A liberal lumberjack may soon be Maine's Democrat Senate nominee. Who's Troy Jackson?

Troy Jackson candidacy
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- NPR News Now·1d agoPlatner energized Maine's Democrats. Jackson's challenge will be to keep them engaged
Democrats have a new candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine: Troy Jackson. In one of the country's most closely-watched races, he'll have less than 100 days to make his case.
Read at NPR News Now → - Politico Top·2d agoHow Republicans plan to conquer Troy Jackson
Republicans have 100 days to sink the newly-minted Democratic Maine Senate nominee — and they're throwing everything they have at him.
Read at Politico Top → - NPR Politics·2d agoTroy Jackson replaces Graham Platner as Democratic candidate in Maine's Senate Race
Maine Democrats have chosen their candidate to run against incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Troy Jackson, former state lawmaker, steps in where the scandal-plagued Graham Platner stepped out.
Read at NPR Politics → - The Hill Politics·3d agoJackson enters 100-day sprint with Collins as Maine Democrats hit reset
BANGOR – Democrats in Maine anointed progressive Troy Jackson as their pick to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R) with a tall order: Beat the five-term incumbent who has defied political gravity for three decades in 100 days. Democrat Graham Platner’s exit from the marquee race…
Read at The Hill Politics → - NYT Homepage·3d agoAfter Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine
Republicans are pouring huge sums behind the Maine senator through a web of billionaire-funded super PACs. Troy Jackson, picked as the new Democratic nominee, has a lot of catching up to do.
Read at NYT Homepage → - CBS News Top·3d agoMaine Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Platner on Senate ballot
Maine Democrats gathered Saturday to select former state Senate President Troy Jackson as the Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot.
Read at CBS News Top → - Bloomberg Opinion·3d agoReckoning Action Could Force a MeToo Resurgence in US Politics
In the little more than two weeks since Graham Platner was forced to halt his Senate campaign in Maine, his career in tatters after a rape allegation, the Democratic Party has been trying to move on and forget about the oysterman’s problematic candidacy.
Read at Bloomberg Opinion → - The Print World·4d agoMaine Democrats to nominate Troy Jackson to replace Platner in US Senate race
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is poised to accept the Democratic Party's U.S. Senate nomination on Saturday, formally ending the
Read at The Print World → - NBC News Top·4d agoDemocrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner in must-win Maine Senate race
Former state Senate President Troy Jackson officially became Democrats’ Senate nominee in Maine Saturday, starting a 101-day sprint to Election Day in a nationally watched, must-win race for his party.
Read at NBC News Top → - ABC News Top·4d agoA liberal lumberjack may soon be Maine's Democrat Senate nominee. Who's Troy Jackson?
Troy Jackson is Maine's former state senate president who comes from a logging family. He could take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
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