WATCH: Dems stand by Maine nominee hit with report he fathered children with his second cousin
Democratic senators are still backing Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson, who replaced former candidate Graham Platner on the ballot, after the latest allegations threaten to yet again shake up the race for U.S. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., told Fox News Digital."I haven’t heard of these reports," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., ignored the crux of the question.
- ▪Democratic senators are still backing Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson, who replaced former candidate Graham Platner on the ballot, after the latest allegations threaten to yet again shake up the race for U.S.
- ▪Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., told Fox News Digital."I haven’t heard of these reports," Sen.
- ▪Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., ignored the crux of the question.
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Maine WATCH: Dems stand by Maine nominee hit with report he fathered children with his second cousin Lawmakers stress the need to flip Maine's Senate seat to regain a Democrat majority in the Senate By Hannah Brennan Fox News Published August 9, 2026 4:00am EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video WATCH: Democratic senators sidestep questions on backing Troy Jackson after bombshell report Democratic senators acted clueless when asked by Fox News Digital about a shocking recent report on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, claiming he fathered children with his second cousin.
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