Honored for his debate skills. At the final Senate debate in Bangor on Oct. 15, a leftist protester began shouting about data centers while Sen. Collins (Mr. Jackson’s opponent) was speaking. When Collins said the disruptor was “obviously one of Troy’s supporters.” Jackson’s reply, on a statewide broadcast, was to tell the senior senator from Maine to shut up.
“Oh shut up. … I don’t even know that kid.”
Source: Maine Public Senate debate, Bangor, Oct. 15, 2026, via WBUR
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