Satan,’ Is Antisemitic
Politico, the New York Times, and others cite 'accusations' of hateful rhetoric,…
In Curious Reversal, McMorrow Ally Honors Fallen US Soldiers Without Mentioning Grandfather’s Role in Nazi Army That Killed 150K Americans
Democratic fundraiser Kelly Neumann has threatened legal action against the Free Beacon…
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HUD Launches Investigation of Portland-Area County Over Race-Based Homelessness Programs
The move comes after the Free Beacon reported that Multnomah County prioritizes minorities for housing, offers 'culturally specific' apartments for 'BIPOC community'
At Commencement, Harvard Acknowledges Its Critics
Honorary degree for Peggy Noonan, who wrote, ‘elites who run our elite colleges are killing their own status’
‘It’s Important To Get the Facts Straight’: Graham Platner Questioned the Armenian Genocide in Now-Deleted Post, Called Mass Slaughter an ‘Incident’
'I don't think he's going to do very well with Armenian voters in Maine,' an Armenian human rights activist in the state said
EXCLUSIVE: US Probe of Embattled UN Gaza Relief Agency Expands to 1,500 Staffers Suspected of Hamas Ties: UNRWA Could Soon Be Labeled a 'Foreign Terrorist Organization'
Momentum is growing for UNRWA to lose its diplomatic immunity, which would expose it to lawsuits from Oct 7 survivors and victims’ families
Far-Left House Candidate Backed by AOC and Hasan Piker Said Corporate CEOs ‘Should Fry,’ Called for ‘Frequent and Swift’ Death Penalty for CEO ‘Gangs’
Chris Rabb, who won the Democratic primary in an overwhelmingly blue Philadelphia congressional district, said CEOs are ‘far more devastating’ than the Crips and Bloods
US Anti-Terror Agency Froze Funds of Ilhan Omar's Husband During Biden Administration, Partner Says: Biden DOJ Would Later Probe Omar's 'Foreign Ties'
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Michigan's El-Sayed, Asked Whether the Democratic Party Has an 'Antisemitism Problem,' Pivots to 'Apartheid and Genocide'
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