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Troy has flip flopped his position on issues, and it usually has to do with the issues that his son has been hired to lobby him on.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)

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Why we checked itSpecific allegation that Troy Jackson's son was hired to lobby him, implying a conflict of interest. Verifiable against lobbying registrations and Jackson's voting record.
What we foundTroy Jackson's son did lobby on issues where Jackson's positions overlapped, and Jackson did flip on gun control while his son was lobbying for the gun safety coalition, but the causal link — that the flip-flops were caused by or 'usually' tied to his son's lobbying — is disputed by fact-checkers and the public record shows other explanations (e.g., the Lewiston mass shooting) and bipartisan support for some of the legislation.
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