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Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson pledges wage, leave, PRO Act

9/8/2026

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Troy Jackson Seeks Senate

Maine nominee Troy Jackson urges voters to back his Senate campaign this November.
Jackson, a logger activist, won the nomination at a July special convention.
At a Portland event, he pledged to raise the minimum wage and expand medical leave.
He also promised housing, healthcare and childcare to keep families in Maine.
Jackson and candidate Matt Dunlap pledged support for the PRO Act to repeal Taft-Hartley provisions.

Summary

Mills Signs Solar

Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 1777, a bipartisan solar reform, in June 2025.
LD 1777 is projected to save Maine $1.2 billion over 16 years.
Rep. Sophie Warren (D) and Rep. Steven Foster (R) co-authored the legislation addressing community-solar costs.
The Public Advocate estimated Maine customers paid over $234 million in 2025 due to the Net Energy Billing program.
Senator Susan Collins noted $5 million federal funding released in August for Maine weatherization and energy assistance.

History

Historical Context

In response to the 2008-09 Great Recession, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on February 17 2009, earmarking $3.1 billion for the State Energy Program to spur renewable projects. The funding helped lift Maine’s solar installations by roughly 45 percent from 2009 to 2014, a boost echoed in today’s labor-and-energy proposals.

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Troy Jackson Seeks Senate

Maine nominee Troy Jackson urges voters to back his Senate campaign this November.
Jackson, a logger activist, won the nomination at a July special convention.
At a Portland event, he pledged to raise the minimum wage and expand medical leave.
He also promised housing, healthcare and childcare to keep families in Maine.
Jackson and candidate Matt Dunlap pledged support for the PRO Act to repeal Taft-Hartley provisions.

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