'Skirting the Rules': Staffer Says Troy Jackson Steered $13.4m Toward Son's Lobbying Client

Troy Jackson accused of 'skirting the rules' after report reveals son earned $182,500 as lobbyist while candidate steered millions to his client (Credit: ArenLeBrun/Wikimedia Commons)

Troy Jackson allegedly helped steer more than $13.4 million in state funding towards a college that employed his son as a lobbyist, according to a new investigation, even as he runs for the US Senate in Maine on a strongly anti‑lobbyist, populist platform.

The probe found that Jackson's son, Chace, earned $182,500 in lobbying compensation while representing Maine Maritime Academy as its registered legislative designee. Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate president and now the Democratic nominee for US Senate, is facing fresh scrutiny following a 31 August investigation by the Washington Free Beacon.