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U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Born
1958
Age 68
Phone
(202) 224-5641
Office
720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Minnesota

Tina Smith

Christine Elizabeth Smith is an American politician, retired Democratic political consultant, and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since 2018. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), an affiliate of the Democratic Party.

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Voting Record — 840
Yes26%
No69%
Present0%
Not Voting5%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Tina Smith
U.S. SenatorDemocratMinnesota
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Tina's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 38 sponsored · 296 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 31(source)
Clean energy is win-win-win. It can reduce costs, reduce emissions, and increase our energy independence. In Duluth, Secretary Granholm and I visited a solar garden that is bringing clean energy to a low-income area and supporting an emergency fund to help families pay for their utilities.
U. S. Senator Tina Smith stands and talks with Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 30(source)
The Inflation Reduction Act is bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. Secretary Granholm and I visited Heliene to celebrate over 100 new, good paying jobs coming to the Iron Range to meet the growing demand for solar panels.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 30(source)
Pharma companies have been charging whatever they’ve wanted and taxpayers have footed the bill — but that’s about to change.   Medicare’s new negotiating power is going to save tax dollars AND drive down costs at the pharmacy counter.   Bidenomics in action.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 24(source)
Black owned businesses are thriving in Minnesota and you can look no further than the Minnesota State Fair for proof.   Afro Deli (whose owner is National Small Businessperson of the Year!) and Lip Esteem are first-time fair booths – but I’m sure we’ll see them back again!
U.S. Senator Tina Smith poses for a picture with Afro Deli owner Abdirahman Kahin and staff
U.S. Senator Tina Smith speaks with Lip Esteem owner Tameka Jones
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 24(source)
I’m very serious about my fried green tomato sandwich (yes, for breakfast) Nobody does breakfast quite like Minnesota Farmers Union
U.S. Senator Tina Smith stands in front of the Minnesota Farmers Union booth with a Fried Green Tomato Sandwich
U.S. Senator Tina Smith poses for a picture with Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and MN Farmers Union President Gary Wertish
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 23(source)
UMN will be using $50 million in federal funding to create a technical assistance center where underserved communities across the region can get help applying for clean energy and environmental programs. It'll make a real difference in communities left behind.
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Many communities have energy and environmental challenges, and federal programs to help can be complicated. As we implement the biggest clean energy and environmental justice law in history, one of my top priorities is helping Minnesotans cut through red tape and get access.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith sits at a table gesturing and speaking to University of Minnesota Dean Nisha Botchwey
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 23(source)
Many communities have energy and environmental challenges, and federal programs to help can be complicated. As we implement the biggest clean energy and environmental justice law in history, one of my top priorities is helping Minnesotans cut through red tape and get access.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith sits at a table gesturing and speaking to University of Minnesota Dean Nisha Botchwey
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 22(source)
The Highway 610 Extension Project is more than just concrete and asphalt. It will create 500 new jobs and ease commutes between major employment centers. It’ll make working families’ lives a bit easier – and we just secured the last piece of funding needed to finish the job.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith standing on stage while speaking at a podium at the groundbreaking ceremony for Highway 610.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith wearing a safety vest and hard hat while holding a shovel in front of a pile of dirt, next to federal, state, and local leaders for the Highway 610 groundbreaking.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 22(source)
Lower Sioux Indian Community is addressing their housing shortage with a unique building material —“hempcrete.” Hempcrete, made from hemp plants, is energy efficient andresistant to things like fire, mold and pests. It’s a perfect example of innovation in housing.
An exterior photo of a house built using hempcrete by the Lower Sioux Indian Community.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 21(source)
We need a Native Farm Bill, and the best ideas come from those closest to the issues. Hearing stories and perspectives from producers like David and Patra Wise is critical for me to advocate for them back in Washington.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith standing in front of bison that are behind a fence while talking to farm owner David Wise.
From left to right, Farm Owner Patra Wise, U.S. Senator Tina Smith, and Farm Owner David Wise posing for a photo while standing in front of bison that are behind a fence.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 21(source)
We have a severe housing shortage in Minnesota and across the country. Duluth is working to fix that in their community with innovative solutions. I visited Fairmont Cottage Village today, which will provide more affordable housing for the residents of Duluth.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith standing outside one of the new housing units at a microphone giving remarks next to the Executive Director of the Duluth HRA, Jill Keppers, and Duluth Mayor Emily Larson.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith standing next to local leaders during the ribbon cutting.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 21(source)
Everybody deserves high quality health care, but rural areas struggle with recruiting and retaining staff. I met with leaders from Wilderness Health to talk about funding I secured to change that by training workers in high need fields like nursing.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith sitting at a conference table with health care leaders from the Duluth area.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 17(source)
Over half of rural Minnesota counties lack hospital-based maternity care. I passed my bipartisan Rural MOMS Act to get rural providers the resources they need. This will help hospitals like the one I visited in Bemidji improve access and quality of maternity care.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith sits and speaks at table with healthcare workers and leaders in Bemidji, Minnesota
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 17(source)
We know that Black homeownership lags in the Twin Cities, and families of color are still impacted by the undervaluing of homes in certain neighborhoods. We can’t ignore the facts: systemic racism played a role in its creation.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 17(source)
We need to understand the roots of the Black homeownership gap, and this is one piece of the puzzle. That’s why I wrote the Mapping Housing Discrimination Act – to encourage other universities to conduct similar research in their communities.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Legislation to Examine History of Racially Restrictive Covenants ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. [7/29/21]—Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to examine the history of racially restrictive covenants—which were used as tools of discrimination to ke...
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 17(source)
‘Racial covenants’ were used in the first half of the last century to ban particular groups (most often Black people) from buying homes in certain neighborhoods. The University of Minnesota just released the nation’s first comprehensive report about their existence in suburbs.
Tina Smith@smith.senate.govAug 17(source)
Prairie Pines Childcare in Fosston is serving families thanks to community support. I helped secure over $400K to remodel the center to expand access for more kids. Projects like these mean rural Minnesota families can head to work and know their children are safe and cared for.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith sits at a round table with local leaders and childcare workers in Fosston, Minnesota
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Voting History
840 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-02-06—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06—Kill the motionNONO✓Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-02-05—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-02-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (55-44)
2025-02-04—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-45)
2025-02-04—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-46)
2025-02-04—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (77-23)
2025-02-03—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (59-38)
2025-02-03—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-01-30—End debateNOYES✕Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-13)
2025-01-30—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-35)
2025-01-30—Confirm nomineeYESYES✓Nomination Confirmed (80-17)
2025-01-29—End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (78-20)
2025-01-29—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (56-42)
2025-01-29—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-42)
2025-01-28H.R. 23 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-28—Confirm nomineeNOYES✕Nomination Confirmed (77-22)
2025-01-27—End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (97-0)
2025-01-27—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (68-29)
2025-01-25—End debateNOT_VOTINGNO—Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-23)
2025-01-25—Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNO—Nomination Confirmed (59-34)
2025-01-24—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
2025-01-24—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-01-23—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
2025-01-23—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-01-23—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-01-22S. 6 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-21—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-01-21—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
2025-01-20—Confirm nomineeYESYES✓Nomination Confirmed (99-0)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Bill Passed (64-35)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Agreed to (75-24)
2025-01-17S. 5 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (46-49)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Agreed to (70-25)
2025-01-13S. 5 (119th)Begin considerationNOYES✕Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNOYES✕Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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