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{{Short description|American politician and lawyer (born 1944)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Angus King
| image               = Angus King, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2013
| jr/sr               = United States Senator
| state               = [[Maine]]
| alongside           = [[Susan Collins]]
| term_start          = January 3, 2013
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Olympia Snowe]]
| successor           = 
| order1              = 72nd [[Governor of Maine]]
| term_start1         = January 5, 1995
| term_end1           = January 8, 2003
| predecessor1        = [[John R. McKernan Jr.]]
| successor1          = [[John Baldacci]]
| birth_name          = Angus Stanley King Jr.
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1944|03|31}}
| birth_place         = [[Alexandria, Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| party               = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (since 1993)
| otherparty          = [[No Labels]] (since 2013){{efn|No Labels is a political organization that was not officially recognized as a political party in Maine until 2024. King confirmed his membership in the group in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michaud and King to support nonpartisan No Labels group Thursday |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2013/07/17/michaud-king-support-nonpartisan-labels-group-thursday/ |access-date=August 3, 2024 |work=Sun Journal |date=July 17, 2013}}</ref>}}<br>
[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (before 1993)
| spouse              = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Edith Hazard||1982|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Mary Herman|1984}}}}
| children            = 5
| education           = [[Dartmouth College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Virginia]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|JD]])
| website             = {{URL|king.senate.gov|Senate website}}
| signature           = AngusKingSignature.png
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'''Angus Stanley King Jr.''' (born March 31, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2013 as the [[Seniority in the United States Senate|junior]] [[United States senator]] from [[Maine]].<ref name=hsieu>{{cite interview |first= Angus S. | last= King |url=http://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/mitchelloralhistory/105| title= Interview with Angus King | interviewer= Andrea L'Hommedieu|website=digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu |access-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> A [[Independent politician|political independent]], he served from 1995 to 2003 as the 72nd [[governor of Maine]].

Born and raised in [[Virginia]], King moved to Maine after graduating from law school. In 1989, he founded Northeast Energy Management, Inc., a company that developed and operated electrical energy conservation projects. He won the [[1994 Maine gubernatorial election]] as the independent candidate in a four-way race and was reelected in a [[landslide victory|landslide]] in [[1998 Maine gubernatorial election|1998]]. As the country's only independent governor, King enjoyed high [[approval rating]]s during his tenure. After leaving office in 2003, King returned to his business career.

King won Maine's [[2012 United States Senate election in Maine|2012 Senate election]] to replace the retiring [[Republican Party of Maine|Republican]] [[Olympia Snowe]]. He was reelected to a second term in [[2018 United States Senate election in Maine|2018]], following the state's inaugural [[instant-runoff voting]] elections, and won a third term in [[2024 United States Senate election in Maine|2024]]. For [[List of current United States Senate committees|committee]] assignment purposes, he [[Congressional caucus|caucuses]] with the Democratic Party. He is one of two independents in the Senate; the other is [[Bernie Sanders]] of [[Vermont]], who also caucuses with the Democrats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wertheim |first=Jon |date=2021-01-10 |title=Angus King: An independent in the Senate - 60 Minutes - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/angus-king-senator-maine-60-minutes-2021-01-10/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Early life, education, and early career==
King was born in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], the son of Ellen Archer (née Ticer) and Angus Stanley King, a lawyer.<ref name=hsieu/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypress.com/2006/05/25/ellen-archer-ticer-king/ |title=Ellen Archer Ticer King |work=Daily Press |date=May 25, 2006 |access-date=November 13, 2012 |archive-date=May 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520001523/http://articles.dailypress.com/2006-05-25/news/0605250194_1_mrs-king-holy-cross-williamsburg-landing |url-status=live }}</ref> His father was a U.S. magistrate for the [[Eastern District of Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Retired Virginia U.S. Magistrate Angus King Dies|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/07/02/retired-virginia-us-magistrate-angus-king-dies/14ab38f0-0c74-4dab-8fa5-62ab62aa9a5c/}}</ref>

King graduated from [[Francis C. Hammond High School]] in Alexandria.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Steve |title=How one day in high school shaped Angus King |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2017/01/14/one-day-high-school-shaped-angus-king/ |work=Lewiston Sun Journal |date=January 14, 2017}}</ref> He then enrolled at [[Dartmouth College]], where earned a B.A. in 1966. At Dartmouth, King joined the [[Delta Upsilon]] social fraternity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greeks in the 113th Congress |url=http://www.nicindy.org/blog/greeks-in-the-113th-congress/ |publisher= North American Interfraternity Conference |access-date= September 2, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327052229/http://www.nicindy.org/blog/greeks-in-the-113th-congress/ |archive-date=March 27, 2014 }}</ref> He then attended the [[University of Virginia School of Law]], graduating in 1969.

Soon after graduating from law school, King entered private law practice in [[Brunswick, Maine]]. He was a staff attorney for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in [[Skowhegan, Maine|Skowhegan]].

In 1972, he served as the chief [[counsel]] to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics. King served as a legislative assistant to Democratic U.S. Senator [[William Hathaway]] in the 1970s. He was also well-known statewide as a host on [[Maine Public Broadcasting Network|public television]].<ref>{{cite news | last= Nemitz | first= Bill |url=http://www.pressherald.com/politics/king-passes-his-first-100-days-as-senator-eventfully_2013-04-14.html?pagenum=full | title= King's first 100 days: 'The hardest I've ever worked in my life' | work= [[Portland Press Herald]] | date= April 14, 2013| access-date= April 30, 2013}}</ref>

In 1973, when he was 29, King was diagnosed with an aggressive form of malignant [[melanoma]]. King has said he believes he survived cancer only because he had health insurance, and has highlighted this experience when explaining his support for the [[Affordable Care Act]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=TAMC Communication and Development|title=Senator Angus King to present keynote address at May 9 County Cancer Conference |url=http://bangordailynews.com/community/senator-angus-king-to-present-keynote-address-at-may-9-county-cancer-conference/ | work= [[Bangor Daily News]] | access-date= November 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last1= Pierce| first1= Charles |title=These Are People. This Isn't Ideology. These Are People.|url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a53047/angus-king-tom-price/|access-date=March 14, 2018 |work= Esquire |date= February 10, 2017}}</ref>

In 1975, King returned to Maine to practice with Smith, Loyd and King in Brunswick. In 1983, he was appointed vice president of Swift River/Hafslund Company, which developed alternative energy (hydroelectric and biomass) projects in [[New England]].

In 1989, King founded Northeast Energy Management, Inc., a company that developed and operated electrical energy conservation projects. In 1994, he sold the company. As of 2012, King's investments were valued at between $4.8 million and $22.5 million.<ref>{{cite news| last1= Richardson |first1= John|title=King is wealthy, but not through wind projects|url=https://www.centralmaine.com/2012/06/28/king-files-report-detailing-his-wealth_2012-06-28/|access-date=March 14, 2018 |work= Portland Press Herald |date= June 28, 2012}}</ref>

==Governor of Maine (1995–2003)==

In May 1993, King announced he would run for [[governor of Maine]] as an independent in the [[1994 Maine gubernatorial election|1994 election]]. Incumbent Governor [[John McKernan Jr.]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], was term-limited and could not seek another term.<ref>{{cite news|last=Higgins|first=A. Jay|title=Lewiston mayor to make Blaine House bid|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=May 7, 1993}}</ref> King abandoned his lifelong affiliation with the [[Maine Democratic Party]]. "The Democratic Party as an institution has become too much the party that is looking for something from government", King told the ''[[Bangor Daily News]]'' a few weeks after he announced his candidacy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ripley |first=John |date=May 18, 1993 |title=Candidate King maps course to Augusta |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |url=https://www.bangordailynews.com/1993/05/18/politics/candidate-king-maps-course-to-augusta/}}</ref> The [[Maine Republican Party|Republican]] nominee was [[Susan Collins]], Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation under Governor John McKernan and a [[protégé]]e of U.S. Senator [[William Cohen]], and at the time relatively unknown to the electorate. The Democratic nominee was former Governor and U.S. Representative [[Joseph E. Brennan]]. It was Brennan's fifth campaign for governor.

The general election was a highly competitive four-way race between King, Collins, Brennan, and [[Green Party USA|Green Party]] nominee [[Jonathan Carter (activist)|Jonathan Carter]]. King invested early in television advertising during Maine's unusually early June primary, allowing him to emerge from the primary season on an equal footing with his rivals. He positioned himself as a businessman and a pragmatic environmentalist focused on job creation and education.<ref>{{cite news|title=AD DEPICTS KING AS USING NEW IDEAS TO ENCOURAGE JOBS|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|date=October 1, 1994}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Times]]'' described King as an idealist who "wants to slash regulations but preserve the environment; hold the line on taxes; impose work and education requirements on welfare recipients; experiment with public school choice and cut at least $60 million from the state budget."<ref>{{cite news|last=Snow|first=Tony|title=Maine bellwether for voter discontent?|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=July 9, 1994}}</ref> His opponents criticized him for flip-flopping. Collins argued King "presents different images, depending on who he is talking to. Angus has been a Democrat his whole life. In my opinion, he became an independent because he didn't think he could beat Joe Brennan in a primary. He's extremely smooth, articulate and bright, but he says different things to different groups."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hale|first=John|title=A King pursues top spot: Former liberal now sees himself as 'pragmatic'|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=October 4, 1994}}</ref>
[[File:Russians presents their social project to Maine governor Angus King.jpg|thumb|right|King meets with a [[Russia]]n delegation as Maine governor in October 2002.|260x260px]]
King narrowly won the November 8 election with 35% of the vote to Brennan's 34%, a margin of 7,878 votes. Collins received 23% of the vote and Carter 6%. King won eight counties, Collins five and Brennan three.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29040|title=Our Campaigns - ME Governor Race - Nov 08, 1994|publisher=Ourcampaigns.com|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> King's election as an independent was preceded by fellow independent [[James B. Longley]], elected to the same office 20 years earlier.

During his tenure, King was the only U.S. governor unaffiliated with a political party. He was also one of only two governors nationwide not affiliated with either of the two major parties, the other being [[Jesse Ventura]] of [[Minnesota]], who was elected in 1998 as a member of the [[Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]]. The terms of Connecticut's independent governor [[Lowell Weicker]] and Alaska's independent governor [[Walter J. Hickel]] both ended when King's began. In his 2004 book ''Independent Nation'', political analyst [[John Avlon]] describes all four governors as [[Radical center (politics)|radical centrist]] thinkers.<ref>Avlon, John (2004).  ''Independent Nation: How the Vital Center Is Changing American Politics''.  Harmony Books / Random House, pp. 177–93 ("Radical Centrists").  {{ISBN|978-1-4000-5023-9}}.</ref> As governor, King signed legislation requiring that all school employees be fingerprinted and undergo [[background check]]s.<ref>Alan K. Ota, [http://public.cq.com/docs/news/news-000004172396.html 113th Congress: Angus King, I-Maine (Senate)], ''CQ Today'' (November 6, 2012).</ref>

King had an [[approval rating]] of 75% going into his reelection bid [[1998 Maine gubernatorial election|in 1998]],<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-portland-press-her/130188774/ Portland Press Herald], March 17, 1998</ref> which he easily won, garnering 59% of the vote and defeating Republican [[James B. Longley Jr.|Jim Longley Jr.]] (the son of the former governor), who took 19%, and Democrat [[Thomas J. Connolly|Thomas Connolly]], who received 12%. King's 59% was the highest share of the vote a gubernatorial candidate had received since Brennan's [[Maine gubernatorial election, 1982|1982]] reelection with 62%. Brennan's 1982 victory was also the last time until 1998 that a gubernatorial candidate had won a majority of the vote, and King's 1998 reelection was the last time a Maine gubernatorial candidate received the majority of the vote until 2018.

In 2002, King launched the [[Maine Learning Technology Initiative]] (MLTI) to provide laptops for every public middle-school student in the state, the first initiative of its kind in the nation.<ref name="Waters36-8-35">{{cite journal|last=Waters|first=John|title=Maine Ingredients|journal=THE Journal|year=2009|volume=36|issue=8|page=35}}</ref> It met with considerable resistance due to its cost but was enacted by the [[Maine Legislature]]. On September 5, 2002, the state began the program with a four-year $37.2-million contract with [[Apple Inc.]] to equip all 7th- and 8th-grade students and teachers in the state with laptops.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cousins|first1=Christopher|title=LePage eyes changing laptop program launched by Angus King|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/12/politics/state-house/lepage-eyes-changing-laptop-program-launched-by-angus-king/|access-date=March 15, 2018|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=August 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Herold|first1=Benjamin|last2=Kazi|first2=Jason|title=Maine 1-to-1 Computing Initiative Under Microscope|url=https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/08/31/maine-1-to-1-computing-initiative-under-microscope.html|access-date=March 15, 2018|newspaper=Education Week|date=August 30, 2016}}</ref>

==Hiatus from politics (2003–2012)==
The day after he left office in 2003, King, his wife, Mary Herman, and their two children, who were 12 and 9 at the time, embarked on a road trip in a 40 foot (12m) motor home to see America. Over the next six months, the family traveled {{convert|15,000|mi}} and visited 33 states before returning home in June 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/24/politics/angus-king-chronicles-rv-travels-in-new-book/ | title=Angus King chronicles RV travels in new book|date=June 24, 2011 |access-date=January 13, 2015| author=Canfield, Clarke| agency= Associated Press}}</ref>

During his post-gubernatorial residency in Maine, he lectured at [[Bowdoin College]] in [[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]] and [[Bates College]] in [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]]. He was appointed a visiting lecturer at Bowdoin in 2004 and an endowed lecturer at Bates in 2009, teaching courses in [[Politics of the United States|American politics]] and [[political science|political leadership]] at both institutions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bates.edu/news/2009/10/29/bates-to-host-political-forums/|title=Bates to host Maine political forums|date= October 29, 2009|work=Bates Magazine |access-date=November 10, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="bowdoin">{{cite news|title=Angus King|url=https://dailysun.bowdoin.edu/angus-king/|access-date=March 14, 2018|work=Bowdoin Daily Sun|archive-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315195932/https://dailysun.bowdoin.edu/angus-king/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2007, King and Rob Gardiner, formerly of the [[Maine Public Broadcasting Network]], formed Independence Wind, a wind energy company.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Richardson|first1=John|title=Angus King defends his wind career|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2012/09/15/angus-king-defends-his-wind-career_2012-09-16/|access-date=March 14, 2018|work=Portland Press Herald|date=September 15, 2012}}</ref> In August 2009, Independence Wind along with joint venture partner Wagner Forest Management won Maine DEP approval for construction of a proposed $120-million, 22-turbine, utility-scale wind power project along a prominent mountain ridge in [[Roxbury, Maine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45086.html |title=DEP approves Record Hill wind farm | work= Mainebiz.biz |access-date= September 14, 2011}}</ref> To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, King sold his share of the company after entering the [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2012|2012 U.S. Senate election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/03/22/energy/panel-raises-questions-about-102m-loan-guarantee-for-wind-project/|title=Panel questions loan guarantee for wind project in which Angus King had stake |work= Bangor Daily News |date= March 22, 2012 |access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> Of the project, King has said, "People who say wind is only an intermittent resource are looking for a one-shot solution. And my experience is that there are rarely silver bullets, but there is often silver buckshot. Wind is an adjunct source of energy. Ten percent, 20% can be very significant".<ref>{{cite web| last= Smith |first=Taylor|title=Running with the wind|url=http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20071210/CURRENTEDITION/312109987|website= Mainbiz.biz |access-date= October 13, 2012}}</ref>

==U.S. Senate (2013–present)==
===Elections===
==== 2012 ====
{{Main|2012 United States Senate election in Maine}}
On March 5, 2012, King announced that he was running for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by [[Olympia Snowe]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/29/politics/mike-michaud-enters-senate-race/ |title=Michaud, Pingree and Baldacci may seek Olympia Snowe's seat; King, Raye and Cutler also considering |work= Bangor Daily News |author=Russell, Eric|date=February 29, 2012 |access-date= March 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="PressHerald03052012">{{cite web | last =Riskind | first =Jonathan | title = Source: King to run for Snowe's seat |url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/King-has-made-up-his-mind-Pingree-hasnt.html | work = The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram | date =March 5, 2012 | access-date = March 5, 2012 }}</ref> King said "hogwash" to allegations by some Republicans that he had cut a deal with Democrats to keep U.S. Rep. [[Chellie Pingree]] out of the race.<ref name="www.kjonline.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.kjonline.com/news/King-supports-Obama-for-re-election.html |title=King supports Obama for re-election | website= kjonline.com |date=March 9, 2012 |access-date= March 9, 2012}}</ref>

King's Senate campaign came under scrutiny for posting a heavily edited newspaper profile of him on its website.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shepherd|first1=Michael|title=King's campaign altered newspaper article on website |url=http://www.pressherald.com/politics/King-alters-newspaper-article-on-website.html|access-date=August 15, 2014|work=Portland Press Herald| date=September 24, 2012}}</ref>

On November 6, 2012, King won the Senate race with 53%<ref>{{cite news| title=Election Center: Senate: Maine |url=http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/state/ME/senate| website= CNN.com |access-date= November 14, 2012}}</ref> of the vote, beating Democrat [[Cynthia Dill]] and Republican [[Charlie Summers]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Angus King wins Senate bid|author=Rollins, Krister |url=http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/221223/2/Angus-King-wins-Senate-bid |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209045309/http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/221223/2/Angus-King-wins-Senate-bid|url-status=dead|archive-date= February 9, 2013 |publisher= [[WCSH]] |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last= Sharp |first=David|title=King wins Senate race; gay marriage OK'd in Maine|url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/King-wins-Senate-race-gay-marriage-OK-d-in-Maine-4017679.php|newspaper=Stamford Advocate | agency= Associated Press| date=November 7, 2012}} {{dead link|date=June 2016}}</ref> The following week, King announced that he would caucus with Senate Democrats, explaining not only that it made more sense to affiliate with the party that had a clear majority, but that he would have been largely excluded from the committee process had he not caucused with a party.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Kevin|title=King will caucus with Senate Democrats|url=http://www.kjonline.com/news/angus-king-caucus-senate-democrats.html| work= [[Kennebec Journal]] |date=November 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= O'Keefe |first=Ed|title=Angus King to caucus with Democrats in Senate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/wp/2012/11/14/angus-king-to-caucus-with-democrats-in-senate/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 14, 2012}}</ref> King said he had not ruled out caucusing with the Republicans if they took control of the Senate in [[2014 United States Senate elections]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Recio |first= Maria |title=McMorris Rodgers wins fight for spot in House GOP leadership |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019683952_congress15.html |newspaper= [[The Seattle Times]] |date=November 14, 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427210916/http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019683952_congress15.html |archive-date=April 27, 2014 }}</ref> but when Republicans did win the majority that year, he remained in the Democratic caucus.<ref name=remain/> King remained in the Democratic caucus after the [[2016 United States Senate elections|2016]], [[2018 United States Senate elections|2018]], and the [[2020 United States Senate elections|2020]] elections, the first two of which also resulted in Republican Senate majorities and the last of which produced a 50–50 tie.

==== 2018 ====
{{Main|2018 United States Senate election in Maine}}
On November 6, 2018, King was reelected, defeating Republican [[Maine Senate|state Senator]] [[Eric Brakey]] and Democrat Zak Ringelstein.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wgme.com/news/local/angus-king-re-elected-to-us-senate|title=Angus King re-elected to US Senate|work=CBS WGME|date=November 6, 2018}}</ref>

==== 2024 ====
{{Main|2024 United States Senate election in Maine}}

On November 5, 2024, King was reelected to a third term, defeating Republican Demi Kouzounas, Democrat David Costello, and independent Jason Cherry. Upon turning 81 on March 31, 2025, he became the oldest U.S. senator in Maine history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kobin |first=Billy |date=2024-11-06 |title=Angus King wins 3rd term that will make him Maine's oldest-ever senator |url=https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/11/06/politics/elections/maine-angus-king-wins-3rd-term-us-senate/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Tenure===

==== 113th Congress (2013–2015) ====
[[File:U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., right, commandant of the Coast Guard, and Vice Adm. John P. Currier, left, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, pose for a photograph with Sen. Angus S. King Jr 130423-G-OY189-019.jpg|thumb|268x268px|King with [[Coast guard|Coast Guard]] officials in Washington, 2013.]]
King supported reform of the Senate [[filibuster]], noting that senators are no longer required to stand on the floor and speak during a filibuster.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mother Jones: Kevin Drum |url=https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/page/27/?page=103&ke%2Fh=b670c4fe-649e-462c-842a-d4a9f0c55cec |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Mother Jones |language=en-US}}</ref> He also pointed out that the Constitution contains no 60-vote requirement to conduct business in the Senate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-18 |title=For Maine's Sen. Angus King, moderate stance, unpredictability paying off |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/18/sen-angus-king-builds-a-reputation/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Press Herald}}</ref> In 2013, King voted in favor of the so-called [[Nuclear option (U.S. politics)|nuclear option]] to eliminate the [[Filibuster in the United States Senate|filibuster]] for most presidential nominees.<ref>{{cite web| title=King Statement on Vote to Alter Filibuster Rule|url=https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-statement-on-vote-to-alter-filibuster-rule| website=king.senate.gov| date = November 21, 2013| access-date = December 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-11-25 |title=Sen. Angus King on filibuster reform and life as a Senate independent |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/02/02/sen-angus-king-on-filibuster-reform-and-life-as-a-senate-independent/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

King opposed attempts by the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] to cut $40 billion from the [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]] over 10 years, fearing that it "would affect people in a serious way" and drive more people to soup kitchens and food banks. He supported the more modest Senate efforts to save $4 billion over the same period by closing loopholes.<ref>{{cite news| last= Koeing|first=Seth|title=Angus King says $40 billion in proposed House cuts to food stamp program too much|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/10/24/politics/angus-king-says-40-billion-in-proposed-house-cuts-to-food-stamp-program-too-much/|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=October 24, 2013 |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, King was chosen for the annual tradition of reading George Washington's Farewell Address to the Senate.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lesniewski|first1=Neils|title=Senate Hears Washington's Words Once Again|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/senate-hears-washingtons-words-once-again/|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=Roll Call|date=February 24, 2014|archive-date=February 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226144654/http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/senate-hears-washingtons-words-once-again/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Hagel, Dempsey testify before Senate 140916-D-KC128-667.jpg|left|thumb|270x270px|[[Martin Dempsey]] (''right''), speaks with King (''left'') at [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Senate Armed Services Committee]] meeting in 2014.]]
King endorsed his colleague [[Susan Collins]] for reelection in the [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2014|2014 U.S. Senate election]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/05/16/angus-king-endorses-susan-collins-in-her-bid-for-reelection/|title=Sen. Angus King (I) endorses colleagues Collins (R) and Shaheen (D)|newspaper= The Washington Post|author=Sullivan, Sean|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> calling her a "model Senator". At the same time, he endorsed Democratic Senator [[Jeanne Shaheen]] of New Hampshire for reelection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kjonline.com/news/King_on_Collins___We_ve_got_a_model_senator_here__.html|title=King on Collins: 'We've got a model senator here'| work= Kennebec Journal |author=Mislter, Steve|date= May 16, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> King also endorsed [[Eliot Cutler]] for governor in the [[Maine gubernatorial election, 2014|2014 election]], as he had in 2010, but on October 29, 2014, he switched his endorsement to Democratic nominee [[Mike Michaud]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/18/politics/kings-endorsement-of-cutler-expected-in-portland-this-morning/ |title=King endorses fellow independent Cutler for Maine governor|work=Bangor Daily News|author=Moretto, Mario|date=August 18, 2014 |access-date=August 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name= kingendorse>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/29/angus-king-switches-endorsement-from-cutler-to-michaud/ |title= Angus King switches endorsement from Cutler to Michaud |work=Portland Press Herald|author=Billings, Randy |date= October 29, 2014 |access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> He also endorsed Democrat [[Emily Cain]] for the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2014#District 2|Maine's second congressional district]] election<ref>{{cite web |first= Michael | last= Shepherd |url=http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/09/30/angus-king-to-endorse-2nd-districts-cain-on-wednesday/ |title=Angus King to endorse 2nd District's Cain on Wednesday |website= KJonline.com |date= October 1, 2014 |access-date= October 1, 2014}}</ref> and Republican Senator [[Lamar Alexander]] of Tennessee in his [[United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2014|reelection campaign]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/221836-independent-king-endorses-alexander-for-reelection/|title=Maine Independent endorses GOP's Alexander|first=Alexandra|last=Jaffe|work=The Hill|date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref>

After Republicans gained the Senate majority in the [[United States Senate election, 2014|2014 election]], King announced that he would continue to caucus with the Democrats. He cited his belief that it is good for a state to have a senator from each party, and that it is important to have a senator who caucuses with the same party as the President, saying, "In the end, who I caucus with is less important than who I work with." He added, "It does not mean I have become a Democrat. It does not mean I have made a promise to anybody."<ref name=remain>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/05/senator-king-caucus-democrats/18548955/| archive-url=https://archive.today/20141105223559/http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/05/senator-king-caucus-democrats/18548955/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2014|title=Senator King to caucus with Democrats| publisher= WCSH | date= November 5, 2014| access-date= November 5, 2014}}</ref>

==== 116th Congress (2019–2021) ====
In 2020, President [[Donald Trump]] said King was "worse than any Democrat" after King had a "testy" exchange with Vice President [[Mike Pence]] in a phone call in which King had criticized the executive branch's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]. King stated he had "never been so mad about a phone call in my entire life," after the phone call with Pence. He also called the President and Vice President's response to the pandemic "a dereliction of duty."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2020/04/18/politics/trump-calls-angus-king-worse-than-any-democrat-after-senators-criticism-of-virus-response/|work=Bangor Daily News|date=April 18, 2020|last=Shepherd|first=Michael|access-date=July 29, 2020|title=Trump calls Angus King "Worse than any Democrat" after Senator's Criticism of Virus Response}}</ref>

==== 117th Congress (2021–2023) ====
King was participating in the certification of the [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count]] when Trump supporters [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|attacked the United States Capitol]]. When they breached the Capitol, King and other senators were moved to a safe location.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maine Congressional Delegation reports they are safe after Trump supporters storm Capitol |url=https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-congressional-delegation-reports-they-are-safe-after-trump-supporters-storm-capitol |access-date=January 10, 2021 |work=WGME |date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> He called the event a "violent insurrection" and "unspeakably sad", and blamed Trump.<ref name="WGME1721">{{cite news |title='Shameful:' Maine lawmakers react after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol |url=https://wgme.com/news/local/shameful-maine-lawmakers-react-after-pro-trump-mob-storms-us-capitol |access-date=January 10, 2021 |work=WGME |date=January 7, 2021}}</ref> In the wake of the attack, King announced that he supported invoking the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] to remove Trump from office.<ref name="Piper">{{cite news |last1=Piper |first1=Jessica |title=Angus King: Trump's Cabinet 'should consider' removing him under 25th Amendment |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2021/01/07/politics/angus-king-trumps-cabinet-should-consider-removing-him-under-25th-amendment/ |access-date=January 10, 2021 |work=Bangor Daily News |date=January 7, 2021}}</ref>

==== 118th Congress (2023–2025) ====
King was one of 19 votes in favor of a bill to block arms sales to [[Israel]] during the [[Gaza war]]. King, who had skipped an address to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] in protest of Israel's conduct of the war earlier that year,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-07-24 |title=Angus King and Chellie Pingree skip Israeli leader's speech before Congress |url=https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/07/24/politics/washington/angus-king-chellie-pingree-skip-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-speech/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> said that the war had taken "a dark turn when it resulted in far more casualties among innocent Palestinians—including tens of thousands of women and children—than among [[Hamas]]."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Senate rejects Sanders' effort to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/20/senate-rejects-effort-from-bernie-sanders-to-block-some-weapons-for-israel-over-gaza-deaths/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Press Herald}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
====Current====
* [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Committee on Armed Services]]
**[[United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland|Subcommittee on Airland]] (2017–present)
**[[United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel|Subcommittee on Personnel]] (2013–2017)
**[[United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower|Subcommittee on Seapower]]
**[[United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces|Subcommittee on Strategic Forces]] (2013–2017; 2019–present) (Chair, 2021–present)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]] (2015–present)
**[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy|Subcommittee on Energy]]
**[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks|Subcommittee on National Parks]] (Chair, 2021–present)
**[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining|Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining]] (2021–present)
**[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power|Subcommittee on Water and Power]] (2015–2021)
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Select Committee on Intelligence]]

====Previous====
* [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]] (2013–2019)

===Caucus memberships===
* [[Afterschool Caucuses]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm|publisher=Afterschool Alliance|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Coalition on Adoption]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute|url=https://www.ccainstitute.org|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Rare Disease Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Disease Congressional Caucus|author=|url=https://everylifefoundation.org/rare-advocates/rarecaucus/rarecaucus-members/|format=|publisher=Every Life Foundation for Rare Diseases|date=|accessdate=20 March 2025}}</ref>

===Legislation sponsored===
The following is an incomplete list of legislation that King has sponsored:
* [[Affordable College Textbook Act (S. 1864; 115th Congress)]]
*  In April 2023, it was revealed that Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of travel and free gifts from a Republican donor. King and Senator [[Lisa Murkowski]] introduced a bipartisan bill intended to force the Supreme Court to establish an ethics code that would require the court to appoint an official to examine public complaints and potential conflicts.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Bipartisan Bill, Senators Urge Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Code |work=The New York Times |date=April 26, 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/us/politics/senate-bill-supreme-court-ethics.html |access-date=May 4, 2023 |last1=Vansickle |first1=Abbie }}</ref>

==Political positions==
King has been described as a [[Centrism|moderate]] Independent.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/18/sen-angus-king-builds-a-reputation/|title=For Maine's Sen. Angus King, moderate stance, unpredictability paying off|author=Gallagher, Noel K.| date= February 18, 2015|work=Portland Press Herald |access-date=July 23, 2018| language=en-US}}</ref> He has called himself "neither a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] nor a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], but an [[American (word)|American]]".<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nErGgVEO6U|title=Megan Winchester – Angus King Political Ad 2012 |date=October 26, 2012|via=YouTube}}</ref> The nonpartisan ''[[National Journal]]'' gave him a 2013 composite ideology score of 59% liberal and 41% conservative.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/22381/angus-king-jr |title=Angus King's Ratings and Endorsements|website=votesmart.org}}</ref> His [[Crowdpac]] score is &minus;4.3 (10 is the most [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]], &minus;10 the most [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]]), based on a data aggregation of his campaign contributions, votes, and speeches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crowdpac.com/candidates/135344/angus-king |title= Angus King| website=crowdpac.com | publisher= Crowdpac }}</ref> In a study published by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' called "Party Unity scores," King voted with the Democratic Party 43% of the time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/07/31/want-a-less-partisan-senator-elect-a-former-governor/|title=Want a less partisan senator? Elect a former governor.|first1=Alex|last1=Keena|first2=Misty|last2=Knight-Finley|newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en|date=July 31, 2018|access-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref> The [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] (CPAC) gave him a 6.83% lifetime conservative rating in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawmakers |url=http://ratings.conservative.org/people?search=angus%20king}}</ref> [[GovTrack]] ranks King among the moderate members of the Senate, near the Senate's ideological center.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/angus_king/412545|title=Angus King, Senator for Maine |website= GovTrack.us|language=en|access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2014, King endorsed his Republican colleague from Maine, [[Susan Collins]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/05/16/senator-collins-earns-king-endorsement-maine/pwu4as3QvQVtUu6MIKjvaK/story.html|title=US Senator Collins earns King's endorsement in Maine |work=The Boston Globe|author=Durkin, Alana|date=May 17, 2014|access-date= October 30, 2018}}</ref> According to [[FiveThirtyEight]], which tracks Congressional votes, King had voted in line with President Trump's position on legislation about 38% of the time as of January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/angus-s-king-jr/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005193619/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/angus-s-king-jr/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2017|title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump |last= Bycoffe| first=Aaron|date=January 30, 2017 |work= FiveThirtyEight|access-date=January 9, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, the Lugar Center ranked King in the top fifth of senators for bipartisanship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Work |url=https://www.thelugarcenter.org/ourwork-85.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.thelugarcenter.org}}</ref>

=== Agriculture ===
In August 2018, King was one of 31 senators to vote against the Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2018, a proposed amendment to the [[2018 United States farm bill]] that would mandate states to authorize agricultural product sales not prohibited under federal law. After the farm bill passed in December, King and Susan Collins released a statement expressing their delight at the amendment not being included as there were a "number of state laws in Maine that would have been undermined if this amendment was adopted, including those on crate bans for livestock, consumer protections for blueberry inspections, and environmental safeguards for cranberry cultivation".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2018/12/12/homestead/senate-passes-2018-farm-bill-a-victory-for-food-sovereignty-in-maine/|title=Senate and House pass 2018 Farm Bill, a victory for food sovereignty in Maine|first=Julia|last=Bayly|date=December 13, 2018|work=Bangor Daily News|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

===Economic policy===
King has called for the continuation of a tariff on imported athletic footwear, citing the potential loss of jobs at [[New Balance]]'s [[Skowhegan, Maine|Skowhegan]] and [[Madison, Maine|Madison]] factories in Maine.<ref>{{cite news| first=John | last= Richardson|url=http://www.kjonline.com/news/King-to-call-for-continued-trade-protection-.html |title=King calls for continued tariff protection for Maine shoes |newspaper=Kennebec Journal |date=August 14, 2012}}</ref> Also while governor, King vetoed a bill that would have raised Maine's minimum wage by 25 cents per hour.<ref name="Seelye">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/us/politics/former-gov-angus-king-leads-maine-senate-race.html| title=Former Gov. Angus King Leads Maine Senate Race |last= Seelye| first=Katharine Q.|date=July 1, 2012| work=The New York Times}}</ref>

In 2017, King opposed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017|Republican tax bill]], criticizing its passage on a party-line vote without hearings,<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-sen-angus-king-on-face-the-nation-dec-3-2017/ Transcript: Sen. Angus King], ''Face the Nation'', CBS News (December 3, 2017).</ref><ref name="Miller">{{ cite news| first= Kevin | last= Miller |url=http://www.pressherald.com/2017/11/30/senate-rejects-kings-attempt-to-send-tax-bill-back-to-committee/ | title= Senate rejects Angus King's attempt to send tax bill back to committee | work= Press Herald | date= November 30, 2017 }}</ref> saying: "The Bangor City Council would not amend the [[Leash#Leash laws|leash law]] using this process."<ref name="Miller"/> King criticized the legislation for adding $1 trillion to the U.S. budget deficit over ten years and sought to return the bill to committee, but his proposal failed on a party-line vote.<ref name="Miller"/>

In March 2018, King and fellow Maine senator Susan Collins introduced the Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act, a bill that would bolster the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and was included in the [[2018 United States farm bill]]. In June 2019, when King and Collins announced the NBRC would award grant funding to the [[University of Maine]], the senators called the funding an investment in Maine's forest economy that would "help those who have relied on this crucial sector for generations" and "bolster efforts by UMaine to open more opportunities in rural communities."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/06/26/umaine-gets-1-million-grant-to-help-strengthen-state-forest-economy/|title=UMaine gets $1 million grant to help strengthen state forest economy|first=Greg|last=Fish|date=June 26, 2019|work=Sun Journal|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

On April 15, 2020, the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] invited King to join a bipartisan task force on the reopening of the economy amid the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/16/white-house-congress-advise-reopening-economy-190027|title=White House taps members of Congress to advise on reopening economy|first1=Marianne|last1=Levine|first2=Sarah|last2=Ferris|first3=Melanie|last3=Zanona|date=April 16, 2020|website=Politico|language=en|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>

King is supportive of U.S. manufacturers like [[Auburn Manufacturing]], a Maine company he visited in 2022 to promote domestic manufacturing and speak out against Chinese [[unfair trade practices]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Sen. Angus King highlights "Make More in America Initiative" in Auburn |url=https://www.wabi.tv/2022/08/18/sen-angus-king-highlights-make-more-america-initiative-auburn/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=WABI |date=August 18, 2022 |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Collins, King, Poliquin Stand with Auburn Manufacturer in Trade Dispute with China {{!}} |url=https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/collins-king-poliquin-stand-with-auburn-manufacturer-in-trade-dispute-with-china |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=www.king.senate.gov |language=en}}</ref>

====Minimum wage and Social Security ====
On March 5, 2021, King voted against [[Bernie Sanders]]'s amendment to include a $15/hour minimum wage in the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jake |title=Here Are the 8 Democrats Who Just Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders' $15 Minimum Wage Amendment |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/05/here-are-8-democrats-who-just-joined-gop-vote-down-sanders-15-minimum-wage-amendment |access-date=March 5, 2021 |work=Common Dreams |date=March 5, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

King and a group of Republican senators led by [[Bill Cassidy]] proposed a bill that included raising the [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] retirement age from 67 to 70. Other policy proposals included tweaking the benefits formula to take into account the number of years a person has worked, and expanding the program's ability to invest in private stocks, rather than the current trust fund model.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Workers condemn King's proposal to raise the Social Security retirement age - Maine Beacon |url=https://mainebeacon.com/workers-condemn-kings-proposal-to-raise-the-social-security-retirement-age/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=mainebeacon.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Michael |date=2023-03-01 |title=Angus King's Social Security proposal puts him to Susan Collins' right |url=https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/03/01/politics/angus-king-social-security-joam40zk0w/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Trade====
In February 2019, during ongoing trade disputes between the United States and China, King was one of ten senators to sign a bipartisan letter to Homeland Security Secretary [[Kirstjen Nielsen]] and Energy Secretary [[Rick Perry]] asserting that the American government "should consider a ban on the use of Huawei inverters in the United States and work with state and local regulators to raise awareness and mitigate potential threats" and urging them "to work with all federal, state and local regulators, as well as the hundreds of independent power producers and electricity distributors nationwide to ensure our systems are protected."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/senators-ask-trump-administration-to-ban-huawei-energy-technology-2019-2|title=A bipartisan group of senators want the Trump administration to deal another blow to Chinese tech giant Huawei|first=Joe|last=Perticone|work=Business Insider|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

===Environment and energy===
King supports action to [[climate change mitigation|combat climate change]] and carries a laminated graph of [[Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere|increases in carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere]] to respond to [[climate change denial]]ists.<ref>{{cite news| first= Geof | last= Koss |url=https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060036074 | title= Senator has handy response for science skeptics | work=[[E&E News]] | date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> He was the only member of Congress to join a three-day [[U.S. Coast Guard]] fact-finding mission to [[Greenland]] in 2016, where he witnessed [[Greenland ice sheet|melting ice sheets]] firsthand and said that the impacts of climate change were "amazing and scary".<ref>{{cite web|author=Overton, Penelope|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/25/on-fact-finding-trip-to-greenland-sen-angus-king-finds-effect-of-climate-change-amazing-and-scary/|title=On trip to Greenland, Sen. King finds effect of climate change 'amazing and scary'|work=Portland Press Herald|date=August 25, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> Nevertheless, in March 2019 King joined Senate Republicans in voting against the [[Green New Deal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecowatch.com/green-new-deal-senate-vote-2632922259.html|title=Senate Dems Vote 'Present' on Green New Deal to Foil McConnell's Ploy|date=March 27, 2019|website=EcoWatch|author=Rosane, Olivia|language=en|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

King opposes [[Arctic Refuge drilling controversy|oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]] on the grounds that the amount of oil is not worth the environmental risk of extracting it. He also believes that new developments in the energy field, such as [[fracking]], should be subject to "all appropriate environmental safeguards to protect the American people and the American land."<ref name="So, Who IS Angus King">{{Cite web |title=So, Who IS Angus King? |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/11/14/1161565/-Some-insight-into-Angus-King |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Daily Kos |language=en}}</ref> King opposes the [[Keystone XL pipeline]], saying it "will facilitate the transport of some of the world's dirtiest and most climate-harming oil through our country",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-opposes-keystone-pipeline-will-vote-to-move-to-full-debate|title=King Opposes Keystone Pipeline; Will Vote to Move to Full Debate|date=January 12, 2015|website=king.senate.gov|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="So, Who IS Angus King"/> and has cast several votes against legislation authorizing its construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00280|title=U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote|access-date=January 27, 2015|website=senate.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00003|title=U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote|access-date=January 27, 2015|website=senate.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00049|title=U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote|access-date=January 27, 2015|website=senate.gov}}</ref> King said he was "frustrated" with President Obama's delay in deciding whether to authorize construction, but that he opposed Congress legislating the approval or disapproval of a construction project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2014/11/18/politics/keystone-xl-pipeline-chances-dim-in-senate-as-angus-king-says-no/|title=Angus King casts deciding vote as Keystone XL pipeline bill dies in Senate|work=Bangor Daily News|date=November 18, 2014|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

King has expressed opposition to the creation of a Maine Woods National Park. His 2012 campaign website said that local control is the best way to conserve land,<ref name="Angus2012">{{cite web |title=Angus on the Issues |url=http://angus2012.com/issues/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725005248/http://angus2012.com/issues/ |archive-date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2012 |website=angus2012.com}}</ref> but in 2014, King said he was keeping an open mind about the idea.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2014/06/10/news/penobscot/national-park-debate-to-reopen-in-northern-penobscot-county-lincoln-chamber-to-hold-informational-meetings/ |title=National park debate to reopen in northern Penobscot County; Lincoln chamber to hold informational meetings |author=Sambides, Nick Jr.|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref>

King initially expressed "serious reservations" about proposals to establish the [[Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2015/11/23/politics/collins-king-poliquin-express-serious-reservations-about-north-woods-national-monument/|title=Collins, King, Poliquin express 'serious reservations' about national monument|newspaper=Bangor Daily News |author=Sambides, Nick Jr.|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> but expressed support for Obama's creation of the monument in 2016, saying that the administration had made commitments that convinced him that "the benefits of the designation will far outweigh any detriment"; that the monument would not hurt Maine's [[pulp and paper industry]]; and that the monument would help diversify the local economy.<ref>{{cite web|author-link=Richard Pérez-Peña|author=Pérez-Peña, Richard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/us/obama-maine-katahdin-woods-and-waters.html|title=Obama Designates National Monument in Maine, to Dismay of Some|work=The New York Times|date=August 24, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

King opposes efforts in Maine to ban the baiting and trapping of bears, including an effort to [[Maine Question 1, 2014|put the question to voters in 2014]], calling such practices necessary to prevent interaction between bears and people, and saying the practices are based on science and the views of experts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://georgesoutdoornews.bangordailynews.com/2014/04/05/maine-woods/senator-angus-king-defends-maines-bear-management/ |title=Senator Angus King defends Maine's bear management |author=Smith, George|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=April 6, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>

In 2017, King and Senator [[Jim Risch]] introduced the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. The [[Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee]] approved the bill in 2018. The bill creates a pilot program for the federal government to study analog, nondigital, and physical systems that can be incorporated into the power grid to mitigate the potential effects of a cyberattack. The idea for the bill came after a 2015 cyberattack in Ukraine took down a large portion of the country's energy grid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2018/12/plan-dumb-down-power-grid-name-cybersecurity-passes-senate/153719/|title=Plan to Dumb-Down the Power Grid In Name of Cybersecurity Passes Senate|website=Nextgov.com|author=Boyd, Aaron|language=en|date=December 20, 2018|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> In April 2019 King was one of four senators caucusing with the Democrats who voted with Republicans to confirm [[David Bernhardt]], an oil executive, as Secretary of the Interior Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-bernhardt-interior-department-secretary-confirmation_n_5cae3e14e4b03ab9f24fc722|title=David Bernhardt Confirmed As Interior Department Chief|last=D'Angelo|first=Chris|date=April 11, 2019|website=The Huffington Post|language=en|access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2019, King was one of 12 senators to sign a bipartisan letter to top senators on the [[United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development|Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development]] advocating that the Energy Department be granted maximum funding for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), arguing that American job growth could be stimulated by investment in capturing carbon emissions and expressing disagreement with President Trump's 2020 budget request to combine the two federal programs that do carbon capture research.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/437618-bipartisan-group-of-senators-request-highest-possible-funding-for/|title=Bipartisan senators want 'highest possible' funding for carbon capture technology|first=Miranda|last=Green|date=April 5, 2019|newspaper=The Hill}}</ref>

In July 2019, King called climate change "one of the most serious threats to" the United States, saying that two thirds of Arctic ice has disappeared over the past 30 years. A release from King's office stated that he had asserted the vital need for the U.S. to return to the aspirations of the Paris Climate Accord.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/sen-king-urges-action-against-climate-change/97-a5ceacc9-1033-44f5-a296-0a5c3643a187|title=Sen. King urges action against climate change|date=July 21, 2019|publisher=newscentermaine.com}}</ref>

===Foreign relations and national security===
King has voted to arm [[Syrian opposition|Syrian rebels]] who were fighting Syrian President [[Bashar al-Assad]] and [[ISIL]] militants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2014/09/18/politics/king-collins-vote-to-approve-arming-syrian-rebels-funding-government/|title=King, Collins vote to approve arming Syrian rebels, funding government|work=Bangor Daily News|date=September 18, 2014}}</ref>

King favors the [[Cuban thaw|normalization of U.S.–Cuba relations]]. He opposes the [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. embargo against Cuba]], calling it an "antiquated" relic of the [[Cold War]]; in 2015, King introduced legislation to lift the embargo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/06/14/senator-king-files-bill-restore-trade-with-cuba/c6V2Tt0VJuss9YCyqwgwUN/story.html | title= Senator King files bill to restore trade with Cuba | agency= Associated Press | work=The Boston Globe| date= June 14, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first= Mario | last= Moretto |url=http://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2015/06/11/angus-king-introduces-bill-to-re-open-trade-with-cuba/ | title= Angus King introduces bill to re-open trade with Cuba | work= Bangor Daily News | date= June 11, 2015}}</ref>

As a member of the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]], King participated in its probe of [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russia's interference]] in the 2016 U.S. elections.<ref>{{cite news |first= Christopher | last= Burns |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2017/10/29/politics/angus-king-says-its-premature-to-rule-out-collusion-with-russia/ | title= Angus King says it's 'premature' to rule out collusion with Russia| work= Bangor Daily News | date= October 31, 2017}}</ref> King said that the entire committee had "no doubt whatsoever" about the Kremlin's culpability in the meddling and described the cyberattacks as "a frontal assault on our democracy" that could present a long-term threat.<ref>{{cite news| first= Christina| last= Pazzanese |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/11/we-know-russia-hacked-election-says-sen-king/ | title= 'We know' Russia hacked election: In Harvard remarks, Sen. Angus King also says such cyberattacks can happen again | work= [[Harvard Gazette]] | date= November 27, 2017}}</ref>

In May 2018, King and fellow Maine senator [[Susan Collins]] introduced the PRINT Act, a bill that would halt collections of countervailing duties and anti-dumping duties on Canadian newsprint and require the [[U.S. Department of Commerce]] to conduct a study of economic health of printing and publishing industries. Proponents of the bill argued it would offer a lifeline to the publishing industry amid newsprint price increases. Critics accused it of setting "a dangerous precedent for future investigations into allegations of unfair trade practices."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tdn.com/news/local/norpac-blasts-bill-to-pause-tariffs-on-canadian-newsprint/article_ca53fdf0-4203-5dab-85e5-22855ec163e2.html|title=Norpac blasts bill to pause tariffs on Canadian newsprint|date=May 21, 2018|publisher=tdn.com}}</ref>

In August 2018, King and 16 other lawmakers urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against Chinese officials responsible for [[Xinjiang re-education camps|human rights abuses]] against the [[Uyghurs|Uyghur]] [[Islam in China|Muslim]] minority in western China's [[Xinjiang]] region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chairs Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Sanction Chinese Officials Complicit in Xinjiang Abuses |url=https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairs-lead-bipartisan-letter-urging-administration-to-sanction-chinese |website= cecc.gov |date=August 29, 2018 |publisher= Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)}}</ref> They wrote: "The detention of as many as a million or more Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in "political reeducation" centers or camps requires a tough, targeted, and global response."<ref>{{cite news |title=China rejects US lawmakers' sanctions call over Muslim camps |url=https://www.apnews.com/22e2fb42383a401ab9a401aa69f79257 |agency=Associated Press | website= apnews.com |author=Bodeen, Christopher|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In November 2018, King joined Senators [[Chris Coons]], [[Marco Rubio]] and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending the Trump administration a letter raising concerns about the [[People's Republic of China]]'s undue influence on [[Media of the United States|media outlets]] and [[Education in the United States|academic institutions]] in the United States. They wrote: "In American news outlets, Beijing has used financial ties to suppress negative information about the CCP. ... Beijing has also sought to use relationships with American academic institutions and student groups to shape public discourse."<ref>{{cite web |title=Sen. Coons, colleagues, raise concerns over potential threat of Chinese attempts to undermine U.S. democracy |url=https://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-coons-colleagues-raise-concerns-over-potential-threat-of-chinese-attempts-to-undermine-us-democracy |website= coons.senate.gov}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

In late 2018, King voted to withdraw U.S. military aid for [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=King Votes to End U.S. Support for Saudi Engagement in Yemen |url=https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-votes-to-end-us-support-for-saudi-engagement-in-yemen |website= king.senate.gov|date=December 13, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In December 2018, after President Trump announced the [[American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War|withdrawal of American troops]] from [[Syria]], King was one of six senators to sign a letter expressing concern about the move and their belief "that such action at this time is a premature and costly mistake that not only threatens the safety and security of the United States, but also emboldens [[ISIS]], [[Bashar al-Assad]], [[Iran]], and [[Russia]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/422208-bipartisan-senators-call-on-trump-to-reconsider-syria-withdrawal/ |title= Senators call on Trump administration to reconsider Syria withdrawal|date=December 19, 2018|work=The Hill|author=Axelrod, Tal|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In October 2019, King was one of six senators to sign a bipartisan letter to Trump calling on him to "urge Turkey to end their offensive [in Syria] and find a way to a peaceful resolution while supporting our Kurdish partners to ensure regional stability" and arguing that to leave Syria without installing protections for American allies would endanger both them and the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/news/2019/10/doug-jones-joins-bipartisan-group-of-senators-in-urging-trump-to-rethink-syria-policy.html|title=Doug Jones joins bipartisan group of senators in urging Trump to rethink Syria policy|date=October 17, 2019|work=al.com|author=Koplowitz, Howard|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

King initially rejected calls for a ceasefire in the [[Gaza war]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Portland City Council unanimously backs resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza |url=https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/portland-city-council-unanimously-backs-resolution-calling-for-ceasefire-in-gaza/ |work=Maine Morning Star |date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> but as the war progressed, he became increasingly critical of Israel's conduct. He skipped Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]'s address to a joint session of Congress in 2024 due to Israel's conduct in the war,<ref name=":0" /> and in December 2024 joined 18 other senators mostly from the Democratic Party's progressive wing in voting to block arms sales to Israel due to the number of Palestinian civilians killed in the conflict.<ref name=":1" />

In March 2023, King voted with a bipartisan majority to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 118th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00077.htm |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>

==== Iran ====
In 2015, King supported the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]], an international agreement with Iran. In voting against a "[[Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015|resolution of disapproval]]" in opposition to the agreement, King stated, "The current alternatives, if this agreement is rejected, are either unrealistic or downright dangerous."<ref>{{cite web |last1= Carney| first1= Jordain|title=Independent Sen. Angus King backs Iran deal|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/250361-independent-sen-angus-king-backs-iran-deal/| work=The Hill|access-date=June 8, 2017|date=August 5, 2015}}</ref>

In May 2019, King said he believed U.S. intel on Iran was accurate but that he wanted to know which country was reacting to the actions of the other, adding that he was "gravely concerned because of the possibility of miscalculation, misunderstanding, misreading of some event and all of the sudden you're on the ladder of escalation that could be dangerous for this country and for the Middle East."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/16/politics/angus-king-us-intelligence-iran-cnntv/index.html|title=Angus King says he believes US intelligence on Iran but questions cause of latest standoff|date=May 16, 2019|work=CNN|author=Stracqualursi, Veronica|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

After President Trump halted retaliatory air strikes against Iran after Iran downed an American surveillance drone in June 2019, King said he agreed with the decision not to carry out the strikes but expressed concern about Trump's potentially limited options after steps taken by National Security Advisor [[John R. Bolton|John Bolton]] and Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]]. King also questioned the difference in U.S. relations with Iran that year as opposed to any other in the country's history and asserted that it was "a high-stakes gamble" if the U.S.'s pressure on Iran was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/06/21/congressional-delegation-says-iran-situation-fraught-with-danger/|title=Maine congressional delegation says Iran situation fraught with danger|date=June 21, 2019|work=Portland Press Herald|first1=Megan|last1=Gray|first2=Matt|last2=Byrne|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

===Gun laws===
King supports expanding background checks to most firearms transactions, with exceptions for transfers between family members, calling such a position "the single most effective step" that can be taken to keep guns out of the wrong hands. He supports limiting the size of magazines to 10 rounds, and to make purchasing a gun for someone not legally allowed to have one a federal crime. He does not support a ban on assault weapons, believing it will not work and that such a ban is not based on the functionality of the weapons, which are not relevantly different from the many hunting rifles owned by Maine residents. He noted that the vast majority of gun crimes are committed with [[handgun]]s, not rifles.<ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Angus|title=Angus King presents his position on gun control|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/11/opinion/angus-king-presents-his-position-on-gun-control/|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=April 11, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref>

King voted for the Manchin–Toomey amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases.<ref>{{cite news | author=Miller, Kevin | title=Collins, King support gun law |url=http://www.kjonline.com/politics/collins-says-she-supports-gun-law_2013-04-14.html | newspaper=Kennebec Journal | date=April 14, 2013 | access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref>

In 2018, King was a cosponsor of the NICS Denial Notification Act,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nation-now/school-safety-bill-introduced-by-bipartisan-senators-in-response-to-florida-shooting/465-12ad93e2-e807-4f78-aafe-8df29fcb6ab0|title=School safety bill introduced by bipartisan senators in response to Florida shooting|date=March 5, 2018|first=Nicole|last=Gaudiano|publisher=wfmynews2.com|access-date=June 16, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204162507/https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nation-now/school-safety-bill-introduced-by-bipartisan-senators-in-response-to-florida-shooting/465-12ad93e2-e807-4f78-aafe-8df29fcb6ab0|url-status=dead}}</ref> legislation developed in the aftermath of the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]] that would require federal authorities to inform states within a day after a person failing the National Instant Criminal Background Check System attempted to buy a firearm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180310/collins-backed-push-to-keep-criminals-from-guns-progresses|title=Collins-backed push to keep criminals from guns progresses|date=March 10, 2018|website=seacoastonline.com|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In August 2019, after two mass shootings in [[2019 El Paso shooting|El Paso]] and [[2019 Dayton shooting|Dayton]], King cosponsored the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, a bill authorizing states to use grants to develop red flag laws which would allow family members to petition courts for an order that would temporarily prevent someone from purchasing a gun and an order for law enforcement to take a firearm away.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/456279-senators-ask-for-committee-vote-on-red-flag-bills-after-shootings/|title=Senators ask for committee vote on 'red flag' bills after shootings|date=August 5, 2019|newspaper=The Hill|author=Carney, Jordain|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, King voted for the [[Bipartisan Safer Communities Act]], a gun reform bill introduced following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The bill enhanced background checks for firearm purchasers under the age of 21, provided funding for school-based mental health services, and partially closed the [[gun show loophole]] and [[boyfriend loophole]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=DeBonis |first=Mike |date=June 25, 2022 |title=How the Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/25/senate-gun-deal-behind-scenes/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htm |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>

After the [[2023 Lewiston shootings]], King joined fellow Maine Senator [[Susan Collins]] in opposing calls for a national assault weapons ban but supporting bans on functionalities such as [[high-capacity magazine]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perano |first=Ursula |date=2023-10-27 |title=Maine's senators stop short of calling for outright assault weapons ban, eye 'functionality' measures |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/27/congress/maine-collins-king-assault-weapons-ban-00123979 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Politico}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
King supports the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] (ACA or Obamacare), but has expressed support for modest adjustments to the legislation if they can be done on a bipartisan basis.<ref name="Collins">{{cite web|author=Collins, Steve|url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2017/01/12/angus-king-susan-collins-split-repeal-obamacare/|title=Angus King, Susan Collins split on repeal of Obamacare|work= Sun Journal|date=January 12, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Burgess|last1=Everett|first2=Jennifer|last2=Haberkorn|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/democrats-open-to-replacing-obamacare-232589|title=Democrats open to replacing Obamacare|work=Politico|date=December 15, 2016|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref> In 2013, he voted to restore funding for the ACA as part of an amendment to legislation that [[Continuing resolution|funded government operations]] for 45 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00208 | title=Legislation & Records Home > Votes > S.Amdt.1974 | publisher=Senate.gov |access-date=September 27, 2013}}</ref> He has said that those opposed to the ACA who are attempting to discourage people from purchasing health insurance are "guilty of murder" and that doing so was "one of the grossest violations of our humanity that I could think of."<ref name="Guilty of Murder">{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/senator_conservatives_encouraging_people_to_skip_obamacare_are_murderers/ | title=Right-wing extremists 'are guilty of murder', Sen. Angus King tells Salon|author=Beutler, Brian| work=Salon|date=September 30, 2013|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref> In making this comment, King noted a time in his life when he believed he would have died had he not just acquired health insurance.<ref name="Guilty of Murder"/>

In 2015, as part of the Obama administration's fiscal year 2016 budget, the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] proposed congressional authorization for $6.8 million toward leasing 56,600 square feet at an unspecified location in Portland, Maine, to expand a clinic that would authorize southern Maine veterans to receive basic medical and mental health care locally. King supported the proposal. He and Susan Collins released a statement that ensuring Maine veterans had access to high quality care "is one of our top priorities, and we're pursuing the input of local veterans and interested stakeholders to understand their perspective about the proposal."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/10/01/va-pursues-expansion-of-its-outpatient-care-clinic-in-portland/|title=VA pursues expansion of its outpatient care clinic in Portland|first=Kevin|last=Miller|date=October 1, 2015|work=Portland Press Herald|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In January 2017, King voted against the Republican Senate budget plan to accelerate repeal of the ACA and block repeal legislation from being filibustered; the measure passed on a largely party line 51–48 vote.<ref name="Collins"/> He spoke out against the [[American Health Care Act|House Republican repeal legislation]], noting that the [[Congressional Budget Office]] estimated that 14 million Americans would lose health insurance if the legislation were enacted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2017/03/13/politics/gop-health-care-revision-would-reduce-insured-numbers-by-24-million/|title=Budget office says GOP health care plan would leave millions uninsured|work=Bangor Daily News|date=March 13, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> Of the House Republican bill, King said, "If you were designing a bill to hammer my state, it would be this bill," adding that it would most adversely affect Maine residents between the ages of 50 and 65.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bolton, Alexander|url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/323169-maine-senator-house-gop-healthcare-plan-hammers-my-state/|title=Maine senator: House GOP healthcare plan hammers my state|work=The Hill|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

King is a supporter of the [[Children's Health Insurance Program]] (CHIP) program.<ref>{{cite web|author=Pear, Robert|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/us/politics/chip-childrens-health-insurance-program-congress.html|title=With Children's Health Program Running Dry, Parents Beg Congress: 'Do the Right Thing'|work=The New York Times|date=December 19, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

King favors [[abortion rights]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Shepherd, Michael|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2012/08/22/candidates-stand-firm-as-abortion-debates-swirl_2012-08-23/|title=Maine candidates stand firm on abortion beliefs|work=Portland Press Herald|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In February 2017, King and 30 other senators signed a letter to Kaléo Pharmaceuticals in response to an increase of the opioid-overdose-reversing device Evzio's price from $690 in 2014 to $4,500. They requested the detailed price structure for Evzio, the number of devices Kaléo Pharmaceuticals set aside for donation, and the totality of federal reimbursements Evzio received in the previous year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/kaleos-opioid-overdose-drug-went-from-690-to-4500-and-senators-want-answers/|title=Kaléo's opioid overdose drug went from $690 to $4,500—and senators want answers|date=February 9, 2017|work=Ars Technica|author=Mole, Beth|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

King criticized Trump's 2017 budget proposal for its cuts to medical research.<ref>[http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/16/maines-congressional-delegation-responds-to-trump-budget/ Maine's congressional delegation responds to Trump budget], ''Portland Press Herald'' (March 16, 2017).</ref> In 2018 he voted with all Republicans except [[Rand Paul]] and six Democrats to confirm [[Alex Azar]], Trump's nominee for Health Secretary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/370511-senate-advances-trumps-health-secretary-nominee/|title=Senate confirms Trump health secretary|last=Roubein|first=Rachel|date=January 24, 2018|work=The Hill|access-date=July 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/us/politics/alex-azar-health-and-human-services-secretary-confirmed-senate.html|title=Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Alex Azar as Health Secretary|author=Pear, Robert|work=The New York Times|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=October 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

In June 2018, King and fellow Maine Senator Susan Collins released a statement endorsing a proposal by FCC Chairman [[Ajit Pai]] intended to boost funding for the Rural Health Care Program of the Universal Service Fund, writing that "with demand for RHC funding continuing to rise, any further inaction would risk leaving rural healthcare practitioners without lifesaving telemedicine services. This long-overdue funding increase would be a boon to both healthcare providers and patients in rural communities across our country."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wagmtv.com/content/news/Maine-senators-applaud-FCC-rural-healthcare-initiative.html|title=Maine Senators applaud draft proposal from FCC that could increase funding for rural healthcare program|author=Cunningham, Shawn|date=June 7, 2018|website=wagmtv.com|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

In July 2019, King was one of eight senators to cosponsor the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), a bill intended to strengthen training for new and existing physicians, people who teach palliative care, and other providers who are on palliative care teams that grant patients and their families a voice in their care and treatment goals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.register-herald.com/health/senators-reintroduce-palliative-care-and-hospice-education-and-training-act/article_0d1623b7-6011-5026-81ab-3e5bd5447664.html|title=Senators reintroduce Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act|first=Wendy|last=Holdren|publisher=register-herald.com|date=July 11, 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, King was one of 27 senators to sign a letter to Senate Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] and Senate Minority Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] advocating the passage of the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence (CHIME) Act, which was set to expire the following month. The senators warned that if the funding for the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) was allowed to expire, it "would cause an estimated 2,400 site closures, 47,000 lost jobs, and threaten the health care of approximately 9 million Americans."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/u-s-senator-tammy-baldwin-working-to-extend-long-term-funding-for-community-health-centers/|title=U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Working to Extend Long Term Funding for Community Health Centers|date=October 23, 2019|work=Urban Milwaukee|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

King has voted against Republican attempts to completely defund [[Planned Parenthood]], calling the proposals an "unfounded yet relentless assault" and "another example of misguided outrage that would only hurt those who need help the most."<ref>{{cite web|author=Sherperd, Michael|url=http://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2015/12/04/collins-king-vote-against-senate-bid-to-defund-planned-parenthood/|title= Collins, King vote against Senate bid to defund Planned Parenthood|work=Bangor Daily News|date=December 4, 2015}}</ref> No federal funds go to Planned Parenthood for abortions (federal dollars pay for other health care services provided by the group, such as [[contraception]] and screenings for cancer and [[sexually transmitted diseases]]), but Republicans have sought to completely defund the organization because it provides abortions with other funds.<ref name="Thistle">{{cite web|author=Thistle, Scott|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/04/politics/collins-and-king-take-issue-with-bill-to-defund-planned-parenthood/|title=Collins and King take issue with bill to defund Planned Parenthood|work=Bangor Daily News|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> King stated that supporters of the bill were in effect voting to deprive low-income Americans of healthcare over an issue "that has nothing to do with the 97 percent of the services that Planned Parenthood provides," saying: "To me, this bill is like attacking Brazil after [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]]."<ref name="Thistle"/>

===Immigration===
King strongly criticized President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Executive Order 13769]], which barred the admission of refugees to the U.S. and barred travel by nationals of several Muslim-majority countries to the country. He said: "This is probably the worst foreign policy decision since the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]]. What it's done is played right into ISIS's hands. They want us to turn this into a war of the west against Islam. They have explicitly said they want to drive a wedge ... There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world and we don't want a war with all of them. We don't need a war with all of them. We're not opposed to all of them."<ref name="Savransky">{{cite web|author=Savransky, Rebecca|url=https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/317036-angus-king-trump-travel-bad-worst-foreign-policy-decision-since-iraq/|title=Angus King: Trump travel ban 'worst foreign policy decision' since Iraq war|work=The Hill|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> King noted that U.S. forces fought alongside Muslim Iraqi troops, and that Muslim nations shared valuable [[counterterrorism]] intelligence with the U.S.<ref name="Savransky"/>

In 2018, King introduced legislation to halt separations of immigrant families at the border.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-halt-separation-of-immigrant-families|title=King, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Halt Separation of Immigrant Families|website=King.senate.gov|language=en|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2019, King and Senator Susan Collins released a joint statement confirming that they had questioned U.S. Customs and Border Protection "on the process being used to clear" asylum seekers for transportation to [[Portland, Maine]], and opined that it was "clearly not a sustainable approach to handling the asylum situation." Collins and King were said to both be "interested in providing additional resources to the federal agencies that process asylum claims, so we can reduce the existing backlog and adjudicate new claims in a more timely fashion."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wmtw.com/article/sens-collins-king-question-why-surge-of-asylum-seekers-going-to-portland/28009529|title=Sens. Collins, King question why surge of asylum-seekers going to Portland|date=June 14, 2019|website=wmtw.com}}</ref>

=== Railroad safety ===
In June 2019, King was one of ten senators to cosponsor the Safe Freight Act, a bill that would require freight trains have one or more certified conductors and a certified engineer aboard who can collaborate on how to protect both the train and people living near the tracks. The legislation was meant to correct a [[Federal Railroad Administration]] rollback of a proposed rule intended to establish safety standards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-co-sponsors-bill-to-boost-rail-safety/1089754883|title=Wyden co-sponsors bill to boost rail safety|date=June 27, 2019|website=ktvz.com|access-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710131357/https://www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-co-sponsors-bill-to-boost-rail-safety/1089754883|archive-date=July 10, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Same-sex marriage===
King supports [[Same-sex marriage in Maine|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dolan|first1=Scott|title=Maine reacts to Supreme Court ruling affirming same-sex marriage in all states|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/26/maine-reacts-to-supreme-court-ruling-affirming-same-sex-marriage-in-all-states/|access-date=March 14, 2018|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|date=June 26, 2015}}</ref> He signed an [[Amicus curiae|amicus brief]] to the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] in ''[[United States v. Windsor]]'' encouraging it to strike down the [[Defense of Marriage Act]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Long|first=Robert|title=King, Pingree and Michaud want courts to strike federal ban on same-sex marriage|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/01/politics/maines-king-pingree-and-michaud-sign-brief-asking-high-court-to-strike-federal-ban-on-same-sex-marriage/|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=March 1, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> Additionally, King voted for the [[Respect for Marriage Act]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mourtoupalas and Blanco |date=November 29, 2022 |title=Here's which senators voted for or against the Respect for Marriage Act |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/senator-vote-count-respect-for-marriage-act/}}</ref>

=== Telecommunications and social media ===
In April 2019, King was one of seven senators to sponsor the Digital Equity Act of 2019, legislation establishing a $120 million grant program that would fund both the creation and implementation of "comprehensive digital equity plans" in each U.S. state to support projects developed by individuals and groups. The bill also gave the [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] (NTIA) the role of evaluating and providing guidance for digital equity projects.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/439416-dems-introduce-bill-to-tackle-digital-divide/|title=Dems introduce bill to tackle 'digital divide'|first=Emily|last=Birnbaum|date=April 17, 2019|newspaper=The Hill}}</ref>

In January 2025, King co-sponsored the [[Kids Off Social Media Act|Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA)]], which was introduced by Senators [[Brian Schatz]], [[Chris Murphy]], [[Ted Cruz]], and [[Katie Britt]]. Senators [[John Curtis]], [[Peter Welch]], [[John Fetterman]], [[Ted Budd]], and [[Mark Warner]] also co-sponsored the Act, which would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding "algorithmically targeted" content to users under 17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kids Off Social Media Act {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/kosma |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}}</ref>

=== United States Postal Service ===
In March 2019, King was a cosponsor of a bipartisan resolution led by [[Gary Peters]] and [[Jerry Moran]] that opposed privatization of the [[United States Postal Service]] (USPS), citing the USPS as a self-sustained establishment and noting concerns that privatization could cause higher prices and reduced services for its customers, especially in rural communities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Peters-Moran-opposing-privatization-of-USPS-506834151.html|title=Peters, Moran reintroduce bipartisan resolution opposing privatization of USPS|date=March 7, 2019|website=uppermichiganssource.com|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
King's first wife was Edie Birney.<ref name="pressherald.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2012/09/22/the-making-of-a-man-without-a-party_2012-09-23/|title=The making of a man without a party|date=September 22, 2012|work=Portland Press Herald|author=Woodard, Colin|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> She is the mother of King's three older sons. King and Birney divorced in 1982.<ref name="pressherald.com"/>

Since 1984, King has been married to Mary Herman.<ref name="pressherald.com"/> King has five children and six grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.king.senate.gov/about/biography |title=About Angus |publisher=King.senate.gov |access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> One of his children, Angus III, is a Democratic candidate in the [[2026 Maine gubernatorial election]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mistler|first=Steve|url=https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-05-06/angus-king-iii-announces-campaign-for-governor|title=Angus King III, son of U.S. senator, announces campaign for Maine governor|work=[[Maine Public]]|date=May 6, 2025|accessdate=May 6, 2025}}</ref>

King is an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] and attends St. Paul's Episcopal Church in [[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]].<ref name="pressherald.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/politics/angus-king-senate|title=Independent's Day: King hopes to bridge divided D.C.|author=Silverleib, Alan|date=February 15, 2013|work=CNN|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Episcopalians bring faith perspectives to Congress on both sides of political aisle|url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2017/11/09/episcopalians-bring-faith-perspectives-to-congress-on-both-sides-of-political-aisle/|publisher=Episcopal News Service|first=David|last=Paulsen|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref> He rides a [[Harley-Davidson]] motorcycle.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bayly|first1=Julia|title=Senate candidate Angus King looking for adventure on his Harley|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/07/23/politics/elections/senate-candidate-angus-king-looking-for-adventure-on-his-harley/|access-date=March 14, 2018|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>

As of 2018, King's net worth, according to OpenSecrets.org, was more than $9.4 million.<ref name="net-worth">{{cite web |title=Angus King - Net Worth - Personal Finances |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/angus-king/net-worth?cid=N00034580 |website=OpenSecrets.org |access-date=October 15, 2021}}</ref>

===Health issues===
In June 2015, King underwent a successful surgery that removed a [[Prostate cancer|cancerous prostate]] that had been detected in a [[Prostate cancer screening|screening]] and [[biopsy]]. The surgery did not change King's plans to run for reelection in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/26/sen-angus-kings-prostate-surgery-is-a-success-his-wife-says/|title=Sen. Angus King's prostate surgery is a success, his wife says| date=June 26, 2017|first= J. Craig | last= Anderson|work=Portland Press Herald}}</ref>

On August 19, 2021, King and fellow senators [[Roger Wicker]] and [[John Hickenlooper]] tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheehey|first=Maeve|title=Sens. Wicker, King, Hickenlooper test positive for Covid-19 after vaccination|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/19/wicker-king-covid-positive-506273|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=POLITICO|date=August 19, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He fully recovered from the virus, saying, "I didn't feel great during the worst of my illness, but I'm confident that I would have felt a whole lot worse if I hadn't received the vaccine".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mississippi Sen. Wicker says he has recovered from COVID-19|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mississippi-sen-wicker-recovered-covid-19-79750107|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==

{{Election box begin | title=[[1994 Maine gubernatorial election]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Independent (politician)
 |candidate  = Angus King
 |votes      = 180,829
 |percentage = 35.37%
 |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[Joseph E. Brennan|Joseph Brennan]]
 |votes      = 172,951
 |percentage = 33.83%
 |change     = -12.87%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[Susan Collins]]
 |votes      = 117,990
 |percentage = 23.08%
 |change     = -23.62%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Green Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[Jonathan Carter (activist)|Jonathan Carter]]
 |votes      = 32,695
 |percentage = 6.39%
 |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
 |party      = Write-In
 |candidate  = [[Ed Finks]]
 |votes      = 6,576
 |percentage = 1.29%
 |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
 |party      = 
 |candidate  = Write-ins
 |votes      = 267
 |percentage = 0.05%
 |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes      = 511,308
 |percentage = ~55%
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner     = Independent (politician)
  |loser      = Republican Party (United States)
  |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Maine gubernatorial election]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/gen98s.htm |title=General Election Tabulations - November 3, 1998 - Statewide Races (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.) |access-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040918081644/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/gen98s.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Independent (politician)
 |candidate = Angus King (Incumbent)
 |votes = 246,772
 |percentage = 58.61%
 |change = +23.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate = [[James B. Longley, Jr.]]
 |votes = 79,716
 |percentage = 18.93%
 |change = −4.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate = [[Thomas J. Connolly]]
 |votes = 50,506
 |percentage = 12.00%
 |change = −21.83%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Green Party (United States)
 |candidate = [[Pat LaMarche]]
 |votes = 28,722
 |percentage = 6.82%
 |change = +0.43%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Constitution Party (United States)
 |candidate = William P. Clarke, Jr.
 |votes = 15,293
 |percentage = 3.63%
 |change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 421,009
 |percentage =
 |change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Independent (politician)
| swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2012 United States Senate election in Maine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/2012-13/tabs-can-us-2012.html|title=Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections and Voting, Results, 2012 US Senate Totals|website=Maine.gov}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party      = Independent (politician)
| candidate  = Angus King
| votes      = 370,580
| percentage = 52.89%
| change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate  = Charlie Summers
| votes      = 215,399
| percentage = 30.75%
| change     = −43.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate  = Cynthia Dill
| votes      = 92,900
| percentage = 13.26%
| change     = −7.33%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Independent (politician)
| candidate  = Steve Woods
| votes      = 10,289
| percentage = 1.47%
| change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Independent (politician)
| candidate  = Danny Dalton
| votes      = 5,807
| percentage = 0.83%
| change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate  = Andrew Ian Dodge
| votes      = 5,624
| percentage = 0.80%
| change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes      = 700,599
| percentage = 
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
| winner = Independent (politician)
| loser  = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 United States Senate election in Maine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/2018/us-senate11-6-18.xlsx|title=Tabulation of Official Results for 2018 US Senate race — Maine Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party      = Independent (politician)
| candidate  = Angus King (incumbent)
| votes      = 344,575
| percentage = 54.31%
| change     = +1.42%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate  = Eric Brakey
| votes      = 223,502
| percentage = 35.23%
| change     = +4.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate  = Zak Ringelstein
| votes      = 66,268
| percentage = 10.45%
| change     = −2.81%
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes      = 634,345
| percentage = 
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title= [[2024 United States Senate election in Maine]]<ref>{{cite web|title=United States Senator |website=Maine.gov |date=2024-12-12 |url=https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/2024/US%20Senator%20FINAL.xlsx |access-date=2024-12-12}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=[[Angus King]] (incumbent)|votes=427,331|percentage=52.06%|change=−2.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Demi Kouzounas|votes=284,338|percentage=34.64%|change=−0.59}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=David Costello|votes=88,891|percentage=10.83%|change=+0.38}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Jason Cherry|votes=20,222|percentage=2.46%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box total|votes=820,782|percentage=100.00%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Independent politician}}
{{Election box end}}

==Awards, honors, and fellowships==

===Scholastic===

; University degrees

{| class="wikitable";"
! Location
! Date
! School
! Degree
|-
| {{Flagu|New Hampshire}} || 1966  || [[Dartmouth College]] || [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA)
|-
| {{Flagu|Virginia}} || 1969 || [[University of Virginia School of Law]] || [[Juris Doctor]] (JD)
|-
|}

; Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
{| class="wikitable";"
! Location
! Date
! School
! Position
|-
| {{Flagu|Maine}} || 2004–present || [[Bowdoin College]] || Distinguished Lecturer<ref name="bowdoin"/>
|-
| {{Flagu|Massachusetts}} || Fall 2004{{spaced ndash}}present || [[Harvard Institute of Politics|Institute of Politics]] at [[Harvard University]] || Fellow<ref name="bowdoin"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/angus-king-jr|title=Angus King, Jr.|website=iop.harvard.edu|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2020}}

===Honorary degrees===

{| class="wikitable";"
! Location
! Date
! School
! Degree
! Gave commencement address
|-
| {{Flagu|Maine}} || 2007 || [[Bowdoin College]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LL.D)<ref name="bowdoin"/> || 
|-
| {{Flagu|Maine}} || May 8, 2016 || [[Husson University]] || [[Doctor of Science]] (D.Sc.)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.com/news/husson-university-to-confer-three-honorary-degrees-at-commencement|title=Husson University to Confer Three Honorary Degrees at Commencement|work=Newswire|date=May 5, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2020|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107110653/https://www.newswire.com/news/husson-university-to-confer-three-honorary-degrees-at-commencement|url-status=dead}}</ref> || Yes
|-
| {{Flagu|Maine}} || May 12, 2018 || [[University of Maine at Presque Isle]] || [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] (DHL)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.umpi.edu/articles/u-s-senator-angus-king-to-speak-during-umpis-109th-commencement-exercises/|title=U.S. Senator Angus King to speak during UMPI's 109th Commencement Exercises|website=umpi.edu|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>  || Yes
|-
|}

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2020}}

=== Memberships and fellowships ===
{| class="wikitable";"
! Location
! Date
! Organization
! Position
|-
| {{Flagu|Maine}} || 1969–present  || [[Maine State Bar Association]] || Member
|-
|}

=== Non-academic awards ===
In 2024, King received the 24th Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award from the National Park Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Park Trust Honors Senator Angus S. King, Jr. with 24th Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award |url=https://parktrust.org/news/national-park-trust-honors-senator-angus-s-king-jr-with-24th-bruce-f-vento-public-service-award/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=National Park Trust |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Incomplete list|date=August 2020}}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://king.senate.gov/ Senator Angus King] official U.S. Senate website
* [https://angusformaine.com Angus King for U.S. Senate] campaign website
* {{C-SPAN|37413}}
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