If you are covering the Maine Senate debate tonight, please consider this quote from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC):
“Under Troy Jackson’s leadership, Maine is less affordable and education scores have plummeted. Mainers already rejected Troy once this year, and they will do it again in November,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell.
As Maine Senate president, Jackson owns the failed record that has made Maine less affordable:
- Jackson voted for cost-hiking energy legislation that added $234 million to ratepayer bills in 2025 alone, sending Mainers’ utility bills soaring.
- He voted for a tax overhaul that expanded Maine’s sales tax to 100 additional goods and services—including car repairs, dry cleaning, pet grooming, movie tickets, and house cleaning.
- Maine’s public high schools plummeted from fifth best in the nation to dead last during his tenure.
- Jackson empowered statewide school closures throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, causing Maine students to post their lowest reading and math scores in three decades.
- Jackson backed legislation that hiked Mainers’ healthcare by $600 annually for the average Mainer.
Jackson has spent decades using his position of power to benefit himself and his family:
- The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine accused Jackson of ignoring their concerns to advance politically convenient legislation “just for votes.”
- Jackson used his office to pressure a major Maine employer while collecting union pay.
- Jackson funneled $13.4 million to the Maine Maritime Academy while his son worked on their behalf as a lobbyist.
- Jackson helped kill an energy bill as president of Maine’s state Senate—the same piece of legislation his son was lobbying against on behalf of his employer.
- Jackson was investigated for committing mortgage fraud to secure a lower interest rate on a Maine home he bought.
- Jackson bullied Republican potato plant owner Sue McCrum, to drop out of a Maine state Senate race within 24 hours of her announcing her candidacy.
- Jackson wrote a letter threatening Bath Iron Works’ (BIW) state tax credit while receiving $20,000 to $25,000 over four months from the parent union representing BIW employees.
Jackson is known for violent outbursts and socialist policies:
- Democrats fear Jackson’s “history of conflicts with women lawmakers could hurt him in the general election . . . ” after he threw a water bottle at a fellow female state senator “after he couldn’t persuade [Heather Sanborn] to vote his way.”
- Jackson’s partner says he “pushed her around” after he broke down a door and punched a Mainer.
- Jackson admitted that he “would’ve ran [for office] as a communist,” and is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
- Jackson champions Medicare for All, Universal Basic Income, government-funded universal child care, and free public college—which would cost taxpayers $150 trillion.
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