A high-profile Democrat has announced her candidacy for the Senate in a high-stakes bid to flip the upper chamber in the 2026 midterms. With the blessing of Democrat leaders and a lengthy track record in government, if elected, Janet Mills would be the oldest freshman senator ever.
Mills, the 77-year-old, term-limited governor of Maine, joined a crowded Senate race to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
‘Maine Democrats are locked in a bruising fight between Chuck Schumer’s out-of-touch establishment and Bernie Sanders’ far-left radicals.’
Mills made her Senate campaign announcement on Tuesday on social media. “I’m running for Senate to defeat Susan Collins and give Maine people someone who will stand up for them in Washington,” Mills said in an initial post.
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In another post, Mills
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