ME-SEN: Maine governor says no plans to challenge Collins for Senate
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) said in an interview that aired Friday that she does not plan to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for Senate next year, though she didn’t entirely rule it out.
“I’m not planning to do anything right now, I’m just — I’m not planning to run for anything,” Mills said in an interview with Maine Trust for Local News.
“Things change week to week, month to month, but I’m not … at this moment, I’m not planning to run for another office. I love being governor, despite the hard times we’ve had,” she added.
Pressed again, Mills said, “[I’m] planning to keep being governor as best I can, do my job as best I can.”
Mills is seen as one of the Democrats’ best hopes against Collins, who is up for reelection next year for her sixth term. Democrats tried to oust Collins last cycle with former Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon (D) but fell 9 points short.
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