Son of independent US senator mounts Maine gubernatorial bid

Democrat Angus King III, a lad of U.S. Sen. Angus King Jr.'s, I-Maine, has announced a bid for the Maine governorship.

"I'm Angus King, and if you cognize my dad, you cognize my values," the gubernatorial hopeful said successful a campaign video.

His begetter antecedently served arsenic politician of the authorities from aboriginal 1995 until aboriginal 2003, and has served successful the U.S. Senate since aboriginal 2013.

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Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, arrives for the Senate Select Intelligence Committee proceeding connected "Worldwide Threats" successful the Hart Senate Office Building connected Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"Ever since the time we met successful Skowhegan, I’ve known Angus has thing special. He’s ever been hard-working, smart, engaged, and caring, and I’m truthful arrogant of who helium is contiguous and the enactment he’s acceptable retired to do," Sen. King said, according to Angus King III's run website, which notes that helium was calved successful Skowhegan.

"He’s a builder and an optimist who knows Maine and doesn’t discontinue until the occupation is done. He’s been gathering things to instrumentality attraction of radical and marque the satellite a amended spot passim his life, and I deliberation his operation of smarts, experience, and quality volition marque him an fantabulous politician of Maine. In fact, I’m definite he’ll beryllium successful the apical 2 governors named Angus ever," the legislator added. 

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Senator Angus King's son, Angus King III, 3rd from left, and his wife, Mary Herman, center, stopped by King's Portland run bureau with him connected Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Current Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat who is presently serving her 2nd consecutive term, whitethorn not tally again successful 2026.

The Maine constitution stipulates, "The idiosyncratic who has served 2 consecutive fashionable elective 4-year presumption of bureau arsenic Governor shall beryllium ineligible to win himself oregon herself."

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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced a gubernatorial bid earlier this twelvemonth and is besides moving arsenic a Democrat.