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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Tina Smith

D · Democrat · U.S. Senator, Minnesota1

In Congress
Since 2018 · 8 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Ranking Member, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth

CommitteesAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Finance; Indian Affairs2

Participation3

95 / 100

Chamber median 98
873 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

100 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 798 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

5 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 851 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.41

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Smith votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Smith’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Smith voted on or cosponsored, with the dollars beside the chamber median; the top bills; campaign totals and the top PACs.

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Votes most like5

D Patty Murray WA 99% of 803
D Chris Van Hollen MD 98% of 837
D Brian Schatz HI 98% of 841

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Not on the November ballot7

On the November ballot

Michele TafoyaRepublican
Peggy FlanaganDemocratic

Data as of Nov 4, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/tina-smith

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-04. www.congress.gov/people/S001203
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-04. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-04. voteview.com/person/41706
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/41706
  1. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  2. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 MN-SENATE race, retrieved 2026-11-04. www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MN/2026/
  3. 7. November ballot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections, as of 2026-10-05. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections

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