Troy Jackson, 58,  Addresses His Supporters After Winning the Demcratic Nomnation to Face MAGA Member Collins in November 2026.

This morning Troy Jackson, a fifth generation  logger from Allagash, was selected by the Democratic party in Bangor to replace Graham Platner, 58, to face Republican MAGA member Susan Collinsm 73,  in the upcoming November race.

In an address to his supporters late this morning, Mr. Jackson said that this government is about taking away from us everything we hold dear to us. Healthcare for example.  In an emotional moment, he said he’s finding less and less time to spend with his family.

If you’ve ever been left out of a line or left behind in some other way, he invited that person to join his campaign to defeat the very vulnerable MAGA member Collins.  She’s so vulnerable this time because she has voted to support the Trump agenda over 90% of the time.  “We can defeat Susan Collins and build a government for Mainers and not for those who are billionaires,” he said. “I can’t do this alone however.”  He invited all Mainers to join in the effort to defeat Collins this fall.  Previously, he served in the Maine State Senate and as its President.

He promised to support Medicare for all, build housing people can afford, protect Social Security and Medicare and support every worker’s right to form unions.  Mr. Jackson was endorsed by US Senator Bernie Sanders, VT.

Some question whether or not Mr. Jackson’s campaign in getting such a late start can mobilize enough to defeat the Collins machine.  But for many, his campaign is viewed as an extension of the enormously popular foundation laid by Graham Platner from Sullivan.  Mr. Platner was forced from the race by party politics threatened by his progressive positions.

“There is a place for you in this campaign,” Mr. Jackson assured Mainers.