Maine fishermen support Jordon Hudson after he advocacy during pageant: 'Together, we persevere'

The Maine Coast Fisherman s Association praised Jordon Hudson for her advocacy during the Miss Maine USA pageant earlier this month Advocacy for Maine fishermen appeared to be close to Hudson s heart She has championed their cause not only in the pageant but also thanked Sen Susan Collins R-Maine and the Trump administration for its renegotiation of the Maine Sea Grant funding CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Advocating for Maine s commercial fisherman takes several forms and sometimes it walks across a stage in heels wearing a bikini the Maine Coast Fishermen s Association wrote on its Instagram Stories on Monday Jordon Hudson is helping shine a spotlight on Maine fishing communities in options we never imagined from the stage to the working waterfront We re grateful for voices like Jordon s that remind us advocacy doesn t invariably look the same but it consistently matters Together we persevere Hudson was demanded during the Miss Maine USA pageant a moment in life she would want to go back to She reported she wished she could be transported back to her family s fishing boat JORDON HUDSON ABSENT FROM BILL BELICHICK'S 'GOOD MORNING AMERICA' INTERVIEW AFTER CBS FIASCO I think about this often because there s a mass exodus for fishermen occurring in the rural areas of Maine and I don t want to see more fishermen leave this place she reported via Mass Live As your next Miss Maine USA I would make a point to go to communities to go into the administration and advocate for these people so that they don t have to think about these memories as a past moment Hudson s parents owned a fishing business Frenchman s Bay Fisheries in Maine However after the area they used to fish Taunton Bay was closed off to fishing by the state in their business eventually went bankrupt years later Her family s ship reportedly suffered damage and couldn t afford repairs The family attempted to lobby the state and local legislatures to ease up on regulations that impeded the fishing industry and eventually the closure of their business The family eventually moved to Massachusetts Fox News Jackson Thompson contributed to this account Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter