Troy Dale Jackson
| Troy Jackson | |
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| Member of the Maine Senate from the 1st district |
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Assumed office 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Edgecomb |
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In office 2008–2014 |
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| Preceded by | John L. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Edgecomb |
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June 26, 1968 Fort Kent, Maine |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lana Pelletier |
| Residence | Allagash, Maine |
| Alma mater | University of Maine at Fort Kent |
| Profession | Logger |
Troy Dale Jackson (born June 26, 1968) is an American politician and logger from Maine. Jackson is a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 35th District, representing much of the northern Maine, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Van Buren. He was first elected to the Maine State Senate in 2008. In June 2014, Jackson lost the Democratic primary for Maine's second Congressional District in 2014 to fellow State Senator Emily Cain. In November 2016, Jackson was re-elected to the Senate and a week later he was chosen by his fellow Democrats to be the Senate Minority Leader.
Jackson first ran for the Maine House of Representatives in 2000 for Maine House District 151, as a Republican, and lost to Marc E. Michaud, Democrat. He was elected to House 151 in 2002 as an Independent, defeating incumbent Marc E. Michaud, Democrat. in 2004, after Maine's post census legislative redistricting, Jackson won a resounding reelection for House District 1, against Paul Berube, 3,486 to 1,248 In 2008 Jackson ran and won Maine State Senate District 35. In December 2012, Jackson was elected Assistant Majority Leader of the State Senate after the Democrats took back control of the body. On July 10, 2013, Jackson was elected Majority Leader of the Maine Senate after the resignation of fellow Democrat Seth Goodall.
On July 1, 2013, following incumbent Democratic Congressman Mike Michaud's decision to explore running for Governor of Maine, Jackson announced he would run for Maine's 2nd congressional district, which had been Michaud's seat since 2003. On June 10, 2014, Jackson lost the primary to fellow State Senator Emily Cain.
On Jan. 25, 2015, Jackson was elected as a member of the Democratic National Committee. It was in that capacity that he was chosen to introduce Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally before 8,000 supporters in Portland Maine on July 6, 2015.
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