Angus S. King Jr.

U.S. Senator · ME

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Where Angus stands

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Some evidence
Raise taxes on high earners to fund expanded programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Cosponsored Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act and Working Families Tax Relief Act, raising revenue from high earners while expanding refundable credits.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 45 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Aug 2026 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Voted No · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Working Waterfront Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act
Sponsored — ACE Act
Sponsored — Stop CHEATERS Act
Cosponsored — American Innovation and Jobs Act
Cosponsored — GRATS Act
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Clear record
Expand benefits and broaden eligibility
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Sponsored Stand Strong for Medicare Act and cosponsored Medicare coverage expansions; voted for the Social Security Fairness Act (2024) repealing benefit-reducing offsets.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 19 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Stand Strong for Medicare Act
Cosponsored — Social Security Fairness Act
Cosponsored — A resolution affirming the importance of the Social Security program to the people of the United States and expressing the sense of the Senate that Social Security must be preserved, protected, and strengthened for current and future generations.
Cosponsored — PROMISE Act of 2026
Cosponsored — SMART Prices Act
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
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Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Cosponsored the Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act and Tax Fairness for Workers Act; voted for Paycheck Fairness Act cloture in 2021.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 40 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Mollie Baldwin Upskilling of Personal and Home Care Aides Act
Cosponsored — Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act
Cosponsored — Child Care for Working Families Act
Cosponsored — Restoring Justice for Workers Act
Cosponsored — Paycheck Fairness Act
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Keep and strengthen the ACA; add a public option for those who want it
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Voted to advance the Lower Health Care Costs Act extending ACA premium tax credits, 2025; cosponsored the Health Care Affordability Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 59 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act
Sponsored — Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026
Sponsored — Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025
Sponsored — Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2024
Sponsored — Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2022
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Clear record
Continue current climate investments and emissions standards
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Voted 2026 to disapprove EPA mercury-standard repeal and preserve clean electricity credits; sponsored America's First Fuels Act clean-energy incentives (2025).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 44 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Outer Continental Shelf Lease Restoration Act of 2026
Sponsored — America's First Fuels Act
Sponsored — Biomass for Transportation Fuel Act
Sponsored — POWER Our Reservoirs Act
Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers.
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal protection for abortion access throughout pregnancy
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act (2021–2025) barring abortion restrictions and voted to advance the Right to Contraception Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 25 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted Yes · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Cosponsored — Protect IVF Act
Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear record
Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; cosponsored the GOSAFE Act and Keep Americans Safe Act restricting semi-automatics and high-capacity magazines.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 11 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted Yes · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Lethal Means Safe Storage for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
Cosponsored — Keep Americans Safe Act
Cosponsored — SHARE Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021
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What should US immigration policy be?
Clear record
Pair stronger border security with expanded legal immigration pathways
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Voted for bipartisan Border Act of 2024; cosponsored America's CHILDREN Act, Keep STEM Talent Act, and Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 25 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Nordic Trader and Investor Parity Act
Cosponsored — America’s Children Act
Cosponsored — America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2026
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
Modest reforms: training standards, body cameras, sentencing review
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Cosponsored Smarter Sentencing Act and EQUAL Act reducing drug sentencing disparities; also backed HALT Fentanyl Act and DC crime-code disapprovals expanding enforcement.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 21 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted Yes · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted Yes · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Smarter Sentencing Act of 2021
Cosponsored — ECCHO Act
Cosponsored — Smarter Sentencing Act of 2023
Cosponsored — HALT Fentanyl Act
Cosponsored — STOP CSAM Act of 2025
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Some evidence
Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
Cosponsored Baltic Security Initiative Act, Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act, plus NATO-accession and Taiwan-security resolutions supporting democratic alliances against Russia and China.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 57 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jul 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Voted No · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A bill to establish a temporary commission to develop a consensus and actionable recommendations on a comprehensive grand strategy with respect to the United States relationship with the People's Republic of China for purposes of ensuring a holistic approach toward the People's Republic of China across all Federal departments and agencies.
Sponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of security standards for international research in key technology focus areas.
Cosponsored — Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022
Cosponsored — A bill to express the sense of Congress on interoperability with Taiwan.
Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Some evidence
Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering
Cosponsored the Freedom to Vote Act and Redistricting Reform Act of 2025; voted for Freedom to Vote Act cloture in 2021.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 11 votes · 38 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Aug 2026 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted No · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act
Sponsored — Real Time Transparency Act
Cosponsored — Sustaining Our Democracy Act
Cosponsored — Redistricting Reform Act of 2025
Cosponsored — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
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