58岁的特洛伊·杰克逊从缅因州的伐木工人家族走上政坛，最终被提名为民主党参议院候选人，将在11月的选举中对阵五届现任共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯[1]。杰克逊是第五代伐木工人，出身于阿鲁斯托克郡[1]，他在参议院提名接受演讲中表示："那个行业的每个人都为我们的家庭辛勤工作。我们确实遵守了规则。但我们工作越努力，公司就从我们这里夺走越多。"[1]
杰克逊的从政之路始于约30年前参与的一场伐木工人罢工[1]。他最初以共和党人身份参选，后来作为独立候选人获胜，并于2004年加入民主党[1]。在州一级，杰克逊曾担任缅因州参议院主席[1]，因其对工薪阶层的倡导而获得民主党参议院提名。他是在初始提名人格雷厄姆·普拉特尼因性侵指控退出后被选中的[1]。同样来自阿鲁斯托克郡、现年73岁的科林斯是现任参议员[1]。这场竞选被列为可能决定参议院控制权的少数几场关键竞选之一[1]。
Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation timber worker from Aroostook County, has secured the Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. Senate, positioning him to face incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November [1]. The 58-year-old Jackson emerged as the party's nominee after initially selected candidate Graham Platner withdrew amid sexual assault allegations [1].
Jackson's path to politics began approximately three decades ago when he participated in a logging industry strike [1]. He initially ran for office as a Republican before winning as an independent candidate, eventually joining the Democratic Party in 2004 [1]. Having served as Maine's state senate president, Jackson built his political identity around advocacy for working-class Mainers [1]. In his senate nomination acceptance speech, he emphasized the struggles of workers in his profession, stating: "Everyone in that profession works hard for our families. We did follow the rules. But the harder we worked, the more that companies took from us." [1]
Collins, 73, is a five-term incumbent senator who also hails from Aroostook County [1]. The November election represents one of several pivotal Senate races that could determine control of the chamber [1]. Jackson's recent political history includes a narrow loss in a 2023 local race for town council, where he fell short by six votes [1].