# Tina Smith

Tina Smith is a Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Minnesota
- Serving since: 2018-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001203
- FEC candidate IDs: S8MN00578

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001203 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Smith raised $48.9K in the 2026 cycle, the lowest of 45 Senate Democrats (median $2.6M).

## What Smith says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,468 classified statements: 1,279 posts on X, 133 press releases, 41 Congressional Record speeches, 15 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Smith | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.8% | 10.9% | 22 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 30.4% | 36.6% | 41 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 57.9% | 77.8% | 44 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.8% | 17.8% | 39 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 10.6% | 26.2% | 44 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 2.4% | 36 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 28% (Senate Democrats 27%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (Senate Democrats 22%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (Senate Democrats 24%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (Senate Democrats 9.0%); Immigration 11% (Senate Democrats 8.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.27 (standard error 0.01), from 15,448 donors and 3,474 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 100% (95.3%). 16 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 477. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 19 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5605: Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5605
- S. 5579: Mapping Housing Discrimination Act (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5579
- S. 5580: Public Housing Fire Safety Act (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5580
- S. 5534: Building and Maintaining Homeless Shelters Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5534
- S. 5411: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5411
- S. 5232: Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5232
- S. 5004: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5004
- S.Res. 789: A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month". (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/789
- S. 4871: Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide Act (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4871
- S. 4848: Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4848

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $48.9K (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 23% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2114758814750658658
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2114758839077888278
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2113621933359063398
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2113621959720472576
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2113344728481583370
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2113344749335724239
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2113017687051735406
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2113018347944288558
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2112284875591950652
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTinaSmith/status/2112284918373839097

## Links

- Official site: https://www.smith.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenTinaSmith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USSenTinaSmith
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatortinasmith
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001203

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001203