Overview

• Mills formally announced with a video centered on confronting President Trump over transgender-athlete policy, and at 77 she would be the oldest freshman senator if elected.
• She told the Boston Globe she would serve only a single six-year term if she wins.
• The Democratic field remains crowded with Graham Platner, Jordan Wood, and Dan Kleban, as Platner touts Bernie Sanders’ endorsement and more than $4 million raised, while Wood has topped $3 million.
• Mills said she has made no promises to Chuck Schumer and that any leadership vote would have to be earned, signaling independence from national party leaders.
• Republicans quickly launched anti-Mills attacks through the NRSC as Collins, the Appropriations chair who says she intends to run again, prepares for a pivotal contest in a state both parties see as key to Senate control.