Midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates hit Labor Day events
Jackson urged union members to vote as he campaigns to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.
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The story includes named candidates, attributed statements, voter comments and concrete campaign details across several races. Some claims come from campaigns or speakers, and the article does not provide responses from every candidate mentioned.
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The Associated Press reports that candidates in several competitive midterm races used Labor Day events to campaign, including Senate nominee Troy Jackson’s appeal to union members in Maine. The article also describes activity in Georgia and Wisconsin as control of Congress is at stake.
Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, spoke to union members in Portland and urged them to vote, saying he wanted to raise the minimum wage and expand family medical leave. He is challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who had no Labor Day events scheduled; a spokesperson said she had visited Bath Iron Works on Sept. 1 and promised to use her seniority to secure contracts and other benefits.
The article also reports that Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff attended an AFL-CIO picnic and criticized President Donald Trump, while Georgia Republican Mike Collins did not respond to an inquiry about his Labor Day plans. In Wisconsin, Derrick Van Orden and Rebecca Cooke took part in a parade. The article notes that candidates campaigned in other races as well, including after an armed assailant charged toward Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at a fair.
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11 OUTLETSTroy Jackson urged union members to vote at a Labor Day event as he campaigned for the Senate and described priorities for workers. Center outlets frame his appeal as part of a broader midterm campaign, often connecting it to worker-focused priorities and campaign activity in other competitive races.
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