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Troy Jackson: the Maine lumberjack Democrats believe can beat Susan Collins

Jackson, set to replace Graham Platner, is prominent workers’ rights advocate and a leading progressive voice

As cinemagoers flock to The Odyssey, Democrats in Maine are hoping that their long and perilous quest for a political hero ends in Troy.

They are set to nominate lumberjack Troy Jackson this weekend as their candidate to challenge Susan Collins, a veteran Republican in the US Senate, after the implosion of the party’s original candidate left them scrambling for a replacement less than four months before the midterm elections.

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Jul 25, 2026 Democrats US politics US news

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