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Graham Platner: “I got on the planning board. I eventually became the harbor…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 12:24

And it was in developing these relationships with people I had frankly known since I was a kid, but hadn't been home in a long time. New relationships with people, with my community itself. I got on the planning board. I eventually became the harbor master. It wasn't on purpose and there wasn't like a moment where it happened, but there was just a day where I kind of realized that I wasn't angry anymore and I wasn't sad anymore. (12:24–12:28)

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