Angus Stanley King
Independent junior Senator of Maine
Senator
Maine
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2019
Senator
Maine
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2025
6
Congresses Served
2
Senate Terms
January 1, 1944 (80 years old)
Birthday
- Born and raised in Virginia, later moved to Maine after law school.
- Founded Northeast Energy Management, Inc. in 1989, focusing on electrical energy conservation projects.
- Served as the 72nd governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003, initially elected as an independent candidate.
- Became the junior United States senator from Maine in 2013, succeeding Olympia Snowe.
- Re-elected to the Senate in 2018, participating in Maine’s first instant-runoff voting elections.
- Although an independent, caucuses with the Democratic Party for committee assignments.
- Has a background in law, having graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law.
- Worked as a staff attorney for Pine Tree Legal Assistance and served as chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics.
- Diagnosed with aggressive malignant melanoma at age 29, which influenced his support for the Affordable Care Act.
- Returned to business after his governorship, including lecturing at Bowdoin College and Bates College, and founding a wind energy company.
- Advocates for climate change action, supports the Affordable Care Act, and has moderate political views, often voting with Democrats but also supporting bipartisan efforts.
- Opposes oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Keystone XL pipeline, supports expanding background checks for firearms, and has criticized attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
- Involved in efforts to improve U.S. cybersecurity and energy infrastructure security.
- Has criticized President Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and supported invoking the 25th Amendment after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- Described as a moderate Independent, with a voting record that includes both liberal and conservative positions.