Tina Smith

Democrat Senator, Minnesota

29 bills250 cosponsored$49K raised890 votes recorded

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Official biography

Congressional source

Roots

“Tina was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1958” source

Education

“After college, she went to the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College” source
“before attending Stanford University” source

Career

“at age 19 she worked on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, where she was a labor union member” source
“Tina first worked at General Mills in Minnesota before starting her own small business and later worked as an executive at Planned Parenthood.” source
“went on to manage multiple political campaigns” source

Legislation

SRES 837cosponsor

A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

2026-08-06

S 5283cosponsor

A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-06

S 5260cosponsor

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out research and data collection to improve the quality of stroke care, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-05

S 5241cosponsor

A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".

Voting Record

238 yea611 nay41 missed

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)

nay2026-08-08

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

Nomination Confirmed (50-49)

nay2026-08-08

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)

nay2026-08-08

H.R. 6500, as amended

Bill Passed (90-6)

yea2026-08-08

Official statements and press releases from Tina Smith are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.

The 2026 race · Class 2

Full race

FEC Form 2 filers for this seat. Filing is not ballot access, and this list does not establish who remains in the race.

Angie CraigDemocratic
$12.7M raised
Margaret FlanaganDemocratic-farmer-labor
$6.5M raised
Michele TafoyaRepublican
$5.3M raised
Adam SchwarzeRepublican
$1.4M raised
Tom WeilerRepublican
$221K raised
David W HannRepublican
$133K raised
Mark YorkRepublican
$74K raised
Melisa Lopez Franzen

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle$49K

Small donors $4KLarge individual $12KPACs $23K

Spent $576KCash $201K

2024 cycle$1.5M

Small donors $371KLarge individual $769KPACs $304K

Spent $1.4MCash $728K

2022 cycle$1.5M

Small donors $736K

Top Contributors

CAPITAL GROUP$30K

ROCKET COMPANIES$7K

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LINKEDIN$7K

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES$5K

CAPITAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT COMPANY$5K

CAPITAL GROUP.$5K

AVENUE SOLUTIONS$5K

CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC$5K

ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE GROUP LLC$1K

Committees

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
Rural Development, Energy, and Credit

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Digital Assets
Economic Policy
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development

Senate Committee on Finance

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
Health Care
International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Activity Timeline

LegislationVotes

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

nay

2026-08-08

vote

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

nay

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

nay

2026-08-08

vote

H.R. 6500, as amended

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747

yea

Service History

Senate2021-01-03, 2027-01-03Democrat

Senate2018-11-07, 2021-01-03Democrat

Senate2018-01-03, 2018-11-06Democrat

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BillsTracked · 279
Sponsored or cosponsored bills tracked from Congress.gov.
VotesTracked · 890
Roll-call positions parsed from official chamber XML.
CommitteesTracked · 13
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
Campaign financeTracked · 5
Top-line FEC numbers per election cycle.
Press releasesTracked · 32
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Show 12 more bills

S 5164cosponsor

A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements relating to the designation of rural emergency hospitals.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-07-29

S 5108cosponsor

A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-23

S 5112cosponsor

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enforce certain requirements with respect to for-profit corporations that own health care systems, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-07-23

S 5121cosponsor

A bill to amend chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an Ethics Investigations Counsel, and require disclosure of recusals.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-23

S 5126cosponsor

A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-07-23

S 5071cosponsor

A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-22

SCONRES 36cosponsor

A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4196-4197)

2026-07-21

S 5056cosponsor

A bill to improve State, local, and Tribal public health security.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-21

S 5022cosponsor

A bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-07-16

S 5019cosponsor

A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1934 to require country-by-country reporting.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-07-16

S 5004sponsor

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-15

S 4982cosponsor

A bill to require employers of airport service workers at small, medium, and large hub airports to ensure that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-14

Show 7 more votes

Paul Amdt. No. 6715

Amendment Rejected (32-64)

yea2026-08-07

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)

yea2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)

nay2026-08-05

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nomination Confirmed (51-44)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89-4)

yea2026-08-03

S. Res. 817

Resolution Agreed to (50-47)

nay2026-07-30

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Paul Amdt. No. 6715

yea

2026-08-07

vote

S 5283: A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

SRES 837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5260: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out research and data collection to improve the quality of stroke care, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-05

legislation

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

nay

2026-08-05

vote

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

nay

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

nay

2026-08-05

vote

S 5232: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize rural residency planning and development grant programs, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-08-04

legislation

S 5241: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".

cosponsor

2026-08-04

legislation

S 5213: A bill to support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control.

cosponsor

2026-08-03

legislation

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

yea

2026-08-03

vote

S 5185: A bill to provide for auditing of the Pentagon.

cosponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

SRES 823: A resolution designating the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".

cosponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

S. Res. 817

nay

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181

yea

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199

yea

2026-07-30

vote

S 5164: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements relating to the designation of rural emergency hospitals.

cosponsor

2026-07-29

legislation

Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817

nay

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-28

vote

Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence

nay

2026-07-28

vote