Steve Daines
U.S. Senator from Montana since 2015. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2012 and 2020, winning 3.
U.S. Senator from MontanaBorn 1962
- In office
- 11 yrs
- Since 2015
- Bills became law
- 2
- 65 sponsored, 119th Congress
- Votes missed
- 2.8%
- Chamber median 2.1%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +10.0
- Won 2020
- Elections
- 3
- 2012–2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Committees
119th Congress.
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesNational Parks · ChairmanPublic Lands, Forests, and MiningWater and Power
- Senate Committee on FinanceEnergy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureHealth CareInternational Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsAfrica and Global Health PolicyEurope and Regional Security Cooperation · ChairmanNear East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Legislation
Native Americans · Became law Oct 2026
Energy · Became law May 2026
Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET
Voting record
Where Daines sits in the U.S. Senate
Daines is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mike Crapo, Roger Marshall, Katie Boyd Britt
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET
With Daines’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Daines’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Daines | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | S 2: Secure America Act | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 52–47 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 50–49 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 49–47 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–29 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 49–45 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Daines was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. Senate, Montana | Won | R+10.0 | R+16.8 | −6.8 |
| 2014 | U.S. Senate, Montana | Won | R+17.7 | R+14.1 | +3.6 |
| 2012 | U.S. House, MT-AL | Won | R+10.5 | R+14.1 | −3.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2019–20
- Raised
- $31.9M
- Spent
- $33.2M
- Cash
- $107.8K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Daines has held
- U.S. Senate, Montana · 2015–2027
- U.S. House, MT-AT-LARGE · 2013–2015
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Daines has run against
- Steve Bullock (D) · 2020 election, won
- Amanda Curtis (D) · 2014 election, won
- Kim Gillan (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 36 polls; Daines’s best result was 56% (U.S. Senate in Montana, 2014).
Daines’s polls in the database →How we know Daines
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide D000618
- FEC H2MT01060
- Wikidata Q3200900
- Ballotpedia Steve Daines
- Vote Smart 135720
- GovTrack 412549
- OpenSecrets N00033054
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET