A liberal lumberjack could soon be Maine's Democratic Senate nominee. Who is Troy Jackson?

A liberal lumberjack could soon be Maine's Democratic Senate nominee. Who is Troy Jackson?. After 30 years in office, Republican Sen. Susan Collins thought she was going to take on Democrat Graham Platner. Instead, former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from the remote town of Allagash, is on the verge of becoming the Democratic nominee. 'He's a genuine Mainer, authentically rural Maine, and I think that really helps,' Dan Shea, a Colby College professor, said. A Jackson campaign spokesperson disputed reports about Jackson's temper, saying: 'Troy never threw a plastic water bottle at Senator Sanborn or anyone else.'