If Platner speaks at the event, it would be one of his first public appearances since he ended his Senate campaign.Graham Platner, then a Senate candidate in Maine, at a "Fighting Oligarchy" event in Portland, Maine, on May 25.Sophie Park / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileAug. 13, 2026, 8:50 PM EDTGraham Platner, the embattled former Democratic nominee for the Senate in Maine, was named as a speaker at a Labor Day rally in Maine next month in what would be one of his first public appearances since he took his name off the ballot in July.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.