Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspends Senate campaign, clearing Democratic path for Graham Platner

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced she is suspending her campaign for the Senate, citing a lack of financial resources and clearing the way for military veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner in the Democratic primary ahead of a general election against GOP Sen.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday that she is suspending her campaign for the Senate, citing a lack of financial resources and clearing the way for military veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner in the Democratic primary ahead of a general election against GOP Sen. Susan Collins.

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“While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else — the fight — to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources," Mills said in a statement.

"That is why today I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate," she said.