- Ms. Tina Smith
- Current Democratic Senator
- Minnesota
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Voting record, 119th Congress
How these are counted
Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Democratic majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority. The roll calls come from Voteview, which compiles each vote from the official record; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Last 10 votes cast
| Date | Measure | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | On the Cloture Motion | Nay | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| Sep 30, 2026 | H.R. 9340A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
| Sep 30, 2026 | H.R. 7008A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
| Sep 29, 2026 | S.Res. 852A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | On the Motion to Discharge | Yea | Motion to Discharge Rejected |
| Sep 29, 2026 | S.J.Res. 197A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Bene… | On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | Motion to Proceed Rejected |
| Sep 28, 2026 | S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Yea | Bill Passed |
| Sep 28, 2026 | S. 4668To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | On the Amendment | Yea | Amendment Rejected |
| Sep 28, 2026 | S. 4668To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | On the Amendment | Yea | Amendment Rejected |
| Sep 28, 2026 | S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | On the Amendment | Yea | Amendment Rejected |
| Sep 28, 2026 | S. 4668To improve the bill. | On the Amendment | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
Source: Voteview · votes through Sep 30, 2026, the latest in Voteview’s data · Senate roll calls
Bills, 119th Congress
How these are counted
Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.
Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored
| Policy area | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 97 | |
| Agriculture and Food | 48 | |
| Education | 42 | |
| Taxation | 35 | |
| Native Americans | 27 |
Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.
Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026
Sponsored legislation, newest first
Includes earlier Congresses; the figures above cover the current one.
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S.5605 - 2026-09-30
Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act -
S.5579 - 2026-09-29
Mapping Housing Discrimination Act -
S.5580 - 2026-09-29
Public Housing Fire Safety Act -
S.5534 - 2026-09-24
Building and Maintaining Homeless Shelters Act -
S.5411 - 2026-09-16
Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act -
S.5232 - 2026-08-04
Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026 -
S.5004 - 2026-07-15
Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2026 -
SRES.789 - 2026-06-24
A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month". -
S.4871 - 2026-06-23
Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide Act -
S.4848 - 2026-06-22
Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 -
S.4832 - 2026-06-18
SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026 -
S.4785 - 2026-06-15
FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026 -
S.4672 - 2026-06-03
Postal Delivery Accountability Act -
S.4483 - 2026-05-11
Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026 -
S.869 - 2023-03-16
CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2023
Votes by issue, 119th Congress
This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.
| Issue | Votes | With the Democratic majority | Against both parties | With the Republican majority | Rank among Democrats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations | 439 | 98.9% | 5 | 0 | 1st of 47 |
| Economics and Public Finance | 187 | 99.5% | 1 | 0 | 11th of 47 |
| Immigration | 37 | 94.6% | 2 | 0 | 18th of 46 |
| International Affairs | 36 | 94.4% | 2 | 0 | 10th of 47 |
| Congress | 19 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (47) |
| Environmental Protection | 19 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (41) |
| Armed Forces and National Security | 18 | 61.1% | 7 | 0 | 38th of 46 |
| Finance and Financial Sector | 18 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (27) |
| Public Lands and Natural Resources | 14 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (44) |
| Energy | 13 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (41) |
| Government Operations and Politics | 13 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (43) |
| Sports and Recreation | 12 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (14) |
| Transportation and Public Works | 11 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | Tied for 1st (45) |
| Other issues (9)Fewer than 10 votes each: Housing and Community Development, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Taxation, Crime and Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Emergency Management, Families, Science, Technology, Communications | 35 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | — |
Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among Senate Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.
Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue
Nominations · 5
- Apr 29, 2025 · Nomination · Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republi…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 13 other Democrats. - Apr 29, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republi…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 12 other Democrats. - Feb 4, 2025 · Nomination · Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 22 other Democrats. - Jan 30, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 12 other Democrats. - Jan 28, 2025 · Nomination · Sean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Transportation
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 21 other Democrats.
Economics and Public Finance · 1
- Nov 10, 2025 · Motion to table H.R. 5371 · To strike a provision modifying the definition of hemp for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 21 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Rand Paul.
Immigration · 2
- Jan 13, 2025 · Taking up S. 5 · A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 9 other Democrats. - Jan 9, 2025 · Cloture on S. 5 · A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 8 other Democrats: Cory Booker, Mazie Hirono, Andy Kim, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders, Brian Schatz, Elizabeth Warren.
International Affairs · 2
- Apr 3, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 26 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats. - Apr 3, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 33 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and se…
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.
Armed Forces and National Security · 7
- Dec 17, 2025 · S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: Mike Lee, Rand Paul. - Dec 15, 2025 · Cloture on S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 16 other Democrats; 3 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul. - Dec 11, 2025 · Taking up S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats; 4 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Jerry Moran, Rand Paul. - Oct 9, 2025 · S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 18 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul. - Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment to S. 2296 · To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 9 other Democrats. - Sep 4, 2025 · Taking up S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 11 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul. - Sep 2, 2025 · Cloture on taking up S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 11 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: John Kennedy, Rand Paul.
How these are counted
Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 907 of the Senate’s 915 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (8): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. Nominations are their own issue. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with. The Senate roll calls come from Voteview; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Source: votes: Voteview · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 30, 2026
Committee assignments
| Committee | Role | Side | Seniority rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | Member | Minority | 3 |
| Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research | Member | Minority | 4 |
| Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety | Member | Minority | 3 |
| Rural Development, Energy, and Credit | Member | Minority | 2 |
| Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | Member | Minority | 6 |
| Economic Policy | Member | Minority | 3 |
| Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | Ranking Member | Minority | 1 |
| Digital Assets | Member | Minority | 4 |
| Senate Committee on Finance | Member | Minority | 10 |
| Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth | Ranking Member | Minority | 1 |
| Health Care | Member | Minority | 7 |
| International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness | Member | Minority | 7 |
| Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | Member | Minority | 4 |
Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.
Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026
Floor remarks, 119th Congress
A day can hold several Record items, so the item counts can exceed the days.
Source: GovInfo Congressional Record · Record issues through Oct 22, 2026
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| Congress | Years | Chamber | Role | State | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th Congress | 2025–present | Senate | Senator | Minnesota (MN) | — |
| 118th Congress | 2023–2025 | Senate | Senator | Minnesota (MN) | — |
| 117th Congress | 2021–2023 | Senate | Senator | Minnesota (MN) | — |
| 116th Congress | 2019–2021 | Senate | Senator | Minnesota (MN) | — |
| 115th Congress | 2018–2019 | Senate | Senator | Minnesota (MN) | — |
Elections
Appointed to the U.S. Senate on December 13, 2017, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Al Franken, sworn in on January 3, 2018; elected to the U.S. Senate, by special election, on November 6, 2018, for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2021; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 2020.1
The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.
Sources
- Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.
Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle
Where the money came from
| Source | Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings | $11,684 | 23.9% | |
| Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named | $3,520 | 7.2% | |
| PACs and other committees | $23,000 | 47.1% | |
| Party committees | $0 | 0.0% | |
| All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets | $10,674 | 21.8% |
Outside spending
Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $127,581 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov
More on this campaign’s money
Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026
Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle
Individual contributions by size
| Contribution size | Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $200 and under | $1.71M | 68.2% | |
| $200.01 to $499.99 | $0.17M | 6.7% | |
| $500 to $999.99 | $0.14M | 5.4% | |
| $1,000 to $1,999.99 | $0.22M | 8.6% | |
| $2,000 and over | $0.28M | 11.1% |
From the FEC’s contribution-size summary, which is compiled separately from the campaign’s totals, so these rows need not add up to the individual receipts on the Overview.
Top 10 states, itemized contributions
| State | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| MN (home state) | $664,379 | |
| CA | $142,397 | |
| DC | $61,055 | |
| NY | $50,687 | |
| FL | $47,228 | |
| IL | $35,662 | |
| VA | $33,769 | |
| MI | $32,304 | |
| MD | $32,225 | |
| MA | $26,014 |
Top employers of individual donors
| Employer named by donors | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE GROUP LLC | $1,000 | |
| EDINA REALTY, INC. | $500 | |
| MAYO CLINIC | $160 | |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV | $75 | |
| STATE OF MINNESOTA | $70 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | $65 | |
| ISD-11 | $50 | |
| WHEN I WORK | $50 | |
| AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY | $50 | |
| NELSON TREMAIN | $50 |
Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.
Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: SELF $3,945 · NOT EMPLOYED $3,809 · NONE $537 · RETIRED $171 · N/A $106.
Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026
Profile
Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.
At a glance
Education
- B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1980
- M.B.A., Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1984
As listed in the Congressional Directory.2
Professional history
- Marketer, General Mills, 1984
- Small business owner
- Vice president for external affairs, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS)
- Chief of staff, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
- Chief of staff, Governor Mark Dayton
- Lieutenant governor, Minnesota, 2014
As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.2
Biographical Directory entry
SMITH, Tina, A Senator from Minnesota; born in Albuquerque, N.Mex., March 4, 1958; B.A., Stanford University, 1980; M.B.A., Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, 1984; marketing consultant and executive; chief of staff to Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak; chief of staff to Minnesota governor Mark Dayton; lieutenant governor of Minnesota 2015-2018; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Al Franken, took the oath of office on January 3, 2018; subsequently elected in a special election on November 6, 2018, for the remainder of the term; reelected in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.1
The official summary kept by the House and Senate historians, word for word.
Offices
Washington, DC
720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-5641
Local offices
| City | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Moorhead, MN | 819 Center Avenue, Suite 2A | 218-284-8721 |
| Duluth, MN | 515 W 1st Street, Suite 104 | 218-722-2390 |
| Saint Paul, MN | 60 Plato Blvd. East, Suite 220 | 651-221-1016 |
| Rochester, MN | 1202-1/2 7th Street NW, Suite 218 | 507-218-2003 |
Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.
Sources
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, U.S. House (History, Art & Archives).
- Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.
