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Tina Smith

U.S. Senator (Class 2), MN

Democratic Minnesota since Jan 3, 2021

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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

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 2), MN current
Minnesota
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), MN
Minnesota
Democratic Nov 7, 2018 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Minnesota
United States
Democratic Nov 7, 2018 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), MN
Minnesota
Democratic Jan 3, 2018 Nov 6, 2018 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Minnesota
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2018 Nov 6, 2018 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.411, social dim. -0.118. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
SJRES 138 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain… Yea Apr 15, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 32 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain… Yea Apr 15, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 123 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… Yea Apr 15, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas Nay Apr 14, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher R. Wolfe to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas Nay Apr 14, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas Nay Apr 14, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas Nay Apr 13, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. Nay Mar 26, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Husted Amdt. No. 4732 Nay Mar 26, 2026 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 103 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Mar 25, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. Nay Mar 25, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 107 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Mar 25, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 116 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… Yea Mar 24, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Nay Mar 24, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Nay Mar 24, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to proceed to Legislative session Nay Mar 24, 2026 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General Nay Mar 24, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Colin McDonald to be an Assistant Attorney General Nay Mar 23, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security Nay Mar 23, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security Nay Mar 22, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Yea Mar 21, 2026 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tuberville Amdt. No. 4421 to the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1383 with Amendment Nay Mar 21, 2026 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. Not voting Mar 20, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 118 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… Yea Mar 18, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Nay Mar 17, 2026 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $1,031,399. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 75 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 64 $192,400 19%
Corporate PAC 11 $55,000 5%
Unclassified 925 $783,999 76%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$5,432 NAMES IN THE NEWS TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA unclassified Jan 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Feb 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC) TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 POLARIS INDUSTRIES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Jul 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 DEMAND JUSTICE PAC TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Sep 18, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Nov 28, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC) TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Aug 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 DEMAND JUSTICE PAC TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Nov 3, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Aug 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 TRANSUNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TU PAC) TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Dec 28, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC) TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA Corporate PAC Oct 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$4,815 NAMES IN THE NEWS TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA unclassified Oct 23, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$4,000 AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. FEDERAL PAC (AMFAM PAC) TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA unclassified Aug 14, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$4,000 ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA unclassified Jan 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • One of my proudest moments in the Senate was when I helped to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Today, I’m thinking back to the journey of passing that legislation five years ago alongside Dr. Opal Lee. We owe today to Ms. Lee’s determination.
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  • Circling back on this…
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  • Immediately hunkering down in the Situation Room because the Epstein Files are getting released doesn’t exactly scream “I have nothing to hide.”
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  • They were seriously debating using the military to throw anyone who disagreed with them in jail…
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  • Let's play Kahoot! (Screwworm Edition)
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  • Let’s check in with folks at home and see what they think of the Iran War as we surpass 100 days into the conflict
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  • Beyond grateful that we were able to secure Andrea’s release. Her ovarian cyst could have lifesaving complications if left untreated, and she was in incredible pain. Now she’ll be able to get the lifesaving medical care she should have been able to receive back in February.
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  • Being a hedge fund billionaire landlord who rents out farmland doesn't make you a farmer. It makes you part of the problem!
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  • Why is a domestic terrorist responsible for COUNTERTERRORISM?!
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  • Why is an insurrectionist rioter handling counterterrorism while we’re at war? Or at all?
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  • When the leader of the Proud Boys says Trump will keep trying to get his slush fund… we should take him at his word!
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  • Pulte only got the job as acting Director of National Intelligence because he’s clearly willing to pursue baseless retribution against Trump’s perceived political enemies. What a joke – or at least it would be if this wasn’t such a serious job. Absolutely zero credibility.
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