Senate Files

Senators

Minnesota

They vote alike 92% of the time

Each dot is a state's two senators: how often they voted the same way on the 119th Congress's roll calls they both cast. Blue: two Democrats (Independents count with them); red: two Republicans; gray: one of each. Minnesota is ringed.

92%7%100%

The two of them among all 100 senators

Each dot is a senator; Klobuchar and Smith are ringed.

Raised

Their campaign's receipts in its latest two-year period (FEC); a log scale

Smith: $49KKlobuchar: $2.5M$49K$115.9M

Votes with their party

On party votes in the 119th Congress: most Democrats against most Republicans

Klobuchar: 94.2%Smith: 100.0%79.5%100.0%

Missed votes

Share of the 119th Congress's roll calls they didn't vote on

Klobuchar: 1.4%Smith: 4.6%0.0%15.0%

Lobbyists' giving

Contributions and honors lobbyists and their firms report giving them (LD-203), 2021 on; a log scale

Klobuchar: $1.7MSmith: $2.2M$6,000$11.9M

Money from out of state

Share of their itemized individual contributions from donors outside their state, latest period (FEC)

Smith: 48%Klobuchar: 72%21%98%

Bills sponsored

In the 119th Congress (Congress.gov)

Smith: 49Klobuchar: 962191

Voting record

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension, from every roll call they cast

Smith: -0.41Klobuchar: -0.28← more liberalmore conservative →

Their committees

Lobbying clients based in Minnesota

541 clients based here filed 6,195 quarterly lobbying reports since 2021, totaling $218.6M. The biggest:

$21.5M
LAND O'LAKES INC
AGR, BUD, FOR
$14.7M
POLARIS INDUSTRIES
TRD, DEF, MAN
$7.7M
BEST BUY CO INC
BAN, FIN, HCR
$7.7M
CHS, INC
AGR, FUE, TRD
$4.6M
MAYO CLINIC
MMM, HCR, MED
$4.6M
$3.3M
$2.6M
NMDP
BUD, DEF, HCR
$2.5M
PRIME THERAPEUTICS
HCR, MMM, PHA
$2.4M
The top 25
ClientMain issuesReportsTotaling
WELLS FARGO & COMPANYBAN, HOU, SMB23$21.5M
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANYAGR23$17.9M
LAND O'LAKES INCAGR, BUD, FOR23$14.7M
POLARIS INDUSTRIESTRD, DEF, MAN23$7.7M
BEST BUY CO INCBAN, FIN, HCR23$7.7M
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPAGR, TRD, BUD22$7.1M
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGYHCR, INS, MMM23$6.5M
CHS, INCAGR, FUE, TRD23$4.6M
MAYO CLINICMMM, HCR, MED20$4.6M
NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAMBUD, HCR, LBR16$3.9M
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATIONAGR, FOO, LBR23$3.3M
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.TRA, TAX23$2.8M
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRYBUD, DEF, MAN19$2.6M
NMDPBUD, DEF, HCR23$2.5M
PRIME THERAPEUTICSHCR, MMM, PHA23$2.4M
TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLCNAT18$2.0M
ECMC SHARED SERVICES CO. OBO ECMCEDU23$1.9M
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITYIND, GAM23$1.8M
MEDICAHCR, MMM23$1.8M
ECMC GROUPEDU23$1.6M
STRATASYS, INC.BUD, MAN, EDU23$1.5M
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANSBUD, IND, NAT23$1.5M
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTABUD, AGR, HCR22$1.4M
BIOMADEBUD, DEF, AGR18$1.4M
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIESHCR, VET, BUD23$1.3M