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Did Troy Jackson help low-income women get abortion coverage through MaineCare?

Matches stated direction. He voted for the 2019 law, passed 19 to 16 in the Senate, that requires MaineCare to cover abortion; he did not sponsor it.

Troy D. Jackson

Abortion coverage in MaineCare

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 8 debate he said he made sure low-income women had access to reproductive rights through MaineCare, the state's Medicaid program.

What the record shows ·

As Senate President in 2019 he voted Yea when the Senate accepted the committee's report on LD 820, 19 to 16, on May 14, and again when it enacted the bill, 19 to 16, on June 12. It became Public Law 2019, chapter 274, signed June 13, 2019. The law requires MaineCare to cover abortion, paid with state money where federal Medicaid money does not apply, and requires private health plans that cover maternity care to cover abortion.

Limit: His part on the record is his vote, one of the 19 it passed with. Representative Joyce McCreight sponsored it, and he is not among its cosponsors.

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  1. WMTW debate, October 8: Jackson on MaineCare and reproductive rights (43:22)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHWVvlZCRXA&t=2602s

    WMTW-TV · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    43:22-43:43. Described from the host's YouTube captions; no second transcript was found, so the words are not quoted.

    candidate statement

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  2. Maine Senate Roll Call 95, LD 820, accept the majority ought-to-pass-as-amended reporthttps://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280071849&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=95

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    May 14, 2019. Prevailed 19 to 16; Jackson of Aroostook (D) recorded Y.

    official legislative record

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  3. Maine Senate Roll Call 294, LD 820, enactmenthttps://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280071849&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=294

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    June 12, 2019. Prevailed 19 to 16; Jackson of Aroostook (D) recorded Y.

    official legislative record

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  4. LD 820, An Act To Prevent Discrimination in Public and Private Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women in Maine, summaryhttps://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?LD=820&SessionID=13

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Signed June 13, 2019, Public Law 2019, chapter 274.

    official legislative record

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  5. LD 820 (129th Legislature), sponsors and cosponsorshttps://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280071849

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Representative Joyce McCreight of Harpswell. Troy Jackson is not among the cosponsors.

    official legislative record

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  6. Public Law 2019, chapter 274 (LD 820), as chapteredhttps://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0594&item=5&snum=129

    Maine Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Approved June 13, 2019. Requires MaineCare to cover abortion services, with state funds where federal Medicaid funds do not apply, and requires health plans that cover maternity care to cover abortion.

    official legislative record

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  7. Presidents of the Maine Senate, 1820 -https://legislature.maine.gov/lawlibrary/presidents-of-the-maine-senate-1820/9255/

    Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The Legislature's law library lists Troy Dale Jackson of Allagash, Democrat, as President for 2019-2024, followed by Matthea Daughtry from 2025. Its Legislature column for his row reads 128th - 131st, which does not match those years (the 129th Legislature began in December 2018); the years are what this desk relies on. The Legislature's bill summary pages show a legislator's latest title, not the title when a bill was filed, so they cannot date his presidency.

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