{"id":2633644,"date":"2026-07-22T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troy-jackson-raises-1-million-in-two-weeks-since-launching-maine-senate-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:02:20","slug":"troy-jackson-raises-1-million-in-two-weeks-since-launching-maine-senate-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troy-jackson-raises-1-million-in-two-weeks-since-launching-maine-senate-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Jackson raises $1 million in two weeks since launching Maine Senate bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftroy-jackson-raises-1-million-in-two-weeks-since-launching-maine-senate-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Troy jackson has quickly gained significant support, raising $1 million within two weeks of launching his campaign. He secured the backing of 601 state delegates before this weekend\u2019s Democratic convention, with over 90% of delegates pledging their support. Jackson&#8217;s campaign has received 27,283 contributions from 24,669 individual donors, indicating broad grassroots support. Several high-profile candidates, including Nirav Shah, dan Kleban, and jordan Wood, have withdrawn and endorsed Jackson, further strengthening his position. he has been endorsed by the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and Senator Bernie Sanders. Jackson emphasizes his anti-corporate stance and support from ordinary Mainers, aiming to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins, who has raised over $11 million for her reelection bid. Despite his momentum, Collins remains a formidable opponent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> hopeful Troy Jackson has raised $1 million in the two weeks since launching his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"801\">campaign<\/a>, underscoring the rapid consolidation of support behind his bid to challenge Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins <\/a>(R-ME).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson brought in $613,000 since Sunday after securing the backing of 601 state delegates ahead of this weekend\u2019s Democratic convention, which will determine the party\u2019s nominee to replace<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\"> Graham Platner<\/a> on the ballot. More than <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4654871\/troy-jackson-front-runner-maine-democratic-senate-nomination\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4654871\/troy-jackson-front-runner-maine-democratic-senate-nomination\/\">90% of delegates<\/a> have pledged to support Jackson.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4658691\/troy-jackson-raise-1-million-maine-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Troy Jackson raises $1 million in under two weeks in Maine Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4658438\/socialist-hypocrisy-joe-concha-michigan-senate-race-dsa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Socialists\u2019 hypocrisy \u2018so thick and so pure you could snort it\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4658300\/mark-lamb-wins-primary-replace-andy-biggs-arizona-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mark Lamb wins primary to replace Andy Biggs despite sex scandal plaguing campaign<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson\u2019s campaign said it received 27,283 contributions from 24,669 individual donors, highlighting his broad grassroots support. A University of New Hampshire poll released Tuesday also showed Jackson emerging as the clear Democratic front-runner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wave of support followed a series of high-profile departures from the race. Former Maine health official Nirav Shah, beer brewer Dan Kleban, and former congressional candidate Jordan Wood all ended their campaigns over the weekend and endorsed Jackson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows also withdrew from the race, though she has not endorsed Jackson. She said Democrats \u201cdon\u2019t have a day to waste in unifying around that shared goal\u201d of defeating Collins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maine Democrats opted to select their nominee through a delegate convention rather than a traditional primary to give multiple candidates a chance to compete. But county-level delegate elections demonstrated Jackson\u2019s organizational strength early, with his supporters winning a majority of delegate seats ahead of the convention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson, one of the race\u2019s most progressive candidates, was endorsed by the Maine chapter of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5861\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> during his gubernatorial campaign. Like Platner, he also earned the backing of Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\"> Bernie Sanders <\/a>(I-VT).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4652023\/troy-jackson-anti-corporate-maine-senate-hopeful-endorsements-lobbyists\/\">TROY JACKSON, AN ANTI-CORPORATE MAINE SENATE HOPEFUL, TOUTS ENDORSEMENTS FROM LOBBYISTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur campaign has always been powered by ordinary Mainers \u2014 not corporate PACs or wealthy special interests, but neighbors organizing neighbors because they believe we deserve better,\u201d Jackson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655298\/troy-jackson-delegate-sweep-maine-senate-race-platner-replacement\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655298\/troy-jackson-delegate-sweep-maine-senate-race-platner-replacement\/\">wrote on social media Monday<\/a>. \u201cIn November, we are going to defeat Susan Collins and reclaim our Senate seat.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the early momentum, Jackson faces a formidable general election opponent. Collins, a six-term incumbent, has raised more than $11 million for her reelection bid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troy Jackson raises $1M in 2 weeks for Maine Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2633645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sipaphotostwentysix647006-e1784738916654.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36350,54092,82490],"class_list":["post-2633644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-funding","tag-maine-senate","tag-troy-jackson"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sipaphotostwentysix647006-e1784738916654.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2633644"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633644\/revisions\/2633647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2633645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2633644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2633644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2633644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}