Office & Ties

Montana · U.S. Senate

Steve Daines

U.S. Senator · Republican

Serving-member roster snapshot for the 119th Congress, not an election projection. Report date 2026-11-06.

Official public office page · Bioguide D000618

Key finding from the compilation

FEC 2025–26 candidate summary: $3,006,710 receipts excluding authorized-committee transfers; $2,579,268 closing cash on hand through 2026-09-30 for S2MT00096. Selected reported contributions below.

Election

Date
Votes
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Opponent
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Previous officeholder
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Money reported in the file

Raised
$3,006,710
Cash on hand
$2,579,268 as of 2026-09-30
Individual share
45.73%
PAC share
44.97%
Self loans or contributions
$0
Outside spending for
—
Outside spending against
—
Committee
C00491357
Coverage note
Federal Election Commission 2025–26 candidate summary S2MT00096 through 2026-09-30; selected itemized principal-campaign individual-contribution records and candidate-linked federal-committee contributions. Selected graph only, not a complete donor network. Percentages use receipts excluding authorized transfers. No addresses, employer, or occupation exported. Committee-linked donor labels use master IDs for the filed contribution; payee strings may identify the candidate campaign.

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 23 reported ties and 0 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (23)

Every tie in this official’s file. The same filters apply to the orbit and this table.
Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
Principal campaign committee — 2025–2026 Reported STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA (C00491357) → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $62,000 2025-08-27 Reported NRSC → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $15,000 2025-12-10 to 2026-06-04 Reported CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $15,000 2025-09-17 to 2026-06-01 Reported TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,500 2025-02-13 to 2026-02-11 Reported NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2026-02-04 Reported AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2025-04-15 Reported ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC) → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2025-06-16 to 2025-06-18 Reported AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2025-07-23 to 2025-07-28 Reported BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2025-09-04 Reported COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2025-04-21 to 2025-08-19 Reported ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2025-01-02 Reported FREEDOM FUND → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected federal committee contribution (candidate-linked filing) $10,000 2025-03-31 Reported GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2025-07-09 Reported ARNOLD, LAURA → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2025-07-29 Reported BANKE, BARBARA R. → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2025-06-30 Reported DUHAMEL, KATHARINE B. → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2025-09-30 Reported FAISON, JAY W. → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2026-03-03 Reported FERTITTA, FRANK J. III → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2026-03-03 Reported FERTITTA, JILL A. → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2026-03-03 Reported FERTITTA, LORENZO JOSEPH → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2026-03-03 Reported FERTITTA, TERESA → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2025-09-09 Reported HARRIS, CHRISTINE → Steve Daines Public filing
Selected itemized individual contributions to principal committee $7,000 2025-09-09 Reported HARRIS, ELIZABETH A. → Steve Daines Public filing

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