Angus S. King, Jr.
Independent · ME · U.S. Senate
Bio
Angus Stanley King Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Maine. A political independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, he served from 1995 to 2003 as the 72nd governor of Maine.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 13.6 years
- First took office
- 2013 (3 terms)
- Seniority
- 51 of 100 by time served
- Age
- 82
- Senate class
- 1 · junior senator
- Bangor, ME · 207-945-8000
- Biddeford, ME · 207-352-5216
- Portland, ME · 207-245-1565
- Augusta, ME · 207-622-8292
- Presque Isle, ME · 207-764-5124
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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Caucuses & committees
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Committees
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligencecenter · 21 members
- Senate Committee on Armed Servicescenter · 27 members
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resourcescenter · 20 members
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairscenter · 19 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
Credit Card Competition Act Gains New Senate SupportA trio of senators have lent their support to the Credit Card Competition Act. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, which is opposed by banks and credit unions and supported b…
pymnts.com · August 10, 2026
Trump Intel Pick Ties Himself in Knots to Avoid Saying Who Won in 2020Six years later, Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential election conspiracy is still going strong.During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday, Trump’s pick to run National Intelligence—Jay Clayton—refused to plainly acknowledg…
The New Republic · July 15, 2026- Man killed in ICE-involved shooting in Maine was not intended target of operation: Official
A large protest occurred Tuesday in Maine, a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were involved in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man, who officials say was not the intended target of the operation. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he…
Freerepublic.com · July 15, 2026 
Maine Sen. King says feds lack credibility, locals need role in ICE shooting investigationA 26-year-old Colombian national was shot and killed in Maine after ICE agents attempted to pull him over while he was driving. ICE said Joan Sebastian Guerrero tried to flee and used his vehicle as a weapon, prompting an agent to fire in self-defense. It com…
PBS · July 14, 2026
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