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Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Troy Jackson to Represent Maine in the U.S. Senate
Washington, DC — Today, Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed Troy Jackson in his bid to flip Senator Susan Collins’ seat and represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju will join Jackson today for the launch of the “Women for Troy” coalition to outline the stakes of November’s midterm elections and underscore the threat Susan Collins poses to reproductive freedom — especially following her confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, which led to the fall of Roe v. Wade.
While Collins played a pivotal role in undoing a 50-year precedent and gutting abortion access nationwide, Jackson has spent the last decade in the state Senate making Maine a national leader in access to reproductive care. This seat could help determine control of the U.S. Senate, and reproductive freedom is the issue motivating voters across Maine.
Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju released the following statement:
“There is no better state to watch for how reproductive freedom will define the midterms than Maine. Susan Collins’ vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court spelled the end of Roe v. Wade, and voters haven’t forgotten that betrayal. Troy Jackson has become an unrelenting champion for reproductive freedom and spent the last decade expanding abortion access in Maine. He’s the fighter Mainers deserve, and I’m proud to join today’s launch in a race that could decide the Senate majority.”
Maine Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate Troy Jackson released the following statement:
“When Roe was overturned, I didn’t wring my hands or make excuses — I got to work. I helped pass some of the strongest protections for abortion access in the country because I believe these decisions belong to women, their families, and their doctors — not politicians. Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, and he helped overturn Roe. She can defend that vote all she wants. I’m running for Senate to restore and expand the federal right to abortion and make damn sure politicians never again get to take this freedom away from Mainers.”
For over 55 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4.5 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.
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