Overview
- Mills, 77, unveiled her campaign with a video highlighting her confrontation with President Trump over federal funding tied to transgender sports policy.
- Senate leaders recruited Mills for the race, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved Maine’s contest to Toss-up after her launch.
- Her entry intensifies a Democratic primary against Graham Platner, who is endorsed by Bernie Sanders and has raised more than $3 million.
- Mills told the Boston Globe she would serve only a single six-year term if elected, underscoring an age and generational debate within the party.
- Collins, a five-term incumbent and Appropriations chair who says she intends to run again, is seen as formidable in what Democrats regard as a prime pickup opportunity.