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Tina became Minnesota’s 48 th Lieutenant Governor in 2015 and was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2017. She won back-to-back election victories, securing her first 6-year term in November 2020.
Christine Elizabeth Smith (née Flint, born March 4, 1958) is an American politician, retired Democratic political consultant, and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since 2018.
Oct 9, 2022 · In 2018, when Al Franken, the comedian turned Minnesota senator, resigned amid sexual assault allegations, it was Tina Smith, then lieutenant governor for Mark Dayton, who was appointed to fill the seat. Smith served for half a term before running for and winning the seat in 2020.
Aug 14, 2023 · It’s the junior senator from Minnesota, Tina Smith. Smith doesn’t generate national headlines like other progressive firebrands in Congress. She doesn’t have the star power of former presidential candidates in the Senate, like Warren or Bernie Sanders. She didn’t unseat a prominent Democrat in a primary election, like Ocasio-Cortez.
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Dec 13, 2017 · Tina Smith built a political career as a behind-the-scenes adviser to some of Minnesota's most powerful politicians of the last two decades. On Wednesday she joins their ranks, stepping onto...
Nov 3, 2020 · Tina Smith - Ballotpedia. Democratic Party. U.S. Senate Minnesota. Tenure. 2018 - Present. Term ends. 2027. Years in position. 6. Predecessor. Al Franken. Prior offices. Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Compensation. Base salary. $174,000. Elections and appointments. Last elected. November 3, 2020. Appointed. January 3, 2018. Education.
