{{Short description|American logger and politician (born 1968)}} {{for|persons of a similar name|Troy Jackson (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Troy Jackson | image = Senate President Troy Jackson (cropped).png | caption = Jackson in the Maine State Senate Chamber in 2023 | office = President of the Maine Senate | term_start = December 5, 2018 | term_end = December 4, 2024 | predecessor = Michael Thibodeau | successor = Mattie Daughtry | office1 = Minority Leader of the Maine Senate | term_start1 = December 7, 2016 | term_end1 = December 5, 2018 | predecessor1 = Justin Alfond | successor1 = Dana Dow | office2 = Majority Leader of the Maine Senate | term_start2 = July 10, 2013 | term_end2 = December 3, 2014 | predecessor2 = Seth Goodall | successor2 = Garrett Mason | office3 = Member of the Maine Senate | constituency3 = 1st district | term_start3 = December 7, 2016 | term_end3 = December 4, 2024 | predecessor3 = Peter Edgecomb | successor3 = Susan Y. Bernard | constituency4 = 35th district | term_start4 = December 3, 2008 | term_end4 = December 3, 2014 | predecessor4 = John L. Martin | successor4 = Dawn Hill | office5 = Member of the Maine House of Representatives | term_start5 = December 4, 2002 | term_end5 = December 3, 2008 | predecessor5 = Marc Michaud | successor5 = John L. Martin | constituency5 = 151st district (2002–2004)<br>1st district (2004–2008) | birth_name = Troy Dale Jackson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|26}} | birth_place = Fort Kent, Maine, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican (before 2002)<br>Independent (2002–2004)<br>Democratic (2004–present) | spouse = Lana Pelletier | education = University of Maine, Fort Kent | website = {{url|https://jacksonformaine.com/|Campaign website}} }}
'''Troy Dale Jackson''' (born June 26, 1968) is an American logger and politician from Allagash, Maine, who served as president of the Maine Senate from 2018 to 2024.<ref name="BDNDec2020">{{cite news |title=Lawmakers kick off a pandemic-altered session |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2020/12/02/politics/lawmakers-kick-off-a-pandemic-altered-session/ |work=Bangor Daily News |date=2 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Billings |first1=Randy |title=Republicans in Maine Legislature shake up leadership after disappointing election |url=https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/11/11/republicans-in-maine-senate-shake-up-leadership-after-disappointing-election/ |website=Portland Press Herald |date=11 November 2022 |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221113135006/https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/11/11/republicans-in-maine-senate-shake-up-leadership-after-disappointing-election/ |archive-date=13 November 2022}}</ref> A Democrat, Jackson represented Senate District 1, representing northern Aroostook County, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou. He is currently 2026 Maine gubernatorial election candidate for governor of Maine.
Jackson started in politics during the 1998 logging blockade along the Canadian border, protesting the illegal hiring of Canadian workers over Maine loggers, inadequate wages and poor working conditions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's why the 1998 logging blockade still matters now|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2019/10/25/opinion/contributors/heres-why-the-1998-logging-blockade-still-matters-now/|website=Bangor Daily News|date=25 October 2019|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> Eventually, Jackson was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, where he served three terms before being elected to the State Senate in 2008. After Democrats gained the majority in the 2018 election, Jackson was chosen to be Senate President.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/09/maine-senate-democrats-and-republican-choose-new-leaders/|title=Maine Senate Democrats and Republicans choose new leaders|last=Russell|first=Eric|date=November 10, 2018|work=Portland Press Herald|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> He also served as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader. He first ran for office as a Republican, was first elected as an Independent, and joined the Democratic Party in 2004.<ref name=":0" />
== Early life == Jackson was born to a 16-year-old mother in Fort Kent, Maine, and was raised Catholic.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Michael |date=2014-05-10 |title=Cain, Jackson divided on abortion, same-sex marriage |url=https://www.centralmaine.com/2014/05/10/cain__jackson_divide_on_abortion__same-sex_marriage_/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel}}</ref>
==Career== Jackson first ran for the Maine House of Representatives in 2000 for Maine House District 151, as a Republican, narrowly losing to Marc Michaud, a Democrat, 2,017–2,172.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2000/20001107/elec_20001107d.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210155643/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2000/20001107/elec_20001107d.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title=State of Maine GENERAL ELECTION TABULATION for the Election of November 7, 2000 Official Vote for REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE |website=Maine.gov}}</ref> Two years later, he was elected to House District 151 as an Independent, defeating the incumbent Michaud 2,171–1,176 in a race with no Republican candidate.<ref name=RanAsIndependant>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2002/20021105/elec_20021105g.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210160537/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2002/20021105/elec_20021105g.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10 |title=State of Maine Official General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 5, 2002 for Representative to the Legislature|website=Maine.gov}}</ref> He was the first non-Democrat to represent the area since 1978,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banville |first=Beurmond |date=November 7, 2002 |title=Logger fells incumbent in Aroostook County |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o65JAAAAIBAJ&dq=troy+jackson&pg=PA30&article_id=2568,1692203 |work=Bangor Daily News}}</ref> but joined the Democratic Party in early 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Harkavy |first=Jerry |date=February 2, 2004 |title=Logging legislator shapes voice for woods workers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o65JAAAAIBAJ&dq=troy+jackson&pg=PA30&article_id=2568,1692203 |archive-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tB40AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=%22Logging+legislator+shapes+voice+for+woods+workers&article_id=5803,58093&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_q_zFg4WNAxV2C3kGHSIwK_gQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=%22Logging%20legislator%20shapes%20voice%20for%20woods%20workers&f=false |url-status=live |archive-date=May 5, 2025 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |work=Bangor Daily News |pages=pp.B1, B5}}</ref> That year, after Maine's post-census legislative redistricting, Jackson ran for re-election in the new House District 1 as a Democrat. He won a resounding victory against Republican Paul Berube, by a margin of 3,486 to 1,248.<ref name=RanAsDemocrat>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2004/20041102/elec_20041102j.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210163555/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2004/20041102/elec_20041102j.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title=State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 2, 2004 for Representative to the Legislature|website=Maine.gov}}</ref> He was re-elected to the State House unopposed in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2006/20061107/elec_20061107q.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210164204/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2006/20061107/elec_20061107q.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title=State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 7, 2006 for Representative to the Legislature|website=Maine.gov}}</ref>
In 2008, Jackson ran for and won Maine State Senate District 35, defeating Republican Daniel DeVeau 11,188–6,593.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2008/20081104/elec_20081104q.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210185913/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2008/20081104/elec_20081104q.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title=State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 4, 2008 for State Senate|website=Maine.gov}}</ref> He would be re-elected in 2010 by defeating DeVeau 7,525–5,620 in a rematch, holding the seat amidst a Republican wave that saw the GOP claim its first government trifecta in Maine since 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2010/20101102/elec_20101102o.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210190644/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2010/20101102/elec_20101102o.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title=State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 2, 2010 for State Senate|website=Maine.gov}}</ref> He would be re-elected again in 2012 by a narrow 8,521–8,016 margin over Republican Peter Edgecomb.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2012/20121106/elec_20121106y.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210191640/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2012/20121106/elec_20121106y.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title=11-6-2012 General & Referendum Election State Senate|website=Maine.gov}}</ref> Democrats regained control of the Maine Senate in that election, and in December 2012, Jackson was elected Assistant Majority Leader of the State Senate after the Democrats. On July 10, 2013, Jackson was elected Majority Leader of the Maine Senate after the departure of fellow Democrat Seth Goodall, who resigned to accept a presidential appointment overseeing the New England region of the Small Business Administration.<ref name="MajorityLeader">{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/10/politics/senate-democrats-pick-jackson-haskell-as-leaders-after-goodalls-resignation/|title=Senate Democrats pick Jackson, Haskell as leaders after Goodall's resignation|last=Cousins|first=Christopher|date=July 10, 2013|work=Bangor Daily News|access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Goodall">{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Whit |date=4 June 2013 |title=Seth Goodall resigning his Senate seat to take SBA post |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/04/business/seth-goodall-resigning-his-senate-seat-to-take-sba-post/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701185832/http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/04/business/seth-goodall-resigning-his-senate-seat-to-take-sba-post/ |archive-date=1 July 2013 |access-date=16 October 2025 |website=Bangor Daily News}}</ref>
On July 1, 2013, following incumbent Democratic Congressman Mike Michaud's decision to explore running for Governor, Jackson announced he would run for Maine's 2nd congressional district, which had been Michaud's seat since 2003.<ref name="Congress">{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/01/news/state/sen-troy-jackson-announces-run-for-us-congress/?ref=inline|title=Aroostook County's Sen. Troy Jackson announces run for congressional seat|last=Cousins|first=Christopher|date=July 1, 2013|work=Bangor Daily News|access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref> On June 10, 2014, Jackson lost the primary to fellow State Senator Emily Cain, receiving 21% of the vote to Cain's 79%.<ref name="Moretto2014">{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2014/06/10/politics/elections/emily-cain-jumps-to-wide-early-lead-in-democrats-2nd-district-primary/?ref=search|title=Emily Cain wins Democrats' 2nd District primary — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine|last=Moretto|first=Mario|date=June 10, 2014|work=Bangor Daily News|access-date=13 June 2014}}</ref> Cain would go on to lose the general election to Republican Bruce Poliquin.
On January 25, 2015, Jackson was elected as a member of the Democratic National Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maineprogressiveswarehouse.me/2015/01/25/|title=25 - January - 2015 - Maine Progressives Warehouse|access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref> This gave him a superdelegate vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. He was one of only a handful of superdelegates to endorse and vote for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<ref name="Moretto2015" />
In November 2016, Jackson was re-elected to the Senate, in what was now the 1st District, over Republican Timothy Guerrette<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2016/20161108/elec_20161108y.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210191955/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2016/20161108/elec_20161108y.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title=November 8, 2016 General Election State Senate|website=Maine.gov}}</ref> and a week later he was chosen by his fellow Democrats to be the Senate Minority Leader.<ref name="CousinsNov2016">{{cite news|last=Cousins|first=Christopher|date=November 14, 2016|title=Democrats elect Troy Jackson to lead them in the Maine Senate|work=Bangor Daily News|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2016/11/14/politics/state-house/democrats-elect-troy-jackson-to-lead-them-in-the-maine-senate/|access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref> He would be re-elected as Senator of the 1st District in 2018, 2020, and 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2018/20181106/20181106nonrcv/elec_20181106ai.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210192525/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2018/20181106/20181106nonrcv/elec_20181106ai.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title= 11/6/18 General Election - State Senate|website=Maine.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2020/20201103/elec_20201103w.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210192813/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2020/20201103/elec_20201103w.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title= 11/3/2020 General Election State Senator|website=Maine.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2022/20221108/elec_20221108af.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210193151/https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/2022/20221108/elec_20221108af.pdf|archivedate=2024-12-10|title= 11/8/2022 General Election State Senator|website=Maine.gov}}</ref> becoming the Senate President as the Democrats would gain the majority in 2018 and retain it in 2020 and 2022.
Jackson left the Maine Senate following the 2024 election due to term limits. He was succeeded as Senator for the 1st District by Republican Susan Y. Bernard and as Senate President by Democrat Mattie Daughtry.
On March 7, 2025, Jackson announced he was formally exploring a run for Governor of Maine in the 2026 election.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Shepherd |first1=Michael |last2=Kobin |first2=Billy |date=2025-03-07 |title=Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson explores a run for governor |url=https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/07/politics/state-politics/maine-troy-jackson-governor-run-exploration/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> He officially announced his candidacy on May 19.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flisiuk |first=Francis |date=2025-05-19 |title=Troy Jackson officially announces campaign for Maine governor |url=https://www.wmtw.com/article/troy-jackson-officially-announces-campaign-for-maine-governor/64810236 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=WMTW |language=en}}</ref>
== 1998 Logging Blockade == In 1998, Jackson helped lead a logging blockade along the Maine–Canada border after Maine loggers accused large landowners of favoring Canadian contractors and depressing wages and working conditions. Jackson later said the protest grew after contractors filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor that were denied, and participants concluded that direct action was the only way to force attention to the issue.
According to Jackson, the group had filed 137 complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor before the blockade, all of which were denied. <ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-11-10 |title=The Bangor Daily News (Wednesday, November 10, 1999) - Bangor, Maine {{!}} Page 33 archive |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/663553474/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Oct 19, 1999, page 1 - The Bangor Daily News at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/663550005/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Oct 24, 1998, page 1 - The Bangor Daily News at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/664156540/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Oct 27, 1998, page 1 - The Bangor Daily News at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/664158059/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Logging Blockade Series |url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgisJmAY4YGDMS2vjGmNkza1-1DNguy26 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>
== Politics == thumb|left|Jackson's 2026 gubernatorial campaign logo. Jackson is an advocate for health care and workers rights, especially for fellow loggers. In 2010, Jackson wrote a bill which would have "prohibited the Maine Department of Conservation from employing foreign laborers at state-owned logging sites". It passed both the House of Representatives and the State Senate before being vetoed by Governor Paul LePage. LePage questioned the bill's constitutionality while Jackson said that LePage was favoring large Canadian logging corporations over American workers.<ref name="TheCounty">[http://bangordailynews.com/2011/08/26/politics/lepage-comments-in-county-upset-loggers/ LePages comments on logging stir debate in The County] ''Bangor Daily News'', August 26, 2011</ref>
Jackson previously held socially conservative positions on abortion rights and LGBTQ rights, which he attributed to his Roman Catholic upbringing,<ref name=":1" /> but over time became a staunch supporter of both.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Equality Maine 2024 Legislative Scorecard 131st Legislature – 2nd session |url=https://www.equalitymaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Legislative-Scorecard.pdf |website=Equality Maine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Planned Parenthood 2023 Legislative Scorecard |url=https://cdn.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/80/40/80406d8a-f09a-4297-922b-cd30a40e96ef/131st_legislature_full_scorecard.pdf |website=Planned Parenthood}}</ref>
In June 2013, Jackson called LePage "obstructionist" and "delusional" regarding discussions about the 2013–2014 state budget. LePage responded by saying that Jackson "claims to be for the people but he’s the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline", as well as saying Jackson had a "black heart".<ref name="Vaseline">{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/20/politics/report-lepage-slips-vaseline-jab-toward-democratic-senator/?ref=inline|title=Democratic senator lets LePage 'Vaseline' jab slide off his back|last=Cousins|first=Christopher|date=June 21, 2013|work=Bangor Daily News|access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref>
During the 2016 presidential election, Jackson was a prominent supporter of Bernie Sanders campaign and cast his superdelegate vote for him at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.<ref name="Moretto2015">{{cite news |last=Moretto |first=Mario |date=July 6, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders urges 'political revolution' in Portland |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2015/07/06/politics/elections/bernie-sanders-urges-political-revolution-in-portland/ |access-date=17 October 2016 |work=Bangor Daily News}}</ref> He was chosen to introduce Sanders at a campaign rally before 8,000 supporters in Portland, Maine, on July 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders' populist message draws thousands to campaign event in Portland - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram |url=http://www.pressherald.com/2015/07/06/presidential-hopeful-bernie-sanders-rallies-supporters-in-portland/ |access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref> During the 2020 presidential election, Jackson again supported Sanders, and again addressed a Portland rally for Sanders on September 1, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Rally in Portland, ME with Bernie |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfBmT0msJ6g |website=YouTube}}</ref> After the primaries, Jackson threw his support behind the Democratic ticket of former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2020 |title=Maine 'Labor for Biden' coalition to launch Monday |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-labor-for-biden-coalition-to-launch-monday/97-f259789c-c3b2-4230-bc98-afb4243d2f5d |access-date=2020-11-17 |website=newscentermaine.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Sanders endorsed Jackson's 2026 gubernatorial campaign on May 21, 2025, and headlined a Portland campaign rally for Jackson and 2026 U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, attended by 6,500 supporters on Labor Day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Christopher |date=2025-05-21 |title=Bernie Sanders endorses Troy Jackson for Maine's next governor|url=https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/05/21/politics/elections/maine-bernie-sanders-troy-jackson-endorsement-governor-election/?commentID=05185970-8594-4b7b-8bee-856ea0b96e41 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pendharkar |first=Eesha |last2=Davis |first2=Emma |date=2025-09-02 |title=Sanders joins Platner, Jackson in Portland to rally for working people • Maine Morning Star |url=https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/09/01/labor-day-rally/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Maine Morning Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Gubernatorial Campaign == On May 19, 2025, Jackson formally announced his campaign for governor of Maine at a launch event at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. He said he was running on behalf of working class Mainers who feel "under attack from billionaires, special interests, and their friends who control Washington."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flisiuk |first=Francis |date=2025-05-19 |title=Troy Jackson officially announces campaign for Maine governor |url=https://www.wmtw.com/article/troy-jackson-officially-announces-campaign-for-maine-governor/64810236 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=WMTW |language=en}}</ref>
Jackson has received endorsements from 40 local labor unions across the state of Maine, as well as high profile national progressives like U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA). In late March 2026, he was formally endorsed by the Mi’kmaq Tribal Council, who cited Jackson’s long-time support for tribal sovereignty and his establishing a commission to examine the 1980 Maine Indians Claims Settlement Act as reason for their endorsement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Larry |date=2026-02-27 |title=The Candidate From Rural Maine Fighting Big Money |url=https://barnraisingmedia.com/the-candidate-from-rural-maine-fighting-big-money/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Barn Raiser |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-30 |title=Mi’kmaq Nation Chief, Tribal Council endorse Troy Jackson for Maine Governor {{!}} Maine AFL-CIO |url=https://maineaflcio.org/news/mikmaq-nation-chief-tribal-council-endorse-troy-jackson-maine-governor |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=maineaflcio.org |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Jackson attended Allagash Consolidated Community High School before obtaining an A.A. in business from the University of Maine at Fort Kent. He lives in Allagash, Maine.<ref name=Bio>[http://www.mainesenate.org/jackson/bio.htm Biography] Maine Senate</ref>
==Electoral history== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Office ! Election ! Democratic ! Party ! Votes ! % ! Republican ! Party ! Votes ! % ! Other ! Party ! Votes ! % |- | 2000 | Maine House of Representatives, 151st district | General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marc Michaud''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,172 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |51.9% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Troy Jackson | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,017 | {{party shading/Republican}} |48.1% | | | | |- | 2002 | Maine House of Representatives, 151st district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Marc Michaud | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,176 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.1% | {{party shading/Republican}} | | {{party shading/Republican}} | | {{party shading/Republican}} | | {{party shading/Republican}} | | style="background:#E6E6E6;"|'''Troy Jackson''' | style="background:#E6E6E6;"|Independent | style="background:#E6E6E6;"|2,171 | style="background:#E6E6E6;"|64.9% |- | 2004 | Maine House of Representatives, 1st district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,486 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |73.6% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Paul Berube | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,248 | {{party shading/Republican}} |26.4% | | | | |- | 2006 | Maine House of Representatives, 1st district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,826 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |100.0% | {{party shading/Republican}} | | {{party shading/Republican}} | | {{party shading/Republican}} | | {{party shading/Republican}} | | | | | |- | 2008 | Maine Senate, 35th district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |11,188 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |62.9% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Daniel DeVeau | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |6,593 | {{party shading/Republican}} |37.1% | | | | |- | 2010 | Maine Senate, 35th district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |7,525 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |55% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Daniel DeVeau | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,620 | {{party shading/Republican}} |41% | | | | |- | 2012 | Maine Senate, 35th district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,521 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |49% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Peter Edgecomb | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |8,016 | {{party shading/Republican}} |46% | | | | |- | 2016 | Maine Senate, 1st district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,589 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |50.3% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Timothy Guerrette | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |9,018 | {{party shading/Republican}} |47.3% | | | | |- | 2018 | Maine Senate, 1st district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,793 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |59.3% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Michael Nadeau | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,683 | {{party shading/Republican}} |39.3% | | | | |- | 2020 | Maine Senate, 1st district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |10,937 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |57.6% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Brian Schaefer | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |7,485 | {{party shading/Republican}} |39.4% | | | | |- | 2022 | Maine Senate, 1st district |General | {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Troy Jackson''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,817 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |51.9% | {{party shading/Republican}} |Susan Y. Bernard | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |7,974 | {{party shading/Republican}} |47.0% | | | | |} {{Election box begin no change|title=2014 Democratic primary for U.S. House District 2 results}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Emily Cain|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=19,906|percentage=71.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Troy Dale Jackson|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=8,116|percentage=29.0}} {{Election box total no change|votes=28,022|percentage=100.0}} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://www.jacksonformaine.com/ Campaign website] * [http://legisweb1.mainelegislature.org/wp/senate/126th-maine-senators/senator-troy-jackson/ Legislative website]
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