Angus S. King, Jr.
Senator · I-ME
OverviewMoney & Influence
4 former staff now lobby King's office.
Former employees have moved to lobbying firms connected to this member's work.
$1.5M raised$589 avg donation49% from ME4 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
51% of donations come from outside ME
More than half of funding comes from out-of-state donors.
4 former staff now work as lobbyists
Former employees have transitioned to the lobbying industry.
22% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
55% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
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How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
How It Works
The Influence Pipeline
How money flows to — and through — Angus S. King, Jr.'s office.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
03
The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
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🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
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The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
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The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
The cycle repeats.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
03
The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
05
🚪
The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
06
📋
The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
07
🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
The cycle repeats.
Follow the Money
Top individual donor: Smith, Brad from WA ($13K). Finance is the largest PAC sector at $211K from 93 PACs.
Industry PACs
$658KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$1.3MHow much power this member brokers
Make It Work Pac
Raised: $156KSpent: $153K
Make It Work Pac
Raised: $351KSpent: $279K
Make It Work Pac
Raised: $271KSpent: $311K
Make It Work Pac
Raised: $305KSpent: $250K
Make It Work Pac
Raised: $177KSpent: $175K
Top Individual Donors
$3.3MNamed people writing checks
Smith, Brad↗$13K
WA · Microsoft Corporation · 3xAllen, Pinney↗$13K
CA · 4xME · Artist · 5x
Harris, Bill↗$10K
MA · Physician · 4xNorris, John W.↗$10K
ME · Maine Network Partners · 3xHoulihan, Cathy↗$10K
ME · 3x
King
Armed Services, Energy and Natural Resources
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
207
International Affairs
83
Armed Forces and National Security
68
Health
35
Transportation and Public Works
35
Taxation
29
The Revolving Door
Deep Dive
How we built this & what it doesn't prove
- • Donor data from FEC filings (9.47M individual contributions)
- • Voting records from Congress.gov roll call data
- • Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings
- • Staff employment from House disbursement records
Correlation between donations and votes does not prove causation. Members may vote in alignment with donors because they share genuine policy beliefs, not because of financial influence. We present the connections — you decide what they mean.