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[PatsFan87]

15. I have an independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats, Angus King.

King is a popular former Governor of our state who served as an Independent from 1995-2003. During his time as Governor, he launched the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) to provide laptops for every public middle-school student and teacher in the state, the first initiative of its kind in the nation. He stated: "I think we're going to demonstrate the power of one-to-one computer access that's going to transform education. The economic future will belong to the technologically adept."

After his tenure as Governor, he was involved in a wind power utility company, Independence Wind. In August 2009, Independence Wind along with joint venture partner Wagner Forest Management won Maine DEP approval for construction of a proposed $120-million, 22-turbine, utility-scale wind power project along a prominent mountain ridge in the state.

He won his Senate race in 2012, winning 53% of the vote in a 3-way race. He votes with Democrats around 90% of the time. He's up for reelection in 2018 but I don't see anyone beating him.