Shenna Bellows is in the news because she is running for Maine’s U.S. Senate nomination after Graham Platner withdrew, and she is now one of the leading Democrats trying to win support at the party’s July convention. She has said she wants to carry forward Platner’s movement against Susan Collins and has also drawn attention for her hardline stance on ICE. Earlier this year, Bellows was also active in the Maine governor’s race, where she was endorsed by supporters and backed positions on health care and Wabanaki sovereignty. She has separately been involved in a lawsuit over her refusal to turn over Maine voter registration data to the Trump administration.