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About
Steve Daines is a Republican U.S. Senator from Montana and a former corporate executive who has served as the state's senior senator since 2025.
Background
Steve Daines was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Bozeman, Montana, where he served as the president of the Montana State University College Republicans. He spent thirteen years with Procter & Gamble, including six years managing operations in Hong Kong and China, before joining his family's construction business in 1997. Daines later became an executive at the software company RightNow Technologies, serving as a vice president until 2012.
Political career
Steve Daines entered public service after a career as a corporate executive, following an unsuccessful 2008 campaign for lieutenant governor of Montana. He was elected to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and served there from 2013 to 2015. He has served as a United States senator from Montana since 2015 and was reelected to a second term in 2020.
Current focus
Daines, Steve represents the state of MT in the U.S. Senate. Daines, Steve chairs the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation. They also serve on the Africa and Global Health Policy and the Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure. They have sponsored 190 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4489; S. 4314; S. 4041.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Africa and Global Health Policy
- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Europe and Regional Security CooperationChair
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- National ParksChair
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Water and Power
118th Congress
- Africa and Global Health Policy
- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Europe and Regional Security CooperationChair
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- National ParksChair
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Water and Power
Legislative Activity
192
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes