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DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Senator · Minnesota

Tina
Smith

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2021–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

Senate

Years in Congress

8.4y

Since 2018

Bills sponsored

340

All time

Bills cosponsored

2751

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 340 bills all time · Cosponsored: 2751 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

13 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

Senate

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Member

Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research

Member

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety

Member

Rural Development, Energy, and Credit

Member

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Member

Digital Assets

Member

Economic Policy

Member

Housing, Transportation, and Community Development

Ranking member

Senate Committee on Finance

Member

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth

Ranking member

Health Care

Member

International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness

Member

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 41 staffers

Staff · 41· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Brennan H. Barber	EDUCATION POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Margaret P. Blomgren	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 12, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Amanda N. Borwege	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jun 22, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Elexa R. Byler	STATE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Feb 7, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Grace Patricia Curtiss	DEPUTY SCHEDULER/SPECIAL ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Orion Michael Difranco	NORTHEAST MN REGIONAL OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Dec 19, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Benjamin William Ellgen	OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE	Jun 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2025
Timothy F. Everett	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Rachel K. Fybel	HEALTH LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Mar 27, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Katherine M. Van Haren	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Sep 27, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Charlotte Frank Hoffman	DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Charles J. Huang	STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 12, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Amy J. Korba	OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Jun 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2025
Brockdon V Lawhead	PRESS ASSISTANT	Jul 17, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Miranda Carrie Morgan Lilla	CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR/DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2025
Jeffrey D. Lomonaco	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 3, 2018 to Sep 30, 2025
Grace R. Luloff	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Apr 28, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Samantha E. Marcy	COUNSEL	Jun 25, 2018 to Sep 30, 2025
Anna L. McCloskey	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Christopher Mark Mirabella	CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Habiba D. Mohamed	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 22, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Sindhu Swami Nathan	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jun 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Magartu O. Olana	CONSTITUENT SERVICES ASSISTANT	Mar 24, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Meredith M. Olson	PRESS ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Carson A. Ouellette	SENIOR OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Jeanne Ellen Poppe	OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Dec 21, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Aleysha R. Proctor	CHIEF OF DIVERSITY/DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION	Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Noah E. Salomon	SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR	Oct 11, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Sarah E. Sandgren	SENIOR OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Adam D. Schiff	AGRICULTURE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 19, 2018 to Sep 30, 2025
Brynna E. Schmidt	STATE SCHEDULER	Mar 26, 2019 to Sep 30, 2025
Jordan K. Schroeer	OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Dec 22, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Alex B. Schueller	SENIOR CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Edward C. Shelleby	DEPUTY CHIEF OD STAFF/COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2018 to Sep 30, 2025
Sara Jo Silvernail	STATE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2025
Jack Olai Smyth	OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE - HOUSING, BANKING, AND TRANSPORTATION	Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Kyle J. Sorbe	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY / DIGITAL LEAD	Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Lonna K. Stevens	NATIVE AFFAIRS OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Saolia Y. Tucker	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Sep 20, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Connor J. Vevea	STAFF ASSISTANT	Dec 4, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Michael Bernard Weiss	DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING	Apr 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2025

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 61 staffers · 7 interns

Alumni staff · 61· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Osman Ali Ahmed	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 3, 2018 to Jan 19, 2020
Hannah K. Alstead	NORTHEAST OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Aug 17, 2018 to Oct 4, 2022
Gabriela S. Ampuero	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 14, 2020 to Jan 30, 2022
Margaret R.k. Andersen	STAFF ASSISTANT & DEPUTY STATE SCHEDULER	Aug 7, 2019 to Jul 24, 2020
Myles D. Artis	OUTREACH DIRECTOR FOR HOUSING, BANKING AND TRANSIT	Sep 21, 2022 to Mar 25, 2024
Luna J. Allen Bakerian-Devane	DEPUTY SCHEDULER/OPERATIONS COORDINATOR	Jan 3, 2018 to Jun 23, 2019
Brenna L. Barber	EDUCATION POLICY ADVISOR	Feb 26, 2018 to Sep 30, 2021
Ben L. Bostwick	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	Nov 30, 2021 to Dec 1, 2023
Benjamin J. Broze	DEPUTY STATE SCHEDULER/STAFF ASSISTANT	Aug 9, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022
Kirsten Lydia Buscher	DIRECTOR OF NATIVE AFFAIRS	Dec 19, 2022 to May 17, 2024
Brandon M. Clark	COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR	Apr 3, 2019 to Oct 16, 2019
Michael T. Dale-Stein	SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR	Jan 3, 2018 to May 16, 2018
Alexander S. Davis	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 28, 2019 to Apr 5, 2021
Esther O. Durosinmi	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 1, 2022 to May 7, 2025
Peter James Engel	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2022 to Jan 1, 2024
Olayemi J. Fadahunsi	EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Jan 4, 2021 to Sep 6, 2024
Samuel Fellman	CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER	Jan 3, 2018 to Jan 1, 2022
Gabriel Lev Milano Garbowit	LEAD DIGITAL SPECIALIST	Apr 1, 2020 to Jul 23, 2022
Ravyn D. Gibbs	NATIVE AMERICAN OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Sep 17, 2018 to Aug 19, 2022
Mary R. Gilbertson	OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Mar 15, 2021 to May 3, 2022
Luke R. Guidinger	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jun 21, 2021 to Oct 5, 2022
Latreshia Arieon Hamilton	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jun 22, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Emily A. Hentschke	HOUSING AND CHILDCARE POLICY FELLOW	Sep 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Caroline C. Hunsicker	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2019 to Aug 18, 2021
Marc K. Kimball	DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS	Jan 3, 2018 to Jan 3, 2022
Kathryn Joy Kottenbrock	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 3, 2018 to Mar 5, 2021
Erin E. Kurvers	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2019 to Aug 16, 2020
Maia R. Liss	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2020 to Aug 31, 2021
Stuart B. Lourey	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2018 to Jan 1, 2019
Brein R. Maki	SOUTHERN MN SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 25, 2022
Peter D. Makowski	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 3, 2018 to Dec 31, 2024
Joane' P.a. McAfee	OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Jan 10, 2019 to Jul 30, 2019
Katherine A. McElrath	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 23, 2021
Lindsay J. McLaughlin	OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Mar 12, 2018 to Feb 5, 2021
Thomas G. Melton	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Jan 3, 2018 to Apr 8, 2018
Katie A. Meyer	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2021 to Jul 22, 2022
Molly Morrissey	PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2018 to Sep 19, 2021
Jessa N. Mueller	STAFF ASSISTANT/PRESS ASSISTANT	Sep 12, 2022 to Aug 15, 2024
Shea C. Necheles	PRESS SECRETARY	Nov 8, 2021 to Nov 9, 2023
Molly M. Oleary	TELECOM/INDIAN AFFAIRS POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2019 to Jan 5, 2020
Lord-Ahli Omega	SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR	Jan 3, 2018 to Sep 2, 2022
Alana Petersen	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF & STATE ADVISOR	Jan 3, 2018 to Jul 12, 2019
Gabrielle S. Rosenfeld	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2020 to Jul 8, 2021
Marcus L. Sawyers	DEPUTY SCHEDULER/SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2021 to Jul 4, 2022
John A. Schnettler	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jan 3, 2018 to Mar 16, 2018
Leah F. Schwartz	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	May 21, 2018 to May 16, 2019
Jacob P. Schwitzer	MANAGING OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 15, 2022
Gohar Sedighi	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2018 to Feb 1, 2022
Blaise M. Sheridan	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 3, 2018 to Jan 28, 2018
Kripa L. Sreepada	HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR	Jan 3, 2019 to Nov 27, 2022
Paula J. Sunde	SENIOR OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 23, 2022
Charles S. Sutton	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 3, 2018 to Mar 15, 2019
Omair Mahamed Taher	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 15, 2025
Theodore C. Tschann	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Jan 3, 2018 to Apr 15, 2018
Kyle C. Vanderflute	NORTHEAST FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 3, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018
Julia Jeanne Wickham	AG., ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Dec 19, 2022 to Aug 15, 2023
Elizabeth M. Wikler	SENIOR HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR	Jan 3, 2018 to Jan 2, 2019
Nicholas J. Wunder	SENIOR COUNSEL	Jan 3, 2018 to May 23, 2018
Peter H. Wyckoff	ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY ADVISOR	Mar 19, 2018 to Mar 19, 2023
Mai Tong Yang	STAFF ASSISTANT/CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 7, 2019 to Feb 8, 2021
Amy M. Zhou	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023

Alumni interns · 7· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Lola Isabel Brown	LEGISLATIVE INTERN	Sep 5, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Genesis Maravilla Fernandez	INTERN	Sep 5, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Madison N. Gebeck	INTERN	Sep 6, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Brockdon V Lowhead	INTERN	Sep 6, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Safa A. Madar	LEGISLATIVE INTERN	Sep 5, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Ilana M. Sherman	INTERN	Sep 25, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Saran Sidime	STAFF ASSISTANT/INTERN COORDINATOR	Jan 3, 2018 to May 23, 2018

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

2 trips · $1,958 combined disclosed value.

Unknown

Member Reimbursed Travel

Unknown

Apr 18, 2025 to Apr 19, 2025

Pending

Unknown

Member Reimbursed Travel

Unknown

Apr 18, 2025 to Apr 19, 2025

$1,958

Chapter VI

Tenure

Member terms in Congress.

Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2027

Senate · Minnesota

Democratic

2021

Nov 7, 2018 to Jan 3, 2021

Senate · Minnesota

Democratic

2018

Jan 3, 2018 to Nov 6, 2018

Senate · Minnesota

Democratic

2018

Career compensation across 2 roles · $1,347,533 total tracked.

TinaSmith

Legislative Activity

Legislative Activity

Committees

Committees

Office & Staff

Office & Staff

Staff Alumni

Staff Alumni

Travel & Disclosures

Travel & Disclosures

Tenure

Tenure

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