Politician
Angus S. King Jr.
Independent / other · Maine · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S2ME00109
Angus S. King Jr. (Independent / other) raised $5.4M for the 2024 Maine Senate race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $16K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.4M
2024
From PAC checks
28%
$1.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$16K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maine Senate | $5.4M | 28% | $16K / $0 | – | $5.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- Weyerhaeuser Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Unum Group Political Action Committee (Unumpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $76K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $8K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $8K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $13K$62K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $76K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $52K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $3 | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $3 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $3 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $8K | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $3 | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $181K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $13K$76K$62K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Christopher SharerFormer congressional staff
1.) Naomi Zeigler Nagle - Economic Policy Advisor for Senator Angus King (I-ME) 2.) Will Garrity Binger - Economic Policy Advisory for Senator Jeanne Shaheen…
Now lobbies for Independent Community Bankers Of America
Jeffrey BurkeFormer congressional staff
Legislative Aide, Office of Sen. Angus S. King, Jr., 03/2022- 01/2024; Legislative Correspondent, Office of Sen. Angus S. King, Jr., 07/2019-03/2022; Staff A…
Now lobbies for Hampton Roads Transit · via The Ferguson Group
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Angus S. King Jr.'s 2024 campaign?
- Angus S. King Jr. (Independent / other) raised $5.4M for the 2024 Maine Senate race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $16K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Angus S. King Jr.?
- Weyerhaeuser Company Political Action Committee ($13K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC) ($10K), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee ($10K), Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Angus S. King Jr.'s race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($16K for) in 2024.