Troy Jackson responds to Susan Collins's comments on personal life

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson has responded to comments made by Senator Susan Collins regarding his personal life. The dispute follows an interview in which Collins mentioned that the mother of Jackson’s two children is his second cousin.

Speaking to voters in Wells, Jackson characterized the remarks as an attack on his family and personal life intended to distract from Collins’s political record. While he did not deny reports that he and his partner, Lana Pelletier, share the same great-grandparents, Jackson emphasized that they have been together since childhood and urged the focus of the campaign to remain on policy issues affecting Maine residents.