Angus S. King
Independent
· ME Senate · 119th Congress
Joint Committee on Printing · Senate Committee on Armed Services · Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · and Mining · Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Influence Score
56.8
Moderately exposed
↑ +20.6
vs 118th (36.3)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
3.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$16,370
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.5
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.8
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.2
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
9.1
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
8.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
2.1
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$6,010 direct
JSTREETPAC
$2,518 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $43.48M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $87K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 62.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 38.0 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 36.3 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 56.9 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$26,360
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA
Share from this one network
1.6%
Amount from this network
$26,000
Total from all networks
$1,585,974
Networks contributing
309
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Who funds King
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$707,154
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
0.6%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
4
Money that arrived near votes
$5K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
0.15%
Biggest clusters of timed money
GENERAL DYNAMICS
$2K
BOEING
$1K
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON
$1K
RAYTHEON
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$6.69M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
BOEING
$4.38M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.31M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.93M
CHARTER
$2.64M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
HARRIS
$2.32M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
HARRIS
$2.03M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$1.93M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.86M
GENERAL MOTORS
$1.71M
ERNST YOUNG U S LLP
$1.53M
THE ANTHEM COMPANIES
$1.52M
GOOGLE
$1.45M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Angus S. King comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$16K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PAC
$3K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$70
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$68
SAM PAC
$50
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$20
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
75 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $88K to Angus S. King across 85 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$88K
Shared contributors
75
Contributions
85
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75 | 85 | $88K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Angus S. King or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON YAWORSKE | Sr Policy Advisor, Hse Speaker; Clerk, Sen Appropriations Cmt,; Assoc. Dir., Off… | MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC | 39 | 41 | 2024–2025 |
| MORGAN CASHWELL | Legislative Aide for Senator Collins, 2010-2013; Legislative Assistant for Congr… | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| DEVON LAMMERT | Intern - Representative Chellie Pingree, Intern - Senator Angus King. | SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ALLIANCE | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| LAUREN PFINGSTAG VAHEY | Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Angus S. King, Jr., 2013-2018 Legislati… | DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES | 1 | 5 | 2025–2025 |
| MARIA KUHN | Legislative Intern in the Office of Senator Angus King (February 2020-June 2020)… | DRIVE ACTION FUND | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Angus S. King sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required