Graham Cunningham Platner is an American oyster farmer, Marine Corps veteran, and politician. Platner was the Democratic nominee in the 2026 US Senate election in Maine until he ended his campaign in
Platner in 2025
Platner's campaign headquarters in Ellsworth, Maine
Platner campaigning with former Maine Senate president Troy Jackson, a Maine gubernatorial candidate in 2026, at a Portland Hearts of Pine match in September 2025
Totenkopf is a German compound word for death's head. The word is often used to denote a particular design of a symbol common in Western culture, consisting of a human skull – usually frontal, more ra
Graham Platner
…involvement in what he calls "pointless" wars. Platner's candidacy was marked by several controversies, including past statements on Reddit, a Nazi-era Totenkopf tattoo on his chest, and alleged misconduct in romantic relationships, including a history of sexting several women during his marriage and physically…
Reichsfuhrer SS, Heinrich Himmler with peaked visor cap with Totenkopf.
Hussar from Husaren-Regiment Nr. 5 (von Ruesch) in 1744 with the Totenkopf on the mirliton (Ger. Flügelmütze)
Totenkopf badge worn by the Brunswick Leibbataillon ("Life-Guard Battalion") at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
August von Mackensen, German field marshal in his Life Hussar full dress, with the Totenkopf on his fur busby c. 1915