ME-SEN: Mills poised to jump into Maine Senate race [View all]
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is preparing as soon as next week to announce her campaign for the U.S. Senate, multiple sources told Axios — potentially in the middle of a government shutdown with no end in sight.
Why it matters: An announcement from Mills, a two-term popular governor, would mark another recruiting victory for Democratic leaders. But it also would set off another complicated Democratic primary pitting the party's establishment and progressive wings against each other.
Progressive upstart Graham Platner, an oyster farmer, is attracting enthusiastic crowds at his events and has raised more than $3 million since launching his campaign.
Mills' announcement, the sources said, would certainly come this month.
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