{"id":1275,"date":"2026-04-30T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/voterguide.local\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2026-05-24T13:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:19:21","slug":"troy-dale-jackson-gov","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/troy-dale-jackson-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Dale Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">About the Candidate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Son of a logger and teacher; father of two; union member. Served as Bernie Sanders\u2019 2016 Maine political director; Aroostook County Action Program, Maine AllCare, Fish River Rural Health boards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate of Allagash Consolidated School and the University of Maine at Fort Kent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Previous campaigns and elected office(s) held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offices held: Maine Senate President, 2018-2024; Senate Democratic Leader, 2016-2018; Senate Majority Leader, 2014; Assistant Senate Majority Leader, 2013; Maine state senator, 2008-2012; Maine state representative, 2002-2008. Ran in 2014 Democratic primary for U.S. House District 2 (lost).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m running for governor because the status quo isn\u2019t working. I\u2019m tired of laws that aren\u2019t enforced. I\u2019m tired of good bills getting vetoed \u2014 like bills to help lower prescription drug costs, protect workers, stop the spraying of harmful chemicals and restore tribal sovereignty. I\u2019m tired of folks being told to hold on, wait a little longer or that they\u2019re asking for too much. I\u2019m running because it\u2019s time to put power back in the hands of the people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Top three priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Establish a Department of Housing Affordability to deliver property tax relief, especially for seniors, stop Wall Street from buying up Maine; protect\/repair existing housing; accelerate construction and cut red tape. 2. Free childcare for Maine working families earning up to 125% of state median income; cap costs for families earning above the threshold. 3. Lowering healthcare costs by reining in prescription drug prices, implementing a statewide healthcare plan and clamping down on private equity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">If you could change one thing about how Augusta functions, what would it be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would make it more accessible to working people all across the state. The State House is dominated by those who can afford to show up. It\u2019s why even if you are able to get something as important as tribal sovereignty or prescription drug reform on the governor\u2019s desk, special interests, high-priced lobbyists and the wealthy elite can pressure the governor to veto a bill. As governor, my administration will spend two weekends a month in different counties. We\u2019ll bring Augusta to the people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">What is one policy area where you disagree with the consensus of most in your party?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democratic Party has lost the trust of the working class, and we\u2019re all paying the price. Trump is the worst thing to happen to this country, but he tapped into decades of rage from both parties selling out the working class. We\u2019ve had a decade of Trump and the Democratic Party still hasn\u2019t figured out that economic populism is the only way to regain the trust of the American people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">What is one issue on which you\u2019d be willing to compromise with the other party\u2019s leaders in Augusta?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Senate President, I brought Republicans to the table whenever possible without compromising my values. I secured bipartisan votes on my bills to ban aerial herbicide spraying, make historic investments in childcare, pass universal school meals and save rural Maine Veterans\u2019 Homes. Going forward, I think we could find common ground on policies around creating good-paying Maine jobs right here. I also think there are opportunities around property tax relief, childcare and nursing homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":234,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Troy","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"Dale","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Jackson","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":2148,"voter_guide_candidate_age":57,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Former logger","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"","voter_guide_candidate_education":"","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_state":0,"voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":0,"voter_guide_candidate_time_in_area":"57 years","voter_guide_candidate_website":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1TAATArN7p9ZulbuPHEI1QoaTpkEM0xrE","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"3\/11\/2026","voter_guide_candidate_incumbent_years":"","voter_guide_candidate_is_clean_elections":false,"footnotes":""},"vg_party":[1073],"vg_residence_municipality":[334],"class_list":["post-1275","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vg_party-democratic","vg_residence_municipality-allagash"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/1275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/1275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3388,"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/1275\/revisions\/3388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=1275"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=1275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}