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U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

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  • Federal judge nominations

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Candidate
TJ

Troy D. Jackson

Running for U.S. Senate · Maine

NationalDemocrat

In the role now
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

U.S. Senate · Maine

NationalRepublican

Troy D. JacksonCandidateSusan M. CollinsCurrent rep

Job fit

Troy D. Jackson

Offices held

  • He served as Senate president for six of those years. 1
  • Jackson represented far northern Maine for 20 years in the Maine House and Senate. 1

Other work

  • A fifth-generation logger from Allagash 1

Susan M. Collins

Offices held

  • In 1987, she was appointed by Maine Governor John McKernan as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. 2
  • In 1996, Senator Collins was elected to the Senate, succeeding Bill Cohen. 2

Education

  • Senator Collins graduated Phi Beta Kappa from St. Lawrence University in 1975 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Troy D. Jackson

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Susan M. Collins

  • Climate & energy → More oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules (11 of 11 votes) 3
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Tariffs to protect American jobs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Who pays them

Troy D. Jackson

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Susan M. Collins

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$1.4Mlarge donors$9.1Mcompanies$959Kindustryassociations$448Kotherpoliticians$375KOther kinds ofdonors$442K$11.8M raised
$1,425,7634Small individual donors
$9,075,3744Large individual donors

Checks

Troy D. Jackson

No voting record to check yet

Susan M. Collins

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 373 since 2017. 5

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Who are the candidates hoping to become Maine's Senate nominee, and what happens next? | Maine Public (saved fetched text extract) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. About | U.S. Senator Susan Collins (saved fetched text extract) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2021-03-10 used in: Checks