Troy Jackson Launches 2026 Maine Senate Bid Against Susan Collins
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Updated · mainedems.org · Jul 18
Troy Jackson Launches 2026 Maine Senate Bid Against Susan Collins
3 articles · Updated · mainedems.org · Jul 18
Summary
Troy Jackson announced a 2026 campaign for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, setting up a challenge to Republican incumbent Susan Collins.
Jackson cast the race as a fight for working families squeezed by health care, housing, prescription drug, child care and utility costs.
The former logger said he will run a grassroots campaign across Maine — from Aroostook County to Portland — aimed at voters he says Collins has ignored.
He also framed the bid around protecting reproductive freedom, defending democracy and strengthening rural communities, broadening the contest beyond pocketbook issues.