A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate has fathered two children with a blood relative, according to a new report. Maine nominee Troy Jackson and his longtime partner, Lana Pelletier, are second cousins who descend from the same great-grandparents, Thomas Pelletier and Edith Thibodeau, The Maine Wire reported. Jackson labeled Pelletier his “wife” in earlier biographies but now calls her his partner, according to The Maine Wire. Whether the second-cousin arrangement carries real consequences may hinge on Senate financial disclosure rules, according to The Maine Wire. Jackson has not spoken publicly about the family connection, and his campaign continues to describe Pelletier as his partner, The Maine Wire reported.