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Maine Dem Sen. candidate Troy Jackson has 2 kids with cousin: report
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson is in a long-term relationship with his high school sweetheart, Lana Pelletier, who is also his second cousin, sharing the same great-grandparents.
- Such relationships are legal in Maine and not uncommon in the rural North Maine Woods region; the state allows first cousin marriages with genetic counseling certification.
- Jackson and Pelletier, who have two adult sons, have never been legally married despite Jackson previously referring to Pelletier as his wife.
- Jackson was nominated in July to challenge incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, with his campaign condemning personal attacks on his family as desperate distractions from policy issues.
- The Maine Democratic Party and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have not yet responded to requests for comment on the report.
