Dem Senate Nominee Troy Jackson Has 2 Kids With His Cousin: REPORT

July 30, 2026 10:02 PM ET A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate has fathered two children with a blood relative, according to a new report.Maine nominee Troy Jackson and his longtime partner, Lana Pelletier, are second cousins who descend from the same great-grandparents, Thomas Pelletier and Edith Thibodeau, The Maine Wire reported. The couple raised two sons, Chace and Camden, though they never legally wed, and Maine grants no recognition to common-law unions, the outlet reported. Jackson labeled Pelletier his “wife” in earlier biographies but now calls her his partner, according to The Maine Wire.Jackson secired the Democratic nomination on July 25 and will challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November, the Associated Press (AP) reported. He took over for Graham Platner, who