Oyster Farming Democrat’s Campaign Staff Can’t Stop Running For The Hills

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s national finance director announced his resignation on Friday, marking the latest departure in an exodus of personnel from a campaign dogged by controversy at every turn.

Ronald Holmes, who started working for Platner’s campaign in August, announced his immediate exit in a LinkedIn post, saying he is “no longer fully aligned” with the campaign’s standards. The exit comes just days after Platner’s campaign manager, Kevin Brown stepped down after less than a week on the job, and two weeks since the campaign’s political director, Genevieve McDonald, left.

“I joined this campaign because I believed in building something different — a campaign of fresh energy, integrity, and reform-minded thinking in a political system that often resists exactly those things. Somewhere along the way, I began to feel that my professional standards as a campaign professional no longer fully aligned with those of the campaign,” Holmes wrote. “I wish the campaign and the voters in Maine well as they continue forward with selecting a nominee who they believe is best suited to meet the moment and flip this critical must win seat for us to take back the U.S. Senate in 2026.”

Holmes previously worked as the deputy campaign manager and finance director for Democratic New York Rep. Josh Riley‘s successful 2024 campaign as well as the national finance director for 2026 Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Swanson, according to his LinkedIn page.