2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Tina Smith?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Tina Smith
In the U.S. Senate (MN) since 2018 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 15 of the 16 key Senate floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 4 committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance, Indian Affairs · 9 subcommittees
- 2 committees reported contributions to them this cycle
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S8MN00578) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $49K
- Spent
- $658K
- Cash on hand
- $119K
- Individuals 31% $15K
- PACs & other committees 47% $23K
- Other receipts 22% $11K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives
Top states
- New York $3,127
- Mississippi $75
- Ohio $75
- Indiana $52
- Colorado $45
- Illinois $30
- New Hampshire $24
- North Dakota $10
Top employers named by donors
- MAYO CLINIC $160
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $2,871, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Itemized gifts dated Jan 1, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025, net of refunds (521 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Tina Smith.
Where it went.
Where the money went $390K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $390K of the $658K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 28, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 19% $74K
- Consultants & strategy 36% $140K
- Fundraising & processing fees 8% $30K
- Polling, research & data 6% $24K
- Travel, meals & events 0.5% $2,029
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $30K
- Legal & compliance 18% $70K
- Other or unclassified 5% $19K
Largest payees
- GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS $68K
- CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE LLC $54K
- AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS $52K
- PETERSEN GROUP $51K
- NGP VAN, INC. $24K
Paid to individuals: $28K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 28, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (277 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Angie CraigDemocrat · $12M raised · $11M outside
- Michele TafoyaRepublican · $11M raised · $464K outside
- Margaret FlanaganDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $11M raised · $7.7M outside
- Adam SchwarzeRepublican · $1.4M raised · $233K outside
- Royce WhiteRepublican · $735K raised
- Melisa Lopez FranzenDemocrat · $299K raised
- Tom WeilerRepublican · $221K raised
- David W HannRepublican · $133K raised
- Mark YorkRepublican · $75K raised
- Rebecca WhitingLibertarian · $3,756 raised
- Raymond David PetersenRepublican · $973 raised
- Mike RuohoRepublican · $0 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.