7 telling moments from Troy Jackson's time as Maine Senate president

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Expanding abortion access post-Dobbs (2022)
51% : The bill would allow a woman to receive a medically necessary abortion at any time during pregnancy.
51% : Before the expansion, Maine's law allowed an abortion until fetal viability, which generally occurs between 22 and 24 weeks.
50% : But over the last decade or so he has taken more progressive policy stances, especially on abortion.
48% : When the U.S. Supreme Court ended national abortion protections in 2022, Jackson signed onto Gov. Janet Mills' bill to expand access in Maine.
46% : Then he became a Democrat. But even as a Democrat, Jackson held conservative social views, including opposing abortion and being a strong supporter of gun rights.
46% : It's not often that the labor unions and the chambers of commerce back the same bill.
40% : But in October of 2023, 18 people were killed and 13 others were wounded in a massing shooting in Lewiston -- a moment that spurred lawmakers, including Jackson, to rethink their opposition to gun control.
39% : Like many elected officials from rural areas, Jackson, of Allagash, voted repeatedly against gun control bills.
26% : Lawmakers were near the end of a bruising legislative session -- one marked by controversial issues such as abortion and gun control.

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