Republican Senator Susan Collins has criticised her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, saying he appears to struggle to control his temper after an old police record resurfaced. The dispute matters because it introduces personal-conduct allegations into Maine’s closely watched US Senate contest and gives Collins a line of attack against her opponent.

The record, from 1988, reportedly includes accusations that Jackson assaulted a man and pushed his long-term partner. Collins made the comments in Kittery, Maine, on 14 August 2026; the article describes Jackson as the Democratic Senate nominee, but the allegations remain accusations.