Logger-turned-lawmaker Troy Jackson claims Maine Senate nomination to replace Platner
Former state lawmaker Troy Jackson won the Democratic nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat on Saturday, capping nearly three weeks of political drama following the collapse of Graham Platner’s campaign. Hundreds of Democratic delegates chose Jackson — a logger and former Maine Senate president — to take on Republican Sen.
- ▪Former state lawmaker Troy Jackson won the Democratic nomination for Maine’s U.S.
- ▪Senate seat on Saturday, capping nearly three weeks of political drama following the collapse of Graham Platner’s campaign.
- ▪Hundreds of Democratic delegates chose Jackson — a logger and former Maine Senate president — to take on Republican Sen.
9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 15 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 3 centre, 2 lean right.
- ▪ Maine Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace scandal-plagued candidate in key Senate race — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Troy Jackson secures Democratic nomination for Maine Senate race — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Troy Jackson Becomes Maine’s Democratic Nominee After Sexual Assault Allegations Derailed Graham Platner’s Campaign — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Troy Jackson secures Maine democratic nomination, replacing Platner as new nominee to face U.S. Sen. Susan Collins — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Jackson formally clinches Democratic nod to take on Collins in Maine Senate race — The Hill
- ▪ Troy Jackson secures Democratic nomination for Maine Senate seat after chaotic primary race — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Maine Democratic Senate nominee-in-waiting Troy Jackson raises eyebrows in the Jewish community — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
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Former state lawmaker Troy Jackson won the Democratic nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat on Saturday, capping nearly three weeks of political drama following the collapse of Graham Platner’s campaign. Hundreds of Democratic delegates chose Jackson — a logger and former Maine Senate president — to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall. Mr. Jackson faced only one opponent, Saundra Pelletier, a biopharmaceutical executive making her first run for office, after all of his better-known rivals withdrew once his supporters dominated the prior weekend’s delegate-selection process. The fifth-generation logger initially ran as a Republican in 2000, lost, then won as an independent two years later, switching to the Democratic Party in 2004.
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