Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Tina Smith
- Office
- U.S. senator from Minnesota (class 2)
- Party
- Democrat
- Born
- 1958
- In Congress
- Senate since 2018 · 8 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, TINA
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Minnesota
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S8MN00578 · Principal campaign committee: TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Minnesota | $48,878.44 | Not running (declined to run) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. Senate · Minnesota | $16,468,404.53 | Won the general election (48.74%) |
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$15,204.0331%
- PACs and other committees$23,000.0047%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$10,674.4122%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$10,404.0368%
- Contributions over $200$4,800.0032%
- Itemized from inside Minnesota$6,068.0052%
- Itemized from other states$5,615.5548%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $278.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Nomination · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Not voting |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340 A 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. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008 A 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. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197 A 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 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 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 intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- S. 5605 Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5580 Public Housing Fire Safety Act
Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - S. 5579 Mapping Housing Discrimination Act
Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - S. 5534 Building and Maintaining Homeless Shelters Act
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - S. 5411 Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act
Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5232 Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026
Introduced Aug 4, 2026 · Latest action Aug 4, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5004 Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2026
Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S.Res. 789 A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3215-3216) - S. 4871 Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide Act
Introduced Jun 23, 2026 · Latest action Jun 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - S. 4848 Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 22, 2026 · Latest action Jun 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Digital Assets
- Economic Policy
- Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Ranking Member
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Ranking Member
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $8,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
The race
Minnesota U.S. Senate, 2026 · 19 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Smith (D) | $48,878.44 | $118,870.17 | 2026-09-30 |
| Angie Craig (D) | $13,380,880.33 | $148,432.78 | 2026-09-30 |
| Michele Tafoya (R) | $12,501,785.59 | $2,819,386.89 | 2026-10-14 |
| Margaret Flanagan (D) | $11,563,963.37 | $993,214.07 | 2026-10-14 |
| Adam Schwarze (R) | $1,502,705.07 | $7,717.05 | 2026-09-30 |
| Royce White (R) | $734,724.72 | $27,624.64 | 2026-09-30 |
| Melisa Lopez Franzen (D) | $299,376.29 | $0.00 | 2025-07-15 |
| Tom Weiler (R) | $220,903.63 | $87,904.06 | 2026-09-30 |
| David W Hann (R) | $133,465.26 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mark York (R) | $74,787.49 | $863.42 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Peggy Flanagan 46.4% · Michele Tafoya 43.1% (Flanagan +3.3%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, Silver Bulletin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar Group (R) | October 13–15, 2026 | 1,079 (LV) | ±2.9% | Peggy Flanagan 48% · Michele Tafoya 45% |
| KSTP/SurveyUSA | October 8–12, 2026 | 718 (LV) | ±4.2% | Peggy Flanagan 45% · Michele Tafoya 42% |
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | October 5–7, 2026 | 800 (LV) | ±3.5% | Peggy Flanagan 47% · Michele Tafoya 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | October 5–7, 2026 | 856 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Peggy Flanagan 48% · Michele Tafoya 45% |
| Morning Consult | October 2–7, 2026 | 1,000 (RV) | ±3.1% | Peggy Flanagan 45% · Michele Tafoya 41% |
| GQR (D) | October 1–4, 2026 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | Peggy Flanagan 53% · Michele Tafoya 44% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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