Angus S. King Jr.
Credit:U.S. Senate Photographic StudioJoy HolderknBio | Angus King is an American politician and lawyer. He is currently serving as the U.S. Senator from Maine. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Maine |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Maine |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2024 Senate Election Maine 2 | Maine 2 | No | N/A | N/A |
Campaign Financing | King has raised over $5 million for his campaign. Top contributors include Northrop Grumman and the League of Conservation Voters. |
Voting Rights | King helped introduce the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act which helps expand the right to vote. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | He has not taken a clear stance on universal health care. N/A |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | King is in favor of using programs such as Medicaid to boost health care access. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | He supports LGBT rights. King has introduced anti-discrimination legislation to protect LGBT people. He hopes to continue the fight against discrimination. |
| Taxes | Nuance | He has a varied stance on taxes. King has a situational approach as to when the country should lower taxes. Although he has supported lowering corporate taxes, he does not believe the lowering of corporate taxes to 21% was fiscally responsible. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He does not have an explicit stance on a flat tax rate. King has a situational approach as to when the country should lower taxes. Although he has supported lowering corporate taxes, he does not believe the lowering of corporate taxes to 21% was fiscally responsible. |
| Abortion | For | He is pro-choice. Although he believes abortions should be rare, he does argue that women should have the option to have an abortion. |
| Gun Control | For | He supports gun control. King hopes to enact legislation to help curb gun violence. He is in favor of bans on bump stocks and restrictions on high capacity magazines. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not have a position on this issue. King hopes to enact legislation to help curb gun violence. He is in favor of bans on bump stocks and restrictions on high capacity magazines. |
| Government Interference | For | King is generally willing to tolerate government interference in his policy preferences. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | King opposes efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | For | He supports welfare programs. King argues for funding programs such as Social Security and Medicaid. He would like to use Medicaid to continue expanding access to health care. |
| Welfare | Unknown | King does not have a position on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He does not have a position on this issue. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | King has helped introduce legislation that narrows the application of mandatory minimum sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | King supports increased defense funding. |
| War on Terrorism | Nuance | While King supports military intervention in some cases in the Middle East, he is not always for preemptive strikes and other aggressive tactics. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | He does not have a clear position on international interaction. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a position on this issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | King has not taken a stance on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on free markets. N/A |
| Brexit | Unknown | King does not have a stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | His stance on this issue is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Nuance | King's fiscal policy is mostly situational. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | King does not have a clear stance on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Against | He opposes Common Core standards. King does not believe it is the role of the federal government to dictate curriculum. |
| Clean Energy | For | He is in favor of renewable energy. King argues that climate change is one of our most pressing threats. He would like to take action to increase America's reliance on clean energy. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have a position on religious freedom. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | For | He is a proponent of the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a notable stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | Against | He generally opposes increased border security. King has criticized President Trump's handling of immigration policy. He has introduced legislation to stop the separation of families at the border. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | He is in favor of upholding DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | He opposes sanctuary cities on the grounds that the federal government should not interfere with local law enforcement. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | King takes a federalist approach to marijuana in which states individually decide whether to legalize it. |
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