Report: Trans Dem Senate Hopeful Used Fake AI Photo to Sell Memoir
Transgender Democrat Senate candidate Ashley Webb, who is running to replace scandal-plagued Graham Platner in Maine, used a flattering artificial-intelligence image of a young woman to promote his memoir, according to a report published Friday.
The report said Webb, a male living as a female, shared an AI-generated image of a woman in a purple dress to advertise the book I Am Ashley, an image the outlet noted looks nothing like the candidate.
Webb is one of several Democrats vying for the party’s Senate nomination in Maine. He identifies as intersex. On the Amazon author page, he calls himself a “whistleblower” and “survivor” who turned “her truth into testimony.”
The candidate appeared Thursday night at a News Center Maine debate alongside seven other Democrats. Asked what qualified him for the Senate, Webb pointed to some creative output.
MODERATOR: "What qualifications do you have to serve in the U.S. Senate?"
Maine Democrat Ashley Webb: "I'm a songwriter and I write my own books." pic.twitter.com/csMIFkmt4Q
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 17, 2026
“I ran for office several times, didn’t win but did run. But I’m a songwriter and I write my own books, and I suppose my transparency,” Webb said. (Read more from “Report: Trans Dem Senate Hopeful Used Fake AI Photo to Sell Memoir” HERE)
