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Checked against the record · Maine Senate 2026
Matches stated direction. His campaign reported four charity donations totaling $15,000 on September 30, 2026.
What they say
Jackson said he donated $15,000 from oil and pharmaceutical donors to heating and food charities.
What the record shows ·
His campaign reported four charity donations totaling $15,000 on September 30, 2026: $5,000 each to Good Shepherd Food Bank and United Way of Southern Maine, and $2,500 each to Maine Needs and Augusta Food Bank.
Limit: The filings report payments; they do not trace those dollars to particular donors.
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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 23:31–24:00. The surrounding exchange was checked; caption cue timings locate the passage, not exact speech boundaries.
candidate statement
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Federal Election Commission · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026
July 7–September 30: $7,575,501.72 in unitemized individual contributions.
fec filing
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Federal Election Commission · Published Oct 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026
October 1–14: $2,307,351.72 in unitemized individual contributions. Period and year-to-date totals are separate.
fec filing
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United Way of Southern Maine · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026
Organization’s program information provides context; it does not establish earmarking, receipt of the campaign payment, or a link to particular donors.
original reporting
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