Democrats Nominate Anti-ICE Candidate Accused of Mortgage Fraud and Throwing a Bottle at a Woman for Maine Senate Race

Democrats in Maine have selected former state Senate President Troy Jackson as their nominee for the Senate seat currently held by Republican Susan Collins.

Jackson supports abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, and expanding the Supreme Court.

The new candidate will replace Graham Platner, who withdrew from the race amid sexual misconduct allegations.

Jackson secured overwhelming support in county delegate elections over the weekend, winning majorities in nearly every county.

This gives him a commanding lead heading into the Democratic nominating convention scheduled for July 25.

IT’S OFFICIAL: Democrats in Maine will be nominating a candidate accused of MORTGAGE FRAUD and throwing a bottle at a woman for US Senate

He’s pro-ABOLISHING ICE, Medicare for all, and expanding SCOTUS

Troy Jackson is the shoo-in for replacing Graham Platner

DEMS HAVE… pic.twitter.com/EoSWQgI8qa

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 20, 2026

Several rivals, including Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former state CDC director Nirav Shah, have already dropped out and endorsed Jackson.

Jackson, a logger from Allagash, previously served as Senate President from 2018 to 2024.

He ran unsuccessfully for governor and has long been aligned with progressive causes, including labor unions.

An ethics complaint was filed against him in 2023 regarding a 2019 home purchase in Augusta using an FHA loan.

Jackson allegedly signed documents stating the Augusta property would be his primary residence but continued to claim Allagash as his residence for legislative and other purposes.

The politician claimed he “never really read” the mortgage documents and relied on his broker.

The Maine Ethics Commission reviewed complaints but did not pursue further action.

Additionally, the group Progressive Victory has warned that Jackson once threw a bottle at a female colleague, describing the incident as an “open secret” in Maine politics.

Progressive Victory says they’ve received troubling information about Troy Jackson related to his behavior towards women

(Troy Jackson is the person rumoured to replace Graham Platner) pic.twitter.com/PuzxRPlVEr

— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) July 7, 2026

In a now-deleted post, covered by Town Hall, the group wrote:

“In our discussions, we have received troubling information about not only Jackson’s behavior, but the behavior of many prominent Maine Democrats toward women more broadly. Both as a result of the credibility of the sources and in the interest of not seeing our movement make the same mistake twice, we are choosing to share some of this now,” the post reads. “As Maine Senate President in a state senate caucus meeting several years ago, Troy Jackson, in a heated disagreement, struck a female colleague with a bottle he threw at her. There are many witnesses, and it appears this is a widespread open secret within Maine politics and not an isolated incident. This information is still developing and we will provide updates in a thread in the comments of this post as we receive it.”

The race pits Jackson against longtime Sen. Collins in November.

Collins has held the seat since 1997 and maintains strong name recognition and fundraising advantages in the state.

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