Years before emerging as the likely Democratic nominee in Maine’s pivotal US Senate race, Troy Jackson answered on a candidate questionnaire that, “Abortion should never be legal,” and that women seeking an abortion should first be required to view an ultrasound of their pregnancy.

Troy Jackson’s brash conduct raises alarm bells about his temperament as the nominee for a key Senate race, some critics said.

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is Democrats’ likely nominee to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins in an expensive, consequential race following Graham Platner’s exit.