Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson acknowledged to Fox News Digital that he got into a fight with another man nearly four decades ago, as Senate Republicans reacted to a newly surfaced police report detailing the violent confrontation."Nearly 40 years ago, when I was 19 years old, I got into a fight with another man.I took responsibility for it then, and I take responsibility for it now," Jackson told Fox News Digital."But let me be clear: I have never been violent with my partner Lana, or any other woman," Jackson added.
"This happened nearly four decades ago, and I assure Mainers this incident in no way reflects the man I am today or the life I’ve led in the years since."FORMER PLATNER ALLY TROY JACKSON LOCKS DOWN DELEGATES AS TOP RIVALS FOR DEMOCRATIC SENATE NOMINATION DROP OUTTroy Jackson speaks as he became the Maine Democratic Party's choice to be their U.S.Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.
He recently admitted to engaging in an alleged fight decades ago.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is calling on Democrats to condemn Jackson over the report as he campaigns to unseat Republican Sen.
Susan Collins in a race that could help determine control of the Senate."Disgusting and inexcusable," the NRSC wrote in a post on X."Troy Jackson is violent, unhinged, and has no place in the Senate."The NRSC also tagged a handful of Senate Democrats in posts specifically mentioning the 1988 incident, including Sens.
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.; and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.— along with Sen.
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former North Carolina Gov.Roy Cooper and former Sen.
Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.The Bangor Daily News first obtained and reported on the 1988 Fort Kent Police Department report, which the outlet said describes Jackson breaking down a door and punc...