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这份重新曝光的报告详细记录了杰克逊19岁时的一场深夜斗殴，他称此事最终以50美元罚款了结
作者：保罗·斯坦豪泽 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年8月13日 美国东部时间下午5:15
民主党在令人不安的家庭报告曝光后仍力挺缅因州候选人
多名接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访的民主党人被问及缅因州参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊时，均表示对该民主党人被指与二代表妹生下两个孩子一事毫不知情。杰克逊在几周前取代丑闻缠身的格雷厄姆·普拉特纳成为民主党提名候选人。
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共和党将目标对准民主党参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊，此前一份新曝光的1988年警方记录详细指控他在缅因州肯特堡的一场深夜对峙中袭击一名男子，并推搡其长期伴侣。
杰克逊曾是伐木工，还担任过州参议院议长。几周前，缅因州民主党人推选他取代处境艰难的牡蛎养殖户格雷厄姆·普拉特纳。普拉特纳在6月的民主党参议院初选中以压倒性优势获胜，但上月因强奸指控（他本人否认）彻底崩盘退出竞选。
杰克逊正在挑战现任共和党资深参议员苏珊·柯林斯，这场高风险竞选是将决定共和党能否保住微弱参议院多数席位的12场关键选举之一。
缅因州民主党推举特洛伊·杰克逊取代普拉特纳后面临严密审查
2026年7月25日，在缅因州班戈，特洛伊·杰克逊发表讲话，正式成为缅因州民主党推选的美国参议院提名候选人，接替将出现在11月 ballot 上的格雷厄姆·普拉特纳。（乔·雷德尔/盖蒂图片社）
柯林斯是2024年大选总统候选人唐纳德·特朗普失利的州中唯一寻求连任的共和党现任参议员。周三发布的福克斯新闻缅因州民调显示，杰克逊以微弱两优势领先柯林斯，误差处于抽样误差范围内。
“特洛伊·杰克逊就是格雷厄姆·普拉特纳2.0版：暴力且精神失常，”共和党全国委员会在社交媒体帖子中指责道。
与此同时，全国共和党参议员委员会在提及参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默参议员和民主党参议院竞选委员会主席克里斯滕·吉利布兰德参议员时，在X平台上写道：“难道这起令人极其不安的暴力和虐待报告，还不足以让你放弃支持特洛伊·杰克逊吗？”
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格雷厄姆·普拉特纳于2026年6月9日在缅因州布鲁因希尔的初选活动上发表讲话。（C.J.冈瑟/盖蒂图片社）
《班戈每日新闻》报道称，这份警方报告指控杰克逊在1988年3月12日的深夜斗殴中袭击另一名男子。
这场斗殴的起因是杰克逊的长期伴侣拉娜·佩尔蒂埃，根据记录，佩尔蒂埃同时也是他的二代表妹。杰克逊和佩尔蒂埃育有两名成年子女。
警方报告显示，佩尔蒂埃当时告诉警方，杰克逊“推搡她”，但她现在否认曾作出该表述。
根据报告，时年19岁的杰克逊于凌晨2点左右前往缅因州肯特堡的一处住宅。
报告称，在住宅住户让杰克逊离开后，这位未来的州议员“踹开房门”，掐住对手的喉咙并拳打其面部，导致受害者的眼镜在脸上划出伤口。报告补充说，一名朋友随后拉开了双方。
民主党人在最新争议中力挺杰克逊
前缅因州民主党州参议员、州长候选人特洛伊·杰克逊与格雷厄姆·普拉特纳一同出席“对抗寡头政治”活动。（索菲·帕克/彭博通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社）
杰克逊在福克斯新闻数字频道获得的一份声明中表示：“近40年前，我19岁时，和另一名男子发生了斗殴。我当时就为此承担了责任，现在我依然会承担责任。”
“但我要明确说明：我从未对我的伴侣拉娜或其他任何女性使用过暴力。这件事发生在近40年前，我向缅因州民众保证，这一事件绝不能反映今天的我，以及我多年来的人生轨迹，”这位民主党参议院候选人补充道。
佩尔蒂埃在给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中表示：“我不记得说过那些被安在我头上的话，那些话并不属实。这是我第一次看到这份40年前的报告。特洛伊和我一起建立了家庭和生活，我了解他这几十年来的为人，既是一位体贴的伴侣，也是一位父亲。”
“我理解缅因州选民想要了解特洛伊的诉求，因为他正寻求代表他们，但针对我家人的人身攻击是不可接受的，”她补充道。“在他19岁时犯了一个错误的40年里，特洛伊已经成长为缅因州民众热情的倡导者，毕生致力于让我们的州变得更美好，而苏珊·柯林斯却一直在华盛顿以牺牲我们的利益为代价中饱私囊。”
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缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯于2026年5月5日在缅因州哈里森的一家食品银行参观。得益于这位参议员协助争取到的联邦资金，该食品银行得以扩建。（保罗·斯坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
与此同时，杰克逊的竞选团队告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，特洛伊“承认去过那处住宅并与另一名男子发生肢体冲突。此案最终以50美元罚款了结。”
周四，倾向保守派的《缅因州有线报》报道称，缅因州阿拉加什的一名男子称自己认识杰克逊数十年，他声称多年前曾目睹杰克逊殴打佩尔蒂埃，这是一起独立事件。
来自缅因州最北端偏远地区的杰克逊曾是保守派共和党人，二十多年前加入民主党。
在他迅速成为接替普拉特纳的短期竞选活动中的领跑者后，多份报道浮出水面，涉及他据称存在的脾气问题和职场行为，以及被指存在抵押贷款不当行为和其他潜在责任，包括他过去严格的反堕胎立场。
上月，福克斯新闻数字频道问及是否存在任何 vetting 担忧时，杰克逊表示：“我认为这其中很多显然是柯林斯参议员为了确保自己能在糟糕的竞选记录下赢得选举而搞的鬼。但对我来说，我已经在州议会工作了20年。我确实相信我已经接受过审查和考验，民众清楚我在为什么而奋斗。我会支持他们，他们也知道可以信任我。”
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这种严密审查和负面报道引发了党内一些人的担忧，他们认为民主党在普拉特纳崩盘后，又选出了一名未经充分 vetting 的候选人。
“这有点像火箭式的 vetting 流程，”一名在参议院竞选团队工作、要求匿名以便畅所欲言的民主党策略师告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“缅因州民主党已经做出了选择，他们只能硬着头皮走下去。”
全国共和党参议员委员会在一系列针对自杰克逊获得提名以来背书他的民主党参议员和参议院候选人的社交媒体帖子中，质问这些政客是否会“呼吁特洛伊·杰克逊退出竞选”。
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杰克逊曾竞选民主党州长提名但失败，初选期间曾与普拉特纳一同竞选。他迅速表明自己是最有资格接过支持普拉特纳的进步主义和民粹主义运动大旗的候选人。
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与普拉特纳类似，杰克逊的竞选纲领面向工薪阶层选民。他支持对亿万富翁增税、被称为“全民医保”的全民医疗保健体系、废除美国移民和海关执法局（ICE），并且在民主党内部对支持美国长期中东盟友以色列的军事援助分歧日益加大之际，反对向以色列提供军事援助。
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Resurfaced assault report puts Dem Senate nominee in GOP crosshairs: ‘Graham Platner 2.0’
2026-08-13 17:15:50 EDT / Fox News
The resurfaced report details a late-night brawl when Jackson was 19, which he says was resolved with a $50 fine
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published August 13, 2026 5:15pm EDT
Dems pressed on support for Maine nominee after disturbing family report
Multiple Democrats who were questioned by Fox News Digital about Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson denied knowing anything about a report that the Democrat, who recently replaced scandal-plagued Graham Platner as the party’s nominee, allegedly fathered two children with his second cousin.
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Republicans are targeting Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson after a newly resurfaced 1988 police record detailed accusations that he assaulted a man and pushed his longtime partner during a late-night confrontation in Fort Kent, Maine.
Jackson, a one-time logger and a former state Senate president, was chosen a couple of weeks ago by Maine Democrats to replace embattled oysterman Graham Platner, who won the June Democratic Senate nomination in a landslide before imploding and dropping out of the race last month amid rape allegations that he denied.
Jackson is challenging longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a high-stakes race that’s among a dozen that will determine if the GOP holds onto its slim Senate majority.
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Troy Jackson speaks as he became the Maine Democratic Party’s choice to be their U.S. Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Collins is the only GOP incumbent running for re-election in a state President Donald Trump lost in the 2024 election. A Fox News poll in Maine released on Wednesday indicated Jackson holding a slight two-point edge over Collins, which was within the survey’s sampling error.
“Troy Jackson is Graham Platner 2.0: Violent and unhinged,” the Republican National Committee charged in a social media post.
Meanwhile, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, referring to Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, wrote on X, “Is this incredibly disturbing report of violence and abuse not enough for you to drop Troy Jackson?”
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Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine.(CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
The Bangor Daily News reported that the police report accused Jackson of assaulting another man during a late-night brawl on March 12, 1988.
The brawl was over Jackson’s longtime partner Lana Pelletier, who, according to records, is also his second cousin. Jackson and Pelletier share two adult children.
The police report indicates that Pelletier told officers at the time that Jackson “pushed her around,” a statement she now denies making.
According to the report, the then-19-year-old Jackson went to a home in Fort Kent, Maine around 2 a.m.
After the occupant of the house told Jackson to go away, the report says the future state lawmaker “kicked the door in” and grabbed his rival by the throat before punching him in the face, causing the victim’s glasses to leave a cut. The report added that a friend broke up the ensuing fight.
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Former State Senator Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Maine and gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a Fighting Oligarchy event with Graham Platner(Sophie Park / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Jackson said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, “Nearly forty years ago, when I was 19 years old, I got into a fight with another man. I took responsibility for it then, and I take responsibility for it now.”
“But let me be clear: I have never been violent with my partner Lana, or any other woman. This happened nearly four decades ago, and I assure Mainers this incident in no way reflects the man I am today or the life I’ve led in the years since,” the Democratic Senate nominee added.
Pelletier told Fox News Digital in a statement, “I do not remember making the statements attributed to me and they are not accurate. This is the first time I have seen this report from 40 years ago. Troy and I have built a life and family together and I know the person he has been through the decades since, both as a caring partner and father.”
“I understand Maine voters want to learn about Troy as he seeks to represent them but personal attacks on my family are unacceptable,” she added. “In the 40 years since he made a mistake as a 19-year-old kid, Troy has grown to be a passionate advocate for Mainers and dedicated his life to making things better for our state while Susan Collins has been in Washington enriching herself at our expense.”
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine tours a food bank in Harrison, Maine, on May 5, 2026. The food bank was able to expand thanks to federal funding that the senator helped obtain.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Meanwhile, the Jackson campaign told Fox News Digital that Troy “acknowledges going to the residence and getting into a physical confrontation with another man. The case was resolved with a $50 fine.”
On Thursday, the conservative-leaning Maine Wire reported that a man from Allagash, Maine, who says he’s known Jackson for decades alleged that he witnessed Jackson strike Pelletier, in a separate incident, years ago.
Jackson, who hails from the remote northern tip of Maine, is a one-time conservative Republican who became a Democrat over two decades ago.
As he quickly became the front-runner in the abbreviated race to replace Platner, he faced a slew of reports over his alleged temper and workplace conduct, as well as reported claims of mortgage improprieties and other potential liabilities, including his past strict anti-abortion stance.
Asked by Fox News Digital last month about any vetting concerns, Jackson said, “I think a lot of this obviously is Sen. Collins trying to make sure she win can the election on a really bad record. But, for me, I’ve been in the legislature for 20 years. I do believe I’ve been vetted, I’ve been tested. People know exactly what I’m fighting for. I have their back. And they know they can trust me.”
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The scrutiny and negative reports are raising concerns by some in the party that Democrats landed another unvetted nominee after the Platner implosion.
“This is a bit of a rocket vetting process,” a Democratic strategist who works on Senate races who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, told Fox News Digital. “Maine Democrats have made their choice, and they’re just going to have to ride with it.”
The NRSC, in a series of social media posts directed at Democratic senators and Senate nominees who have endorsed Jackson since he landed the nomination, ask if those politicians will “call on Troy Jackson to drop out?”
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Jackson, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, campaigned alongside Platner during the primary. And he quickly made the case that he was the best equipped candidate to grab the mantle of the progressive and populist movement that had backed Platner.
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Similar to Platner, Jackson is running on a platform aimed at working-class voters. He backs raising taxes on billionaires, the universal healthcare system known as “Medicare-for-all,” abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and he opposes military aid to Israel at a time Democrats are increasingly divided on support for America’s longtime Middle East ally.
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