Indian American candidate announces bid to replace Graham Platner

The search for Platner’s replacement comes months after disclosures that he wore a chest tattoo bearing a symbol adopted by the Nazi SS for 18 years.

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Former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah has joined Maine Democrats’ scramble to replace Graham Platner, who suspended his Senate campaign Wednesday night amid a rape allegation he denies and the party facing a July 27 deadline to pick a nominee.

Move toward convention

Platner’s Senate bid unraveled th…