Tina Smith

I'll never have the seniority of lions of the Senate who've been in office for decades. What I do have is a…

— Tina Smith

Take what women say seriously. That hasn't always happened in this country.

— Tina Smith

I'm wary when legislators say the solution to school shootings is mental health care, because it suggests that people who are mentally…

— Tina Smith

I was appointed to the Senate, and it has been my job to serve in the Senate and then to earn the…

— Tina Smith

Being lieutenant governor is sort of like being invited into everyone's living room, and you just get an understanding of the state.

— Tina Smith

Do not underestimate me. I believe that as a woman, a progressive, and a Minnesotan, I have a lot to contribute and…

— Tina Smith

I will be my own kind of senator using my own best judgment and my own experience.

— Tina Smith

We need to prioritize ending the influence of corporate special interests and secret money on politicians by limiting the amount of money…

— Tina Smith

Coming to serve in the Senate and also running for the Senate in a short time period is not for the faint…

— Tina Smith

I want to go places where there are really well-meaning people doing work that is interesting and seems to really matter and…

— Tina Smith

I've learned in my life that I have to focus on the things that I can control and what I can control…

— Tina Smith

I think that women are often underestimated - our suggestions, our advice, our leadership style. I think one of the reasons that…

— Tina Smith

I've always found that if you listen to people you can find common ground.

— Tina Smith

I had always heard that Mitch McConnell was a master legislator and a true loyalist to this institution. But in the 18…

— Tina Smith

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a hairdresser.

— Tina Smith

You know, sometimes I think people in politics are always looking for the next job and the next opportunity. And frankly, that's…

— Tina Smith

Anybody who knows the voters of Minnesota knows that they can't be told what to do.

— Tina Smith

With mental health, it's not like there's a box where you're healthy and another box where you've got a mental illness. You…

— Tina Smith

I don't have a horror story to share like the ones we have heard from so many women in the #MeToo movement...…

— Tina Smith

All I can do is pay attention, listen to what people in Minnesota are saying and do everything I can to bring…

— Tina Smith

People have lots of different feelings about what happened when Sen. Franken made the really hard decision to resign. I have come…

— Tina Smith

Nobody has a cakewalk to become governor.

— Tina Smith

I don't shy away from standing up against the president or other people who I think are taking us in the wrong…

— Tina Smith

We need to create a fair immigration process that ensures the wellbeing of all families and prevents the wrong people from coming…

— Tina Smith

I ask myself: What do I need to do to stay healthy? And I do that all the time. And it's stuff…

— Tina Smith