Tina Smith
United States
Democratic
United States senator
government
Christine Elizabeth "Tina" Smith is an American politician, retired Democratic political consultant, and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minnesota's affiliate of the national Democratic Party, she served from 2015 to 2018 as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota under Governor Mark Dayton.
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Sep 23, 2026
Lean Left
The Minnesota Democrat said she is open to a diesel export ban to give farmers immediate relief from high fuel costs, while cautioning it is a short-term fix.
Smith is channeling rural economic pain into an energy policy fight, which the left views as a rare instance of a Democrat centering working-class cost-of-living concerns over donor-friendly market orthodoxy.
Sep 23, 2026
Far Left
The Minnesota Democrat said she is very open to a diesel export ban to give farmers immediate relief, while cautioning it is only a short-term fix as the Iran war keeps costs elevated.
The left sees the diesel debate as a test of whether Democrats will confront oil exporters or keep managing scarcity for refiners.