Tina Smith

U.S. Senator · Minnesota · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.59· expected 0.63

Meets expectations

Rank 62 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Smith’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

44 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 44 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Smith’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Smith.

95/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 42 missed of 915

Voted on 873 of 915 roll calls; missed 42. Lower than 82% of senators.

85%100%

100/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 1 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 798 votes that split the parties. Higher than 96% of senators.

75%100%

5/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 91% of senators.

0%30%

−0.41

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Smith’s effectiveness score.

S. 1157 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025Requires HHS to conduct interagency review of lung cancer research and prevention for women. AI-readHealth · Introduced Jun 9, 2026Substantive445 words Introduced
S. 622 Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2025Transfers federal forest land in Minnesota to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. AI-readNative Americans · Introduced Dec 15, 2025Substantive612 words Introduced
S. 621 A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes.Accepts the Lower Sioux Indian Community's request to revoke its charter of incorporation. AI-readNative Americans · Introduced Dec 15, 2025Substantive78 words Introduced
S. 638 A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.Amends the Act of June 22, 1948. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Oct 27, 2025Substantive63 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.