Maine Wire

Internet erupts over report that Platner's replacement in key Senate race fathered children with second cousin

Troy Jackson became the Democratic candidate for a Maine Senate seat after Graham Platner dropped out. A news report says Jackson has two adult sons with Lana Pelletier, who is his second cousin. They share the same great‑grandparents, making them second cousins. The report notes that such family ties are not rare in rural northern Maine.