Angus King
American politician and lawyer
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| March 31 2025 | If King continues to serve, he will become the oldest U.S. senator in Maine history on his 81st birthday. |
| January 2025 | Senator Angus King co-sponsored the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA) alongside senators Brian Schatz, Chris Murphy, Ted Cruz, Katie Britt, John Curtis, Peter Welch, John Fetterman, Ted Budd, and Mark Warner. The bipartisan legislation aims to set a minimum age of 13 for social media platform use and restrict algorithmically targeted content for users under 17. |
| 2024 | Angus King received the 24th Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award from the National Park Trust, recognizing his contributions to public service. |
| 2024 | King skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress due to Israel's conduct in the Israel-Hamas war. |
| December 2024 | King joined 18 other senators in voting to block arms sales to Israel due to the number of Palestinian civilians killed in the conflict. |
| November 5 2024 | Angus King was reelected to a third term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Demi Kouzounas, Democrat David Costello, and independent Jason Cherry. |
| 2023 | After the Lewiston shootings, King joined Senator Susan Collins in opposing a national assault weapons ban while supporting bans on specific functionalities like high-capacity magazines. |
| 2023 | The Lugar Center ranked King in the top fifth of senators for bipartisanship, highlighting his collaborative political approach. |
| 2023 | King skipped an address to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a form of protest against Israel's conduct in the ongoing war. |
| 2023 | During the 118th Congress, King was one of 19 senators who voted to block arms sales to Israel during the Israel-Hamas war, expressing concern about the high civilian casualty rate among Palestinians. |
| April 2023 | King co-introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Lisa Murkowski aimed at establishing an ethics code for the Supreme Court, following revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas accepting gifts from a Republican donor. |
| March 2023 | King voted with a bipartisan majority to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq. |
| 2022 | Voted in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which provided federal recognition and protection for same-sex marriages. |
| 2022 | King voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a gun reform bill introduced after the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which enhanced background checks for firearm purchasers under 21, provided funding for school mental health services, and partially closed gun show and boyfriend loopholes. |
| 2022 | King visited Auburn Manufacturing to promote domestic manufacturing and speak out against Chinese unfair trade practices. |
| 2021 | Became Chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks. |
| August 19 2021 | King tested positive for COVID-19 along with senators Roger Wicker and John Hickenlooper. He fully recovered, crediting his vaccination for mitigating the severity of his illness. |
| March 5 2021 | King voted against Bernie Sanders's amendment to include a $15/hour minimum wage in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. |
| January 6 2021 | During the certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, King was present at the U.S. Capitol when Trump supporters violently attacked the building. He was moved to a safe location during the breach and subsequently condemned the event as a 'violent insurrection', blaming President Trump. |
| 2020 | Angus King had a heated phone exchange with Vice President Mike Pence, criticizing the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Trump subsequently labeled King as 'worse than any Democrat'. |
| April 15 2020 | The Trump administration invited King to join a bipartisan task force on reopening the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Rejoined the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces in the Senate Committee on Armed Services. |
| October 2019 | Signed a letter advocating for the passage of the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence (CHIME) Act to prevent potential healthcare site closures. |
| October 2019 | King was one of six senators to sign a bipartisan letter to Trump calling for an end to Turkey's offensive in Syria and protection of Kurdish allies. |
| August 2019 | Following mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, King cosponsored the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, a bill authorizing states to develop red flag laws allowing family members to petition courts to temporarily prevent someone from purchasing or possessing a firearm. |
| July 2019 | Cosponsored the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) to strengthen palliative care training. |
| July 2019 | Called climate change 'one of the most serious threats to' the United States, highlighting the disappearance of two-thirds of Arctic ice over 30 years and advocating for recommitment to the Paris Climate Accord. |
| June 2019 | Senator Angus King cosponsored the Safe Freight Act, a bill aimed at improving railroad safety by requiring freight trains to have at least one certified conductor and one certified engineer to collaborate on train and community protection. |
| June 2019 | Jointly with Senator Susan Collins, released a statement questioning U.S. Customs and Border Protection's process for clearing asylum seekers being transported to Portland, Maine, and advocated for additional resources to process asylum claims more efficiently. |
| June 2019 | King agreed with President Trump's decision not to carry out retaliatory air strikes against Iran after the downing of an American surveillance drone. |
| June 2019 | King and Collins announced NBRC grant funding to the University of Maine, describing it as an investment in Maine's forest economy and rural community opportunities. |
| May 2019 | King expressed grave concerns about potential escalation with Iran and the accuracy of U.S. intelligence. |
| April 2019 | Sponsored the Digital Equity Act of 2019, a bill establishing a $120 million grant program to fund digital equity plans across U.S. states, aimed at supporting digital inclusion projects through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). |
| April 2019 | Signed a bipartisan letter advocating for maximum funding for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) research. |
| April 2019 | Voted to confirm David Bernhardt, an oil executive, as Secretary of the Interior Department. |
| March 2019 | Cosponsor of a bipartisan resolution opposing privatization of the United States Postal Service, alongside Gary Peters and Jerry Moran. The resolution highlighted the USPS as a self-sustained establishment and raised concerns about potential price increases and service reductions, particularly for rural communities. |
| March 2019 | Voted against the Green New Deal alongside Senate Republicans. |
| February 2019 | King was one of ten senators to sign a bipartisan letter urging action against potential security threats from Huawei inverters during U.S.-China trade disputes. |
| 2018 | Introduced legislation to halt family separations at the US-Mexico border, demonstrating his stance against family separation immigration policies. |
| 2018 | Voted to confirm Alex Azar as Trump's Health Secretary. |
| 2018 | King cosponsored the NICS Denial Notification Act, legislation developed after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting to require federal authorities to inform states within a day when a person fails a National Instant Criminal Background Check System firearm purchase attempt. |
| 2018 | The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. |
| December 2018 | King was one of six senators to sign a letter expressing concern about President Trump's announcement to withdraw American troops from Syria. |
| December 2018 | After the farm bill passed, King and Senator Susan Collins jointly released a statement celebrating the exclusion of the controversial amendment that could have undermined Maine's state laws on livestock, blueberry inspections, and cranberry cultivation environmental protections. |
| November 2018 | King joined a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to the Trump administration raising concerns about China's influence on U.S. media and academic institutions. |
| November 6 2018 | Angus King was reelected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican state Senator Eric Brakey and Democrat Zak Ringelstein. |
| August 2018 | King, along with 16 other lawmakers, urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. |
| August 2018 | Senator Angus King voted against the Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2018, which proposed mandating states to authorize agricultural product sales not prohibited under federal law. |
| June 2018 | Released a statement with Senator Susan Collins endorsing an FCC proposal to boost funding for the Rural Health Care Program. |
| May 2018 | King and Senator Susan Collins introduced the PRINT Act to halt collections of duties on Canadian newsprint and require a study of the publishing industry's economic health. |
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