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IndependentMaine · U.S. Senator
Angus
King
U.S. Senator for Maine · Caucuses with Democrats
In office
13 yrsSince Jan 2013
Next election
2031Re-elected 2025
Age
82Born Mar 31, 1944
Party
Indep.Caucuses with Dems
What they stand for
King has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Supports expanded health services for older AmericansKing has sponsored multiple bills directing federal resources toward the health and safety of seniors. The Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act (S.2833) would expand fall-prevention programs. The Preventive Home Visit Act (S.2829) would establish home-visit services for older adults. The WELL Seniors Act of 2025 (S.2830) would broaden wellness benefits available to senior populations through federal programs.
- 02Sponsors legislation addressing veterans' benefits and servicesKing has introduced several bills targeting federal services for military veterans. The Improving Veterans' Experience Act of 2025 (S.264) would modify VA service delivery processes. The SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025 (S.668) would address veterans' access to specific support programs. The Safeguarding Department of Veterans Affairs Dependent Education Benefits Act (S.2698) would protect education benefits for dependents of veterans. The DELIVER Act of 2025 (S.895) addresses additional veterans' service delivery mechanisms.
- 03Promotes rural economic development and natural resourcesKing has sponsored legislation aimed at rural industries and land access in Maine and similar regions. The Jobs in the Woods Act (S.1336) would support forestry-sector employment. The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 (S.1217) would expand credit access for fishing businesses. The PRIME Act (S.2409) would modify federal meat processing regulations affecting small rural processors. The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act (S.282) would address access provisions for a federally designated monument.
- 04Addresses workforce housing and coastal industry tax reliefKing has sponsored the Farmhouse-to-Workforce Housing Act of 2025 (S.686), which would facilitate the conversion of agricultural structures into workforce housing units. He also sponsored the Working Waterfront Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act (S.2538), which would create a federal tax credit tied to disaster mitigation investments by working waterfront property owners, a measure relevant to Maine's fishing and maritime industries.
- 05Supports civic education and prescription drug ad regulationKing sponsored the CIVICS Act of 2025 (S.2841), which would direct federal support toward civics education programs. He also sponsored the Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025 (S.483), which would establish requirements governing prescription drug advertising. He introduced amendments SAMDT.198 and SAMDT.1773 in the 119th Congress, both of which were not agreed to by the Senate on voice votes.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Angus Stanley King Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Maine since January 2013. King is a political independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party. He previously served as the 72nd governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. In the Senate, King sits on committees covering intelligence, armed services, and energy and natural resources, among others. His sponsored legislation spans veterans' services, rural economic development, senior health, and coastal industry support. Recent legislative activity includes bills addressing falls prevention among older adults (S.2833), preventive home visits for seniors (S.2829), and expanded wellness services for older Americans (S.2830). He has also sponsored measures related to prescription drug advertising practices (S.483), rural forestry employment (S.1336), and working waterfront tax relief (S.2538). On veterans' issues, King has sponsored the Improving Veterans' Experience Act of 2025 (S.264), the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025 (S.668), and the Safeguarding Department of Veterans Affairs Dependent Education Benefits Act (S.2698). Additional sponsored legislation addresses rural housing conversion (S.686), fishing industry financing (S.1217), rural meat processing access (S.2409), civic education (S.2841), veterans' delivery of services (S.895), and access to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (S.282). King also introduced amendments SAMDT.198 and SAMDT.1773 in the 119th Congress, both of which were not agreed to by the Senate on voice votes.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Sep 17, 2025Sponsored
Preventive Home Visit Act
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Sep 17, 2025Sponsored
CIVICS Act of 2025
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Sep 17, 2025Sponsored
Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act
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WELL Seniors Act of 2025
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03 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
PAC contributions account for 45.3% of King's $49K in cycle receipts, with individual giving making up 43.1%. Top PAC contributors include Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) PAC at $5,000, National Restaurant Association PAC at $2,500, and McDonald's Corporation PAC at $2,500. Itemized contributions make up 63.8% of individual giving. Outside spending opposing King totaled $808,620, with Maine Liberty PAC accounting for all 17 expenditures, separate from contributions to his own campaign.
Total raised · 2026
$49K
Cash on hand
$69K
Spent
$218K
By source
- Individuals$21K · 43.1%
- PACs$22K · 45.3%
- Other$1K · 2.6%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)36.2%
Top PAC contributors
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LUINA) PACFEC ↗$5K
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)FEC ↗$3K
- NATIONAL ELEVATORS CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)FEC ↗$3K
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACFEC ↗$3K
- MCDONALD'S CORPORATION PACFEC ↗$3K
- VISTRA EMPLOYEE PACFEC ↗$2K
- NAT'L MARINE MANUFACTURES ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PACFEC ↗$1K
- HILTON WORLDWIDE PACFEC ↗$1K
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCFEC ↗$1K
Outside spending · 2018
Opposing King
- MAINE LIBERTY PACFEC ↗$809K
Independent expenditures from super PACs and other groups, separate from contributions to the candidate’s own campaign. These committees may not coordinate with the campaign.
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