His Democratic challenger, Zak Ringelstein, had asked the senator if he would give back the $5,000 he received.
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Collins, King, Pingree slam Trump plan to end birthright citizenship
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin initially declined to comment on the president’s plan, saying he ‘didn’t see that,’ but later issued a statement saying ‘any executive order or law must pass Constitutional muster.’
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Sen. King, 2 challengers spar over immigration, health care and gun control in TV debate
Republican Eric Brakey attacks Maine’s independent senator over his ties to the energy industry, while Democrat Zak Ringelstein says a vote for King is a vote for the status quo.
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Data company predicts Brakey will win U.S. Senate seat – but makes a King-sized mistake
The firm projects winners based on Google searches for candidates.
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Sen. King reports raising $5.5 million so far in re-election campaign
A new filing shows the incumbent with $1 million on hand, while Democrat Zak Ringelstein has $32,000 and state Republican state Sen. Eric Brakey has $85,953.
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Former state official says Maine fails its poor
The governor’s office responded by saying poverty in Maine has declined over the last eight years and Kevin Concannon’s remarks ‘played on stereotypes of reform.’
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Front-runner King attacked from right and left during 1st debate in U.S. Senate race
The independent incumbent’s challengers, Republican Eric Brakey and Democrat Zak Ringelstein, team up to cast the independent as lacking in leadership.
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Dollars from donors: See who’s contributing to the campaigns of Maine’s 2018 U.S. Senate candidates
Angus King’s reelection campaign has raised $4.6 million since the beginning of 2017, including $3.5 million from individual donors and $1.1 million from political action committees.
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Collins says Trump’s mocking of Kavanaugh accuser was ‘just plain wrong.’ Sen. King says it made him ‘sick’
The two Maine senators react to the president’s remarks about Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were in high school.
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Collins, King urge USDA to fund broadband in ‘geographically challenged’ areas
They cite a statistic that of the 24 million U.S. households that lack broadband service, 80 percent are in rural areas.