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How the ‘Other Maine’ Has Helped Shape a Senate Race
Both Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, and Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, grew up in Aroostook County, a vast, isolated northern wilderness. Those roots have helped define them.
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- The New York Times US. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/maine-senate-collins-jackson-aroostook-county.html
Both Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, and Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, grew up in Aroostook County, a vast, isolated northern wilderness. Those roots have helped define them.