The wife of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said she was “deeply hurt” after details of her husband’s extramarital sexting became public Saturday, accusing a former campaign official and confidante of betraying her trust.
The statement from Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, came after both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported that Gertner had flagged to campaign staff last year sexual text messages her husband had with other women shortly after he announced his Senate campaign.
“I know who Graham is,” Gertner said in a statement delivered through Platner’s campaign. “I know the man I married and the husband he has been to me on the best and the worst days of my life. That hasn’t changed, and it won’t.”
Genevieve McDonald, the former political director for Platner’s campaign, confirmed to CNN on Saturday that Gertner disclosed to her last year that Platner had been sexting multiple women and that the campaign evaluated the matter as a potential political liability.
According to both The Times and The Journal, Gertner told Platner’s campaign last August about text messages she had found in spring 2025 between her husband and other women early in their marriage. The publications reported that she flagged the messages as Platner’s campaign internally vetted the candidate.
