Jewish Voter Guide
Angus King
U.S. Senate · ME · Independent
Summary
Angus King was born in 1944 and is currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Maine. Senator King was reelected in 2018 and his seat will be up for election in 2024.
A political independent since 1993, King won the 2012 Senate election. King was the 72nd Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. For committee assignment purposes, King caucuses with the Democratic Party. He is one of the two independents currently serving in the Senate.
Senator King is currently serving on the Armed Services Committee; the Select Committee on Intelligence; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; and the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Below is Senator King’s voting record and public positions on issues important to the Jewish community.
Senator King supported the Iran nuclear deal by arguing that, if effectively implemented, the deal served the United States, the Middle East region, and the world. He has supported legislation that objects the UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which claimed that Israel’s settlements have no legal validity.
Senator King is a supporter of the two-state solution. He cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act that aimed to fight discriminatory boycotts that target Israel. In 2019, he voted for the Strengthening America’s Middle East Security Act which, among other things, strengthened Israel’s security and allowed a state or local government to adopt measures to divest its assets from entities that boycott Israel.
In July 2019, Senator King cosponsored a resolution that opposes the delegitimization of Israel and the global BDS movement.
The record
Positions come from public votes, statements and on-the-record interviews. Every claim links to its source. No aggregate score or grade.
Support for a Strong U.S.-Israel Alliance
Two-state solution
AlignedSupports the Two State Solution
Supports the Two-State SolutionU.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act (2018)
AlignedSupported the United States Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
Cosponsored the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018Strengthening America's Middle East Security Act (2019)
AlignedVoted For the Strengthening America's Middle East Security Act of 2019
Voted For the Strengthening America’s Middle East Security Act of 2019
Preventing a Nuclear Iran
Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)
Not alignedSupported the Iran Deal
Supported the Iran nuclear deal
Defending Israel in International Organizations
UN Security Council Resolution 2334
AlignedOpposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334
Opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334
Sources
- Supported the Iran nuclear deal https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-congress-should-approve-iran-nuclear-agreement
- Voted For the Strengthening America’s Middle East Security Act of 2019 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00016
- Cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/720/cosponsors
- Supports the Two-State Solution https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-statement-on-trip-to-the-middle-east
- Cosponsored Senate Resolution 120 that opposes the global BDS movement https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/120/cosponsors
- Opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/6/cosponsors
- Cosponsored the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2497/cosponsors
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