Republicans are targeting Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson after a newly resurfaced 1988 police record detailed accusations that he assaulted a man and pushed his longtime partner during a late-night confrontation in Fort Kent, Maine.Jackson, a one-time logger and a former state Senate president, was chosen a couple of weeks ago by Maine Democrats to replace embattled oysterman Graham Platner, who won the June Democratic Senate nomination in a landslide before imploding and dropping out of the race last month amid rape allegations that he denied.Jackson is challenging longtime Republican...
Resurfaced assault report puts Dem Senate nominee in GOP crosshairs: 'Graham Platner 2.0'
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Aug 14, 2026 • 3 weeks ago
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