Troy Jackson

Troy Jackson DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 1

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Troy JacksonDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 1
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Troy Dale Jackson (born June 26, 1968) is an American logger and politician from Allagash, Maine currently serving as president of the Maine Senate. Jackson represents Maine Senate District 1, representing northern Aroostook County, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou. Jackson has served as Senate President since 2018.Jackson started in politics during the 1998 logging blockade along the Quebec border, protesting the illegal hiring of Canadian workers over Maine loggers, inadequate wages and poor working conditions. Eventually, Jackson was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, where he served three terms before being elected to the Maine Senate in 2008. After Democrats gained the majority in the 2018 election, Jackson was chosen to be Senate President. He has also served as Senate Majority Leader, Senate Minority Leader and now Senate President. As Senate President, he is first in line to be Governor of Maine in the event of a vacancy.

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Campaign Funding

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$268
Total Raised
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Cash on Hand
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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Associate of Arts Business
2001
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Graduated
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
President
Maine State Senate
2019 - Current
Minority Leader
Maine State Senate
2017 - 2018
Senator
Maine State Senate
2016 - Current
Majority Leader
Maine State Senate
2013 - 2014
Senator
Maine State Senate
2008 - 2014
Representative
Maine State House of Representatives
2002 - 2008
Former Assistant Majority Leader
Maine State Senate
Self Employed
Logging Industry
1988 - 2008
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Board Member
Aroostook County Action Program
Current
Board Member
Fish River Rural Health
Current
Member
Democratic National Committee
Current
Committee Member
Boy Scouts of America
2002 - Current
Member
Knights of Columbus
2002 - Current
Member
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Member
Rotary Club, present
Member
Sportmen's Alliance, present
Member
Governor's Round Table to Study Economics in Forest Industry
2001 - 2002
Member
Logging Committee, Department of Labor
1998 - 1999
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Legislative Council, Maine State Senate
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Personnel, Maine State Senate
Former Member
Select Committee on Rules, Maine State Senate
Former Member
Joint Labor, Commerce, Research & Economic Development Committee, Maine State Senate
Former Member
Senate Rules Committee, Maine State Senate
Former Member
Joint Subcommittee on Legislative Budget, Maine State Senate
Member
Governor’s Advisory Council on the Sustainability of the Forest Products Industry in Maine, present
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