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What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

No assessment. For bills Jackson introduced, records show 7 vetoes under Mills and 20 under LePage; including cosponsored bills gives 11 and 56. He did not identify which bills he counted.

Troy D. Jackson

Maine veto counts

No assessment

What they say

On October 15, Jackson said Mills vetoed 40 of his bills and LePage 50.

What the record shows

For bills Jackson introduced in 2011–24, the records show 7 vetoes under Mills and 20 under LePage. Including bills he cosponsored gives 11 and 56. These counts include vetoes later overridden.

Why there is no assessment here

He did not identify which bills he counted.

Limit: These totals exclude broader leadership support, pocket vetoes and line-item vetoes.

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  1. Maine Senate debate, October 15, 2026, about 8:04https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGo7A3R9r8&t=484s

    Maine Public · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Paraphrase from one saved native-caption copy, about 8:01–8:22; full answer and rebuttal checked. Jackson did not identify which bills he counted.

    candidate statement

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  2. History and Final Disposition archive: Jackson veto-count definitionshttps://legislature.maine.gov/lio/histories-and-final-dispositions-archives/9176/

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Counts use the Maine Legislature’s History and Final Disposition books for the 125th, 126th, 128th, 129th, 130th and 131st legislatures, their returned-veto appendices, official sponsor searches and the bill records for source discrepancies. Each legislature-and-LD pair counts once; reintroductions in later legislatures count separately. Main sponsorship means the bill’s presenter; the broader count includes named cosponsors. Sustained vetoes total 18 under LePage and 7 under Mills for main sponsorship, or 40 and 11 including cosponsorship. Jackson is absent from the 127th and 132nd sponsor rosters and searches. The 127th first-session history link returned HTML; it does not affect this named-sponsorship count. The bill list behind Jackson’s totals was not identified in his answer; these records do not measure broader leadership support.

    official legislative record

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  3. Maine Legislature, 131st, History and Final Disposition: first-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  4. Maine Legislature, 131st, History and Final Disposition: second-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  5. Maine Legislature, 130th, History and Final Disposition: second-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  6. Maine Legislature, 130th, History and Final Disposition: first-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  7. Maine Legislature, 129th, History and Final Disposition: second-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  8. Maine Legislature, 129th, History and Final Disposition: first-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  9. Maine Legislature, 128th, History and Final Disposition: second-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  10. Maine Legislature, 128th, History and Final Disposition: first-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  11. Maine Legislature, 126th, History and Final Disposition: second-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  12. Maine Legislature, 126th, History and Final Disposition: first-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  13. Maine Legislature, 125th, History and Final Disposition: second-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  14. Maine Legislature, 125th, History and Final Disposition: first-session volume (document)

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Bill histories and returned-veto appendix.

    official legislative record

    For: What do Maine’s veto records show for Jackson?

  15. Official sponsor search: Jackson, senator ID1231https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/search_ps.asp

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Historical forms and complete results for the 125th–132nd legislatures were checked separately. Jackson appears in 125/126/128/129/130/131; 127/132 have no Jackson sponsor. Main sponsorship and named cosponsorship are counted separately.

    official legislative record

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  16. Governors of Maine: LePage and Mills termshttps://legislature.maine.gov/lawlibrary/governors-of-maine-1820/9197/

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    LePage served January 5, 2011–January 2, 2019; Mills took office January 2, 2019.

    official legislative record

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  17. 125th Legislature, LD1781, official bill recordhttps://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=125&paper=SP0618&PID=1456

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    The history book labels this bill signed, but the returned-veto appendix and official bill record establish a May 29, 2012 veto and May 31 enactment. Jackson was a cosponsor; this contributes one returned, not sustained, veto under LePage.

    official legislative record

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  18. Maine Senate Record, February 4, 2016 (document)

    Maine Legislature · Published Feb 4, 2016 · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Roll-call roster supports the 127th Legislature service-gap check; Jackson is not on the roster.

    official legislative record

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  19. 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.

    official legislative record

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