Nirav Shah throws his hat in US Senate race from Maine
Washington, Epidemiologist Nirav D Shah, who lost the Democratic primary for governor of Maine, on Thursday jumped into the race for US Senate from the state after Graham Platner withdrew his candidature amid allegations of sexual assault.
Born in Wisconsin to Indian immigrants, Shah was the director of the Maine Centre for Disease Control during the COVID-19 pandemic, and finished second in the Democratic primaries for the state Governor in the final round.
"As your next United States Senator, I will fight for Medicare for All because nobody in the wealthiest country on earth should go bankrupt over a medical bill," Shah said in a post on X, launching his campaign to be on the ballot for the US Senate elections.
Platner, who won the Democratic primary for the Senate elections, withdrew from the race on Wednesday amid a cloud of allegations of sexual assault, which he termed "false".
The Maine Democratic Party has until July 27 to name a replacement candidate, according to state law.
"Establishment politicians have failed us," Shah said on X. "To defeat Susan Collins, we need an outsider who is not afraid to take on the broken system she has spent decades upholding."
The 73-year-old Collins, a Republican, has been serving as US Senator from Maine since 1997.
Born in Wisconsin to Indian immigrants, Shah was the director of the Maine Centre for Disease Control during the COVID-19 pandemic, and finished second in the Democratic primaries for the state Governor in the final round.
"As your next United States Senator, I will fight for Medicare for All because nobody in the wealthiest country on earth should go bankrupt over a medical bill," Shah said in a post on X, launching his campaign to be on the ballot for the US Senate elections.
Platner, who won the Democratic primary for the Senate elections, withdrew from the race on Wednesday amid a cloud of allegations of sexual assault, which he termed "false".
The Maine Democratic Party has until July 27 to name a replacement candidate, according to state law.
"Establishment politicians have failed us," Shah said on X. "To defeat Susan Collins, we need an outsider who is not afraid to take on the broken system she has spent decades upholding."
The 73-year-old Collins, a Republican, has been serving as US Senator from Maine since 1997.
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