缅因妇女游说团史上首次背书联邦参议员候选人：支持民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊
一向保持无党派立场的缅因妇女游说团（Maine Women's Lobby）10月22日在奥古斯塔举行记者会，宣布史上首次为联邦参议员候选人背书，支持民主党候选人特洛伊·杰克逊（Troy Jackson）挑战共和党现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯（Susan Collins）。
该组织执行主任 Destie Hohman Sprague 在记者会上表示：“如果我们想保障缅因州妇女的权利、健康与安全，就必须确保我们选出能在奥古斯塔和华盛顿代表我们需求的人，背书是帮助我们做到这一点的重要方式。”她说，杰克逊多年来一直在为妇女的劳动权益而战。
据 Maine Newsroom 报道，这场记者会同时是对共和党超级政治行动委员会“参议院领导基金”（Senate Leadership Fund）一则电视广告的反击：广告使用三位曾与杰克逊共事的前州参议员的照片攻击杰克逊。前州参议员丽贝卡·米勒特（Rebecca Millett）说，广告在她的眼睛上打了黑条，“暗示我们是受害者或反派”；前州参议员凯茜·布林（Cathy Breen）与现任波特兰市长马克·迪翁（Mark Dion）也到场，称杰克逊在州议会任职期间推动了缅因州多项有利于女性的立法。
杰克逊出身于 Allagash 的伐木世家，自2002年起担任州议员，2018年至2024年任缅因州参议院议长。这场对决被视为可能影响参议院多数归属的关键选战之一，外部团体投入已达数千万美元，多项民调显示两人选情胶着。选举日为11月3日。
关联：缅因州参议员选战：奥卡西奥-科尔特斯赴 Portland 为杰克逊站台
Maine Women's Lobby Makes First-Ever U.S. Senate Endorsement, Backing Troy Jackson
The Maine Women's Lobby, a traditionally nonpartisan organization, announced its first-ever endorsement in a U.S. Senate race at an October 22 press conference in Augusta, backing Democratic candidate Troy Jackson against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
"If we want to secure rights and health and safety for women in Maine, we need to make sure we are electing people who are representing our needs in Augusta and D.C., and endorsements are an important way that we can help do that," said the group's executive director, Destie Hohman Sprague, adding that Jackson has fought for women's labor rights for years.
According to Maine Newsroom, the press conference also pushed back against a television ad by the Republican super PAC Senate Leadership Fund that used photos of three former state senators who had served with Jackson. Former state Sen. Rebecca Millett said the ad placed a black bar over her eyes, "implying we are victims or villains." Former state Sen. Cathy Breen and Portland Mayor Mark Dion also attended, saying Jackson had helped pass legislation benefiting women during his time in the legislature.
Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, has served in the Maine Legislature since 2002 and was state Senate president from 2018 to 2024. The race is seen as one that could decide control of the U.S. Senate; outside groups have spent tens of millions of dollars, and polls show a close contest. Election Day is November 3.
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图片来源：特洛伊·杰克逊在缅因州参议院议事厅。图片：ArenLeBrun，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Troy Jackson in the Maine Senate chamber. Photo: ArenLeBrun, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
