Report Alleges Maine Senate Candidate Troy Jackson Has Children With Second Cousin

A report alleges that Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson and his longtime partner, Lana Pelletier, are second cousins who share two adult sons. Genealogical records cited in the report say their families share the same great-grandparents. The relationship is legal in Maine, where second-cousin relationships have no restriction. Jackson and Pelletier reportedly attended high school together and have been together for years, though local residents say they were never legally married. Jackson was nominated on July 25 to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins. His campaign dismissed the report as a personal attack intended to distract from Collins’ voting record.

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