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Tina Smith

United States Senator from Minnesota

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Dec 7, 2025
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Is Ilhan Omar running for re-election in 2026?

Ilhan Omar has publicly declared she will run for re-election to represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in 2026, explicitly ruling out a bid for the open U.S. Senate seat; multiple local and...

Dec 18, 2025
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Has Ilhan Omar filed to run for reelection in 2026 or announced a different campaign?

Ilhan Omar publicly announced she will seek reelection to Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in 2026, explicitly ruling out a bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn....

Dec 9, 2025
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Which U.S. senators have announced they will retire before the 2026 election?

As of the latest compiled reporting, at least seven U.S. senators have publicly announced they will not seek re-election in 2026: Democrats Tina Smith (MN), Gary Peters (MI), Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and D...

Nov 10, 2025

Which incumbent U.S. senators announced retirements or are not seeking re-election in 2026?

Eight incumbent U.S. senators announced they will not seek re-election in 2026, splitting evenly between the parties with ; these departures create multiple open seats that will shape the 2026 competi...

Nov 6, 2025

Which U.S. senators' terms expire in January 2027 (seats up in 2026)?

A clear, consistent fact emerges across the materials: the U.S. Senate seats — the senators whose six-year terms began with the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021 — expire on , and those seats are the ...

Dec 11, 2025

Which co-sponsors supported the Feed Children Act and what was Omar's role in building that coalition?

Available reporting identifies the MEALS Act and related child‑nutrition bills as having bipartisan sponsors and co‑sponsors, and shows Rep. Ilhan Omar played a visible role advocating extensions and ...

Nov 10, 2025

Which U.S. senators are up for re-election in 2026 whose terms end January 3 2027?

The claim asks which U.S. senators are up for re-election in 2026 whose terms end January 3, 2027 — in other words, which members of are on the 2026 ballot. Multiple analyses referenced here confirm t...

Dec 1, 2025

Were there any right-wing figures who faced backlash for their response to the Melissa Hortman case?

Several right-wing figures and influencers faced public backlash for their reactions to the June assassination of Minnesota House leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, most prominently Collin Rugg (...

Nov 5, 2025

Which U.S. Senate seats are contested in 2026 and who are the incumbents?

The 2026 U.S. Senate cycle will feature , with control of the chamber at stake; sources differ slightly on the exact count but consistently identify Florida and Ohio as special races to fill the remai...

Dec 11, 2025

How do Ilhan Omar's reported assets compare to other members of Congress from Minnesota?

Ilhan Omar’s 2024 financial disclosure lists her household net worth in a very wide band — between $6 million and $30 million — almost entirely because of her husband’s reported stakes in two business...

Nov 29, 2025

Are claims that Tim Walz told Boelter to kill the Democrats unsubstanciated?

Available reporting shows the allegation that Vance Boelter told authorities Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to “kill Democratic lawmakers” comes from a handwritten letter Boelter left for the FBI/Nation...

Nov 28, 2025

How did Al Franken's resignation impact the balance of power in the Senate in 2018?

Al Franken resigned effective January 2, 2018; Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton appointed Democrat Tina Smith to fill the seat on January 3, 2018, and she served until winning a special election in Nove...

Nov 26, 2025

How did Tina Smith vote on major legislation in 2022?

Available sources list places to find Tina Smith’s 2022 roll-call behavior (Congressional Record / Congress.gov) and third‑party compilations (Ballotpedia, Vote Smart, GovTrack, BillTrack50) but do no...

Nov 14, 2025

Which states will have open Senate seats due to retirements in 2026?

As of the latest compiled reporting, at least seven U.S. senators have announced they will not seek reelection in 2026 — four Democrats and three Republicans — creating open seats in states including ...

Nov 8, 2025

Are any high-profile Senate leaders (e.g., committee chairs) retiring before 2026?

Multiple reputable reports show several high-profile Senate leaders have announced they will leave the Senate before or by the 2026 election cycle, including top-tier figures such as Senator Mitch McC...

Nov 6, 2025

What did President and Democratic leaders say about passing a clean CR in 2025?

President Biden did not issue a clear, direct public call in the provided reporting to pass a in 2025; instead, Democratic leaders publicly resisted accepting a Republican-led clean CR unless they sec...

Nov 6, 2025

Did any U.S. senators publicly refuse pay during the 2018 2019 federal government shutdown?

Twenty U.S. senators publicly pledged to forgo or donate pay during the 2018–2019 federal government shutdown, part of a broader group of 102 members of Congress who announced they would decline or re...