Tina Smith

Overview

Tina Smith has served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota since January 2018, when she was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Al Franken. Her voting record demonstrates strong alignment with Democratic Party positions on most major issues. Smith's legislative focus appears concentrated in healthcare, where she has cast the largest number of recorded votes. Her voting pattern in this area shows engagement with healthcare policy debates, though her 54% 'yea' rate suggests she has opposed certain healthcare-related measures that came to the floor. On defense and national security matters, Smith has shown unanimous support for the measures that reached a vote during the period covered. Her infrastructure and banking votes also show full support, though the sample size in these areas is limited. Her budget and agriculture votes show 0% 'yea' rates, indicating opposition to specific proposals in these areas during the time period analyzed. This may reflect disagreement with the particular legislation rather than opposition to these policy areas broadly.

Key Positions

• •Consistent opposition to certain judicial and executive nominations (multiple 'nay' votes on cloture and nomination votes)
• •Strong support for defense-related legislation (100% yea rate)
• •Active engagement on healthcare policy with mixed voting pattern
• •Opposition to specific budget proposals during this period
• •Support for infrastructure and banking measures that reached the floor