Tina Smith
DU.S. Senator · Minnesota · 115th-119th, 8 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Smith, Christine Elizabeth Flint A Senator from Minnesota; born in Albuquerque, N.Mex., March 4, 1958; B.A., Stanford University, 1980; M.B.A., Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, 1984; marketing consultant and executive; chief of staff to Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak; chief of staff to Minnesota governor Mark Dayton; lieutenant governor of Minnesota 2015-2018; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Al Franken, took the oath of office on January 3, 2018; subsequently elected in a special election on November 6, 2018, for the remainder of the term; reelected in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
8
Bills introduced
44
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
451
Committees
13
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
95% — Voted in 828 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.0% — Voted against their own party majority 0 of 818 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
388 — Attracted 388 cosponsors across 44 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
31 — Attracted 31 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
451 — 451 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
122 — 122 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Committee Assignments
13 committees · 2 leadership roles
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