FRYEBURG, Maine (WMTW) - Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says she is still deciding whether she will make a run for U.S. Senate in 2026, but that she is “seriously considering” it.

“I’m not in any rush to make a decision. I have a lot to do in my present-day job,” Mills said.

On Wednesday, at the reopening of the Fryeburg Shooting Range , she told reporters she will make a decision by mid-November.

“That election is a year from this coming November,” she said. “I don’t think people want to hear about a political campaign that’s more than a year away.”

Other Democratic hopefuls have entered the race with the hope of unseating incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is serving her fifth term in Washington. Among them is Graham Platner, who has already gained national attention after a

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