Troy Jackson

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Troy Dale Jackson (born June 26, 1968) is an American politician and former logger. He served in the Maine Senate from 2008 to 2014 and from 2016 to 2024, representing parts of northern Aroostook County. He was the Senate president and majority leader from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the party's nominee for the 2026 United States Senate election in Maine. Jackson started in politics during an unsuccessful 1998 logging blockade along the Canada–United States border, where he protested the entry of Canadian temporary workers by blocking them from crossing the border. He first ran for office as a Republican, was first elected as an Independent, and then joined the Democratic Party in 2004. In 2002, Jackson was elected as an independent to the Maine House of Representatives. He served three terms there and was elected to the State Senate in 2008. Jackson became the minority leader in 2016 and was chosen as the majority leader and Senate president after Democrats gained...

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