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Was Jackson in Maine’s Senate when the 2025 budget passed?

Matches stated direction. He was not a member of the 2025–26 Maine Senate. That Senate passed LD210, a budget for fiscal 2026–27, on June 18, 2025; it became law June 20.

Troy D. Jackson

Maine’s 2025 budget

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What they say

Jackson said he was out of the Legislature and did not put together Maine’s latest budget.

What the record shows ·

He was not a member of the 2025–26 Maine Senate. That Senate passed LD210, a budget for fiscal 2026–27, on June 18, 2025; it became law June 20.

Limit: This checks the 2025 budget session, not his longer absence estimate, earlier policies or responsibility for the budget gap.

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  1. Maine Public debate, Jackson on Maine’s latest budgethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGo7A3R9r8&t=750s

    Maine Public / NEWS CENTER Maine / Portland Press Herald · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    Paraphrase from one saved native English-caption copy, about 12:30–13:31. The surrounding exchange was checked; caption cue timings locate the passage, not exact speech boundaries.

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  2. Maine Senate inaugural calendar, December 4, 2024 (document)

    Maine Legislature · Published Dec 4, 2024 · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    Page 2 lists all 35 certified senators for the new Legislature; Jackson is absent and Susan Bernard represents District 1. The outgoing-president cover reference to Jackson is not new membership.

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  3. 132nd Legislature Senate rosterhttps://legislature.maine.gov/senate/senators/9536

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Full roster checked alongside the historical sponsor form/search; Jackson is absent.

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  4. Maine Senate Roll Call 635, LD210 enactment, June 18, 2025https://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280095830&chamber=S&serialnumber=635

    Maine Legislature · Published Jun 18, 2025 · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    Final enactment passed 19–15 with one excused. All 35 members are listed; Jackson was not a member, rather than merely absent from this vote.

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  5. LD210 legislative history, Public Law 2025, chapter 388https://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280095830

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    LD210 became law June 20, 2025. It provides fiscal 2026–27 appropriations and also adjusts fiscal 2025; the card does not assess earlier policy choices or responsibility for the budget gap.

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