BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180514T073000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6dacb42754c2c8207929c7640ad021e5 CATEGORIES:Chamber Events CREATED:20190503T152514 SUMMARY:Chamber Connection with Troy Jackson, Senate President LOCATION:Senator Inn & Spa\, 284 Western Avenue\, Augusta\, ME DESCRIPTION:
On December 5, 2018, Senator Tr oy D. Jackson was chosen by his colleagues to become the 117th President of the Maine Senate. He was re-elected to his second term that previous Novem ber and represents the good people of Northern Aroostook County in Senate D istrict 1.
President Jackson is a fifth-generation logger from Allaga sh whose participation in the 1998 logging blockade along the Canadian bord er launched him into politics. A lifelong resident of the St. John River Va lley and a logger by trade, President Jackson is a passionate advocate for workers' rights, lower health care costs, property tax relief and economic opportunity.
In his inaugural address, President Jackson challenged h is colleagues not to let what makes the Senate Chamber so strong - the dive rsity of backgrounds, experiences and identities - become its greatest weak ness. He urged his peers to join him in showing the people of Maine what go vernment can and should be, vowing to the leave the state stronger than he found it.
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On December 5, 2018, Senator Troy D. Jackson was chosen by his colleague s to become the 117th President of the Maine Senate. He was re-elected to h is second term that previous November and represents the good people of Nor thern Aroostook County in Senate District 1.
President Jackson is a f ifth-generation logger from Allagash whose participation in the 1998 loggin g blockade along the Canadian border launched him into politics. A lifelong resident of the St. John River Valley and a logger by trade, President Jac kson is a passionate advocate for workers' rights, lower health care costs, property tax relief and economic opportunity.
In his inaugural addre ss, President Jackson challenged his colleagues not to let what makes the S enate Chamber so strong - the diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ide ntities - become its greatest weakness. He urged his peers to join him in s howing the people of Maine what government can and should be, vowing to the leave the state stronger than he found it.