Angus King

ON THE ISSUES

• Worked to ensure that unique American landscapes from Acadia to Yosemite are protected
• Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant action Congress has ever taken to address climate change
• Earned 91% lifetime score on LCV's National Environmental Scorecard

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Contributing to this race now will help Angus King build his campaign warchest early for his race in 2030
• Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Angus King is currently for a fourth term to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. King previously served as Governor, in addition to his work with a variety of alternative energy companies in the private sector. Throughout his career, King has championed renewable energies and conservation initiatives, facilitating the largest increase of protected lands in Maine’s history. King championed public lands and worked to ensure that unique American landscapes from Acadia to Yosemite are protected. A long time advocate for the Land Water Conservation Fund, he also worked to ensure Restore Our Parks funding was included in the Great American Outdoors Act. He also was the driving force to include $500 million for the National Park Service in the Inflation Reduction Act.

In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Sen. King worked to include battery manufacturing and recycling funding.  He is currently working to make sure the electric grid build out needed to connect renewables to population centers can be built quicker and cheaper than in the past. Sen. King is a stalwart defender of the Clean Air Act. He also led efforts to repeal former President Trump's rules surrounding emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is 70 times worse than carbon dioxide. Senator King has earned a 91% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.