Tina Smith
Bio | Christine Elizabeth “Tina” Flint Smith is serving as the U.S. Senator for Minnesota. She studied Political Science at Stanford University and earned her master’s degree in business administration from Dartmouth College; she created her own marketing firm in which she consulted with businesses and nonprofits. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Minnesota |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Minnesota |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Minnesota 1 | Minnesota 1 | Yes | Running | 44.0% |
Campaign Financing | Smith receives a lot of her campaign finances from EMILY's List, Democracy Engine, University of Minnesota, Signature Bank, and Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP. |
Voting Rights | Smith is a strong advocate of voting rights and is a supporter of passing legislation that would not easily discount votes or turn away voters. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Collins is supportive to improving quality medical care for all. Collins is supportive of Senator Brian Schatz's State Public Option Act and Choose Medicare Act, which better enables American to have access to healthcare. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Collins has not made a statement regarding socialized health care. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Has made no grand gestures, but supports LGBT rights. "love is love," said Smith. Also states on her site that she is willing to continue to fight for LGBT+ rights. |
| Taxes | For | Believes in tax increase. Stated that taxing wealthier people, reversing the federal tax cuts and keeping inheritance tax. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Stated that taxing wealthier people, reversing the federal tax cuts and keeping inheritance tax. |
| Abortion | For | Has a pro-choice view. Voted against the Born Alive abortions Survivors act and the pain capable unborn child protection act. |
| Gun Control | For | Smith is for more gun restrictions. Rated 0% by NRA, states she is for common sense laws and co-sponsored the Background Check Expansion Act. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Rated 0% by NRA, states she is for common sense laws and co-sponsored the Background Check Expansion Act. |
| Government Interference | For | With her views on gun control and taxing wealthier individuals Smith is for the government intervening on issues. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Working for planned parenthood as Vice President of External Affairs, she advocates for safe and legal abortions. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Smith has voted for the First Steps Act. |
| Military Spending | Against | Has voted for the removal of troops, withholding of arms and general disapproval of military action all together. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Has voted for the withdrawal of troops from middle east. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Has a non-militaristic style backing. Other than voting on many resolutions based on middle east and other war torn areas, has voted for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | For | Has stated in speeches and on her site that we need to work as a country to stop discrimination of both gender and race. She also goes on about equal opportunity for everyone. Has made no other stance or vote on these issues. |
| Government Spending | For | Other than her support of Universal healthcare, has made no controversial statements on this issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Other than a partnership with highmark school to assess the situation of charter schools, has made no clear stance. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue other than voting against Samuel Brownback. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Other than Co-sponsoring the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, has made no other clear stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Smith has subtly voted for border control in certain aspects. Voted for the Uniting and Securing America Act and the Immigration Security and Opportunity Act. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | Two Acts she voted for allow those brought in under the age of 18 to stay. Has openly supported "dreamers" as well. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Voted against the Dangerous sanctuary Cities Act. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Though Smith's home state allows some use of Marijuana for medical purposes, she has made no clear stance on this issue. |