Democrat Troy Jackson holds a narrow lead over Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a new poll of likely Maine voters that also found broad support for government action to make childcare more affordable. The survey, conducted by the Maine People’s Resource Center and released by the Maine People’s Alliance (of which Beacon is a…
After Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to confirm Matthew Byrne to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio this past week, advocates are contrasting her actions on abortion rights with her claims about where she stands — and with the actions of her opponent, former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson. “[Jackson has] been…
Maine’s Democratic candidates spent Labor Day alongside union members and organizers Monday, speaking at events in Portland and Brewer about how government should do more to improve the lives of workers. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hannah Pingree and U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson began the day at the Southern Maine Labor Council’s annual breakfast in Portland,…
In case you forgot, with all the attention over the past month on Graham Platner’s implosion in the US Senate race and Troy Jackson’s rise to challenge Sen. Susan Collins, there is a race for governor in Maine this year. Truthfully, the fact that this race is barely cracking the political zeitgeist is probably a…
The member-led board of the Maine People’s Alliance (of which Beacon is a project) has endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson in his race against Sen. Susan Collins, along with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hannah Pingree, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in the 1st Congressional District, and Matt Dunlap in the 2nd Congressional District. “Troy has…
“He’d tell me he was gonna stay awake holding my hand all night, so that when morning came, I’d still be there for him … As if all the strength that [my son] had in that little hand could counter generations of corporate greed … ” That is from a speech Troy Jackson gave in…
Former State Senate President Troy Jackson has officially clinched the Democratic nomination for the US Senate race, and will face Sen. Susan Collins in November. The vote took place at Saturday’s Special Nominating Convention in Bangor. The win was almost a foregone conclusion after Jackson won the vast majority of delegates in county meetings and…
Since Graham Platner left the Senate race two weeks ago, we’ve seen a lot of people wondering how he could possibly be replaced – a discourse that really, really misses the point. Platner’s greatest strength was his ability to plainly and compellingly say what most Democratic party faithful, and a lot of other people, already…
After former State Senate President Troy Jackson won the vast majority of delegates in county meetings over the weekend, his rivals for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination dropped out of the race, leaving his path clear to face off against Sen. Susan Collins in November. The winner-take-all process for selecting delegates by county favored the…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has announced she’ll be entering the campaign to be the Democratic nominee to face Sen. Susan Collins in November. In an announcement Thursday on Facebook, Bellows described her candidacy as part of a movement that Mainers have been building for some time. She highlighted her history of tough fights,…