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Steve Daines
U.S. Senator (Class 2), MT
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), MT current
Montana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), MT
Montana |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Montana
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MT-At-Large
Montana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — National Parks — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and Power unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security Cooperation — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.588, social dim. -0.018. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Casey Mulligan to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Andrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrea Lucas to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security | Yea | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gadyaces Serralta to be Director of the United States Marshals Service | Yea | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 34 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain… | Nay | Jul 30, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 41 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. | Nay | Jul 30, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture | Yea | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National… | Yea | Jul 30, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jospeh Kent to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National… | Yea | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General | Yea | Jul 30, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thomas Gaiser to be an Assistant Attorney General | Yea | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Emil Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Samuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Services | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Samuel Brown to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Susan Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Kimmitt to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense | Yea | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,000 recorded contributions totalling $2,293,233. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 159 of 1000 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 125 | $428,100 | 19% |
| Corporate PAC | 33 | $425,541 | 19% |
| Party | 1 | $6,483 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 841 | $1,433,109 | 62% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $59,000 | DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $47,254 | DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $33,872 | DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Dec 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $28,993 | RECLAIM THE MAJORITY | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Nov 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $23,000 | DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,797 | DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,657 | DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Dec 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,424 | WINRED | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Jun 7, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $11,682 | PALADIN | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Dec 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $11,545 | WINRED | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | May 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $10,740 | WINRED | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Mar 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $10,398 | PALADIN | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | unclassified | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $10,000 | TRUE NORTH PAC | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Jul 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $9,427 | RECLAIM THE MAJORITY | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Nov 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,009 | CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | Corporate PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)
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S 4838
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum…
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S 1547
US · Jun 17, 2026
America the Beautiful Act
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S 4752
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information, and for other…
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SRES 746
US · May 20, 2026
A resolution designating May 2026 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
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