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Maine: Troy Jackson

April 30, 2009 - 11:27 am
NEWS FEED: MainePolitics.net

Equal Marriage Passes Maine's Senate

By Mike

The equal marriage bill has passed the Senate on a 20-15 vote. The vote was along party lines, except for Republican Chris Rector voting in favor and Democrat Troy Jackson voting against the bill.

This is a major hurdle cleared for equal marriage. L.D. 1020 will now have one more procedural vote in the Senate and then go to the House, where there is a much larger pro-equality majority and then to the Governor's desk for his signature.

If Governor Baldacci chooses not to veto the bill, opponents will have 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature to gather to gather 55,087 signatures in order to prevent the bill from becoming law and to force a "people's veto" referendum.

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Mon, 11/10/2008 - 14:42

Weston won't doze during this session

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

AUGUSTA -- One week prior to the election, a photo of state Senate candidate Troy Jackson (D-Fort Kent) sleeping in the House chamber appeared in the Caribou weekly newspaper as an advertisement.

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Fri, 10/31/2008 - 01:55

Newspaper ad shows Jackson snoozing in chamber

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

A newspaper ad showing a picture of Rep. Troy Jackson (D-Fort Kent) asleep in the House chamber is causing a stir in Maine’s northernmost district.

It also may become an issue in Jackson’s current bid for the Senate – not for the content itself but for the initial explanation he gave.

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Mon, 07/28/2008 - 10:40

Potatoes and politics: Senate District 35

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

 

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Tue, 06/24/2008 - 11:59

Ethics commission to examine the use of ‘re-elect’ in campaign ads

By Michael Gsovski

[img_assist|nid=1864|title=State Rep. Kenneth Lindell|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=201|height=224]For the second time in as many months, the Maine Governmental Ethics and Election Practices Commission will consider the use of the verb "re-elect" in campaign literature by candidates who are non-incumbents of the offices that they are running for. The commission will consider whether or not such actions are appropriate this Friday, June 27.

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Thu, 01/03/2008 - 10:40

Jackson, Martin aim to switch places

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

State Rep. Troy Jackson, D-Fort Kent, will run for the state Senate in November. He filed with the Ethics Commission Wednesday.

He is seeking the seat of Sen. John Martin, D-Eagle Lake, who is termed out and plans to run for Jackson’s seat.

Jackson is in his third term in the House. Martin has been around since 1964.

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