Angus S. King, Jr.
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IndependentIn office since Jan 2013

Angus S. King, Jr.

U.S. Senator from Maine since 2013. Ran in 5 elections between 1994 and 2024, winning 5. Next on the ballot in 2030.

U.S. Senator from MaineBorn 1944

In office
13 yrs
Since 2013
Bills became law
0
39 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
1.5%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
87%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+17.3
Won 2024
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • Senate Committee on Armed ServicesAirlandSeapowerStrategic Forces · Ranking Member
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergyNational Parks · Ranking MemberPublic Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 39 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where King sits in the U.S. Senate

Every member placed by roll-call votes.

Dem. medianRep. medianKingMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Margaret Wood Hassan, Tim Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With King’s party

  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills40%

Black tick: the average of independents in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: King’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most independents.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time King was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024U.S. Senate, MaineWon+17.3
2018U.S. Senate, MaineWon+19.1
2012U.S. Senate, MaineWon+22.1
1998Governor of MaineWon+39.7
1994Governor of MaineWon+1.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Campaign money, 2023–24

Raised
$5.4M
Spent
$5.4M
Cash
$238.7K

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET

Seats King has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who King has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

In the polls

Included in 2 polls; King’s best result was 18% (Maine Governor, 1998).

King’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know King

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET