{"id":4618,"date":"2026-07-09T11:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4618"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:03:34","slug":"patrick-dempsey-shuts-down-maine-senate-buzz-as-democrats-weigh-a-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4618","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Dempsey shuts down Maine Senate buzz as Democrats weigh a replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, quashing speculation that the \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d star and People magazine\u2019s former Sexiest Man Alive was among those being considered to replace embattled Democratic nominee Graham Platner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Platner announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing from the high-stakes Senate race following an accusation from a former girlfriend that he once sexually assaulted her. The oyster farmer and Marine veteran, who denies the allegation, had secured the Democratic nomination in June to go up against longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an editorial published in the Portland Press Herald, Dempsey wrote that Mainers are facing challenges including housing, healthcare and education, and whoever is elected as Maine\u2019s next senator should work to enact meaningful change.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAs I reflected on all of this, I kept coming back to one question: Do I truly want to serve in Congress?\u201d Dempsey wrote. \u201cAfter a lot of thought, I realized the answer is no. Not because public service isn\u2019t honorable \u2014 it absolutely is. But because I believe I can contribute more effectively through the life I\u2019ve already built.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dempsey did not endorse any other candidate from those currently teasing their interest in replacing Platner, nor did he name Platner. Instead, he wrote that the candidate should offer \u201ca new approach to how we govern ourselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost of all, I want integrity. That may sound idealistic today, but it shouldn\u2019t,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dempsey grew up in the Lewiston-Auburn area and is the founder of The Dempsey Center in Maine, which provides free care to people impacted by cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dempsey did not endorse any other candidate from those currently teasing their interest in replacing Graham Platner, nor did he name Platner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\nPatrick Dempsey shuts down Maine Senate buzz as Democrats weigh a replacement - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4618\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patrick Dempsey shuts down Maine Senate buzz as Democrats weigh a replacement - 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