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Maine Democrats have a new Senate candidate, and he's hitting the ground running

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 27, 2026 at 8:59 AM PDT

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Here & Now‘s Anthony Brooks speaks with Maine Public Radio’s Kevin Miller about how former logger and state lawmaker Troy Jackson emerged this past weekend as the Democrat to replace Graham Platner and run against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in November.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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