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Steve Daines

U.S. Senate

Raised · 2026 cycle

$8.3M

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Steve Daines is a Republican who holds the seat of U.S. Senate in Montana. Federal Election Commission filings report $8,335,511 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated April 2026.

Steve Daines is a Montana businessman and former Procter & Gamble executive who entered politics as a Tea Party-aligned congressman in 2012 before winning the Senate seat in 2014. He is a reliable conservative who is particularly focused on public lands access, agriculture, and energy development — issues that define Montana's economy. He won re-election in 2020 against Governor Steve Bullock, 55–45%, in a state that voted for Trump by 16 points.

Public Lands & Outdoor Recreation

Keep federal lands accessible for hunting, fishing, and energy production

  • Opposed land transfer policies that would reduce hunting and fishing access
  • Backed legislation allowing motorized recreational vehicle use on Forest Service roads
  • Supported grazing rights for Montana ranchers on federal land

Agriculture

Protect Montana farmers and ranchers; oppose burdensome regulations

  • Backed crop insurance reforms and disaster assistance for drought-stricken Montana farmers
  • Opposed EPA water regulations affecting irrigation and ranching operations
  • Supported USMCA trade agreement provisions benefiting agricultural exports

Energy Development

Expand domestic energy production including coal, oil, gas, and critical minerals

  • Opposed coal leasing moratoriums on federal land
  • Backed permitting reform to speed domestic energy and mining projects
  • Supported critical minerals mining for domestic supply chain independence

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$8.3M

Total raised

$4.2M

Total spent

$4.3M

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$2.3M · 28%
Small dollar donations <$200$646K · 8%
PAC contributions$2.4M · 29%
Party committee contributions$62K · 1%
Transfers from other committees$2.0M · 24%
Loans and other receipts$828K · 10%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-03-31 · Source: FEC

Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.

Jason Thielman
Former: Chief of Staff
LobbyistatS2R, LLCLobbying firm

Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.