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Democrats Ditched Their Rape-Accused Candidate in Maine — His Replacement Has a Temper Problem and a Mortgage Fraud Problem

Maine Democrats are on their second US Senate nominee in a month. The first one dropped out after his former girlfriend accused him of rape. The second one signed a federal mortgage document he later admitted wasn't true.

Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from Allagash and former Maine State Senate president, secured the commitments of two-thirds of Democratic convention delegates before Sunday's vote even started. Four major opponents — including Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former state public health official Nirav Shah — withdrew by Sunday evening, clearing the field entirely.

That's quite a coronation for a guy the Washington Post just started asking questions about.

The Post is now reporting on Jackson's temper during his time leading the Maine Senate. One incident involves Jackson allegedly throwing a water bottle during a heated disagreement with a female colleague. Jackson says he threw it at the floor, not at the colleague. That's the defense. "I didn't throw it at her — I threw it at the ground near her."

Steven Robinson, editor-in-chief of The Maine Wire, has been covering Jackson for years. On the Megyn Kelly Show, Robinson described the water bottle story as "a he said-she said thing" — but made clear that Jackson's real vulnerabilities run much deeper than a thrown bottle.

"I've spent a long time reporting on him… He abused the FHA mortgage program to buy a house in Augusta," Robinson said. In 2019, Jackson purchased a home in Augusta — 230 miles from his Allagash district — using an FHA loan that requires the borrower to swear the property will be their primary residence. Jackson signed that occupancy clause. He simultaneously listed Allagash as his primary residence on campaign documents and Maine Ethics Commission filings.

Jackson later acknowledged he didn't satisfy the mortgage's primary-residence provision. The Maine Ethics Commission declined to investigate, concluding there were insufficient grounds. Which is one way to describe looking at contradictory sworn documents and deciding not to look any harder.

Jackson came in backed by Bernie Sanders' Our Revolution, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America, and California congressman Ro Khanna — a national progressive network that moved fast to install him once the previous nominee collapsed.

That nominee was Graham Platner, who had actually won the June Democratic primary. He dropped out earlier this month after his former girlfriend accused him of rape. Platner denied the allegations, but the damage was done. Democrats needed a replacement and needed one fast.

Robinson put it plainly on the Kelly show: "Think about how much it took in order for actual assault allegations to become credible." If Democrats couldn't vet Platner before he won a primary, the question of how thoroughly they vetted his replacement answers itself.

Susan Collins has held this Senate seat since 1996, defeating multiple well-funded Democratic challengers along the way. Democrats have now burned through two nominees in a single cycle — one who won the primary and had to quit, and one installed by party convention with baggage a single Maine Wire reporter has been documenting since 2023.

The Washington Post is just now getting around to asking about the temper. The FHA mortgage documents have been public for three years. The residency contradictions are on file with the Maine Ethics Commission. None of this was hidden. It just wasn't looked for.

Susan Collins is probably not worried about this one.

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