Democrat–Aroostook
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Representing Senate District 1
Allagash, Ashland, Caribou, Castle Hill, Caswell, Connor Twp., Cyr Plantation, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Garfield Plantation, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Limestone, Madawaska, Mapleton, Masardis, Nashville Plantation, New Canada, New Sweden, Northwest Aroostook Unorganized Territory, Oxbow Plantation, Perham, Portage Lake, Square Lake Unorganized Territory, Saint Agatha, St. Francis, St. John Plantation, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wade, Wallagrass, Washburn, Westmanland, Winterville Plantation and Woodland.
Term limited
2024
Up for re-election
2018

2018 Score

75
Sen. Jackson's alignment with our values this legislative session.

Will of the voters

82
Sen. Jackson's score on respecting referendums the last two years.

Voting history

Changing the citizen initiative process  LD 31
This bill would have amended our state constitution to make it more difficult for citizen initiatives to get on the ballot.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Jackson vote
Supported
Promoting community solar  LD 1444
This bill would have promoted the development of large-scale community solar over the next four years.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Jackson vote
Supported
Continuing preventative care of ACA  LD 1476
This bill requires health insurance plans in Maine to continue covering preventative care in the case of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Jackson vote
Supported
Student loan Bill of Rights  LD 1507
This bill would have established a Student Loan Bill of Rights.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Jackson vote
Supported
Funding for syringe exchange programs  LD 1707
This bill would have allocated funds for syringe exchange programs to curb the spread of preventable infectious diseases, such as hepatitis C, which is on the rise in Maine.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Jackson vote
Supported
Attack on the minimum wage  LD 1757
This bill would have cut future wage increases for Maine workers and allowed employers to pay young employees less than the minimum wage.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Jackson vote
Opposed
Forcing compliance with Trump's anti-immigration policies  LD 1833
This bill would have forced local police to act as federal immigration agents and would have financially punished municipalities that refused to comply.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Jackson vote
Opposed
Sending Homecare for All to ballot  LD 1864
This vote was to send Homecare for All to the ballot this November 2018.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Jackson vote
Opposed
Immigrant stigmatization  LD 1904
This bill, which came from an anti-Muslim hate group, would have redundantly criminalized the currently non-existent practice of female genital mutilation in Maine.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Jackson vote
Supported
Banning signature collection at the polls  LD 1726
This bill would have made it illegal to collect signatures at polling locations.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Jackson vote
Opposed
Cutting overtime pay  LD 1769
This bill would have cut wages for roughly 19,000 Mainers this year by changing the state’s overtime rules.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Jackson vote
Opposed
Funding voter-approved Medicaid expansion law  LD 873
This bill would have provided administrative funding for Medicaid expansion, passed overwhelmingly by voters last fall.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Jackson vote
Supported