Angus King III, son of U.S. senator, announces campaign for Maine governor

MAINE PUBLIC • May 6, 2025

Angus King III — son of independent U.S. Sen. Angus King — announced on Tuesday that he's running for governor. King has never held elected office, but his announcement video highlights some of the same traits that have helped define his father, a two-time governor and Maine's current junior senator. King III pitches himself as a renewable energy businessman with big ideas. Among them, an operation in Clinton that uses cow manure to produce energy. But unlike his father, King III is running as a Democrat, not an independent. He joins a field of candidates that's expected to grow and already includes two Democrats, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former Senate President Troy Jackson.