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Angus King

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Office Sought:
US Senate, ME
KING, Angus Stanley, Jr., a Senator from Maine; born in Alexandria, Va., March 31, 1944; graduated Dartmouth College, B.A., 1966; graduated University of Virginia, J.D., 1969; lawyer; counsel, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics; television program host and co-producer; company executive; energy conservation company owner; governor of Maine 1995-2003; elected as an Independent to the United States Senate in 2012 for the term ending January 3, 2019.

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$2,915,450 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's December 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $2,915,450 #78 of 235 Senate candidates
    Total Spent:
    $2,888,522 #76 of 235 Senate candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $75,802 #69 of 235 Senate candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    National Republican Senatorial Cmte
    Oppose
    		 $1,161,966
    Crossroads GPS
    Oppose
    		 $1,014,095
    Americans Elect
    Support
    		 $713,395
    Americans Elect
    Support
    		 $521,125
    Maine Freedom
    Oppose
    		 $179,500
    Sierra Club
    Support
    		 $95,195
    Sierra Club Independent Action
    Support
    		 $95,195
    International Assn of Fire Fighters
    Support
    		 $27,450
    Icpurple, Inc.
    Support
    		 $23,668
    Safe Nation PAC Inc
    Oppose
    		 $4,127
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    73% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Employees
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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Bundled Lobbyist Contributions

    Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.
    Bundler Amount
    Liz Robbins Associates $18,000
View all campaign finance data for Angus King Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time