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Maine Democrats Vie to Replace Platner as Senate Nominee

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Maine's Senate has just 35 members — one of the smallest in the U.S.

Troy Jackson served as President of that chamber, making him one of the most powerful figures in Maine state government. As Senate President, he set the legislative agenda and managed floor debate for the entire state.

Maine's Senate President Troy Jackson is a working logger!

Jackson, known as 'Logger' Jackson, worked in the woods of Aroostook County while serving in the legislature — an unusually hands-on background for a top state official, giving him a ground-level view of rural Maine policy.

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