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Steve Daines
Steven David Daines is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since 2015. He is the first Republican Class II senator from Montana in 102 years. Daines represented Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
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business · American politician and businessman (born 1962) · politician · businessperson · also Steve Daines, Steven David Daines, Steven David "Steve" Daines, Steve David Daines, Daines
Born 20 August 1962 · Q3200900
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2026· 6 entries
CNBC: Sen. Steve Daines on energy prices: This is a short-term price for 'tremendous long-term benefits'
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Yahoo! Sports: GOP Sen. Steve Daines’ last-minute withdrawal from Senate race was meant to block Democrats from fielding a top-tier recruit
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Yahoo: Sen. Steve Daines announces he will not seek reelection
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Minutes before the filing deadline to run for the Senate in Montana, Daines unexpectedly announced he would not run for reelection in 2026
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Yahoo: Steve Daines: The only Senator who didn’t show up for the Constitution
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2025· 13 entries
Published video “Daines Urges Colleagues to Support His Bill to Remove Biden Anti-Coal Rule, Unleash Montana Energy”.
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Published video “Sen. Daines gets briefing and tour at Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls, MT”.
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Published video “Parker Phipps explains why Sen. Daines' Crow Revenue Act is the best solution for Signal Peak”.
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Published video “Sen. Daines attends historic graduation for Bozeman Fire Departments”.
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Nasdaq: Press Release: Senator Steve Daines Comments on Senate Approval of Rescissions Package
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Published video “Charlie Dowd's legacy will live on”.
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Published video “Sen. Daines supports No Tax on Tips for hardworking Montanans like Kristin”.
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Nasdaq: Net Worth Update: Senator Steve Daines Made an Estimated $2.5M in the Stock Market Last Month
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Published video “Sen. Daines unveils bipartisan America The Beautiful Act with Sen. Angus King (I-Maine)”.
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Published video “Sen. Daines attends Belgrade Amazon grand opening”.
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Published video “Daines Fights for Fairness in Women's Sports”.
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Published video “Gallatin County Sheriff Dept. and detectives update Sen. Daines on Mexican cartel activity”.
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2023· 2 entries
Daines became chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, succeeding Rick Scott
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Career landmark: United States senator (2023).
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2022· 1 entry
Daines was elected chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, succeeding Rick Scott
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2021· 3 entries
Daines voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack
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Daines joined 11 other Republican senators in an attempt to overturn the presidential election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania
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Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2023).
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2020· 4 entries
FactCheck.org rated the claim “Sen. Steve "Daines is pushing a plan that ... experts say could end Social Security benefits by 2023.”” False.
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Claimed: ““Steve Daines will protect Montanans with preexisting conditions.”” — rated Four Pinocchios by The Washington Post.
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Defeating the Democratic nominee, incumbent governor Steve Bullock
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Campaign: 2020 election.
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2019· 3 entries
Said, "to suggest that [climate change] is human-caused is not a sound scientific conclusion
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Co-authored the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act, a bill that would allow state and local governments to withdraw from federal education requirements
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Career landmark: United States senator (2019–2021).
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2018· 2 entries
Claimed: “Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."” — rated Mostly False by PolitiFact.
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“to speed up consideration of President Trump”
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2017· 2 entries
Daines voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare)
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Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2019).
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2016· 2 entries
“s nominee to the Supreme Court should not be considered, as the”
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“[overturn] the election of 2016 and [try] to define the election of 2020”
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2015· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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2014· 4 entries
Election won: 2014 election.
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And it was suggested that his appointment might give him the advantage of incumbency, improving Democratic chances of holding the seat
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Becoming the first Republican to win a U
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Campaign: 2014 election.
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2013· 3 entries
Daines announced his candidacy
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Daines introduced the North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013, which would withdraw 430,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources
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Career landmark: United States representative (2013–2015).
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2012· 1 entry
Campaign: 2012 election.
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2010· 1 entry
Daines announced he would run for the U
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2008· 4 entries
Election lost: 2008 gubernatorial election.
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Daines was elected to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in Congress in 2012
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Campaign: 2008 gubernatorial election.
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With Roy Brown, the Republican nominee for governor
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2007· 1 entry
And his wife started a website, GiveItBack
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1997· 1 entry
Daines left Procter & Gamble to join the family construction business in Bozeman
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1984· 2 entries
Career landmark: delegate (1984–1984).
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Studied at Montana State University, Bachelor of Science (1984).
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-08-20.
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