Graham Platner’s wife Amy Gertner defends her husband in sexting scandal — while on campaign payroll
She’s standing by her man — and getting paid for it.
Presumptive Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, has pulled in nearly $30,000 since September of last year as a salaried staffer for her husband’s campaign, The Post can confirm.
As of the end of March, Gertner had been paid $28,751.59 by the Graham for Maine campaign, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures.
Platner’s campaign has been rocked by revelations that emerged over the weekend that he exchanged sexual messages with at least six women on the chat app Kik, frequently used for hookups. The New York Times, which first reported on Gertner’s status as a paid campaign worker, noted that she flagged the messages to a senior campaign aide.
Following the reports of Platner’s indiscretions by the Times and the Wall Street Journal, the campaign released a solo video of Gertner addressing her husband’s actions.
“It makes me really angry, disappointed, and I find it really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip, instead of talking about real issues that Graham is running on, like healthcare and education and childcare,” Gertner said in the video, which had some critics on socail media likening her to a hostage.
“I admire the f— out of him. So when there are news articles about our marriage, it’s just extra sh—y,” she went on. “Can I say that online? I hope I can.”
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