New reporting from the New York Times today exposed Graham Platner for lying about his “working-class” background. Graham Platner claims to have “never been close to money and power,” but in reality he comes from a wealthy family who sent him to an elite prep school, bought him a house, and is his oyster farm’s only customer.
His parents have offered him privileges and connections and have helped him financially. Mr. Platner has described his mother, who owns an upscale restaurant, as his oyster farm’s biggest customer.
On large expenses, including his home, he has received assistance from his father. His father also paid for his and his wife’s travel, lodging and fertility treatments in Norway this year, according to a person with knowledge of the financial arrangement at the time…
“This is not a salt-of-the-earth guy coming up from a hardscrabble existence,” Tony Buxton, a former chairman of the Maine Democratic Party who had supported Ms. Mills, said in an interview late last month. “If he’s an oysterman, I’m a florist, OK? Because I raise roses and give them to my wife.”
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