American politician and businessman (born 1962)

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Steve Daines

<p><b>Steven David Daines</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="/en/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English" class="wl">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span>ˈ</span><span>d</span><span>eɪ</span><span>n</span><span>z</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/en/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key" class="wl"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">DAYNZ</span></i></a>; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and former <a href="/en/Corporate_executive" title="Corporate executive" class="mw-redirect wl">corporate executive</a> who has served as the <a href="/en/Seniority_in_the_United_States_Senate" title="Seniority in the United States Senate" class="wl">junior</a> <a href="/en/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" class="wl">United States senator</a> from <a href="/en/Montana" title="Montana" class="wl">Montana</a> since 2015. A member of the <a href="/en/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)" class="wl">Republican Party</a>, he represented <a href="/en/Montana's_at-large_congressional_district" title="Montana's at-large congressional district" class="wl">Montana's at-large congressional district</a> in the <a href="/en/U.S._House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect wl">U.S. House of Representatives</a> from 2013 to 2015.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Steve Daines, Chair of the National Republica...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Steve Daines</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Steve_Daines,_Official_Portrait,_116th_Congress.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Steve_Daines,_Official_Portrait,_116th_Congress.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Steve_Daines%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg/220px-Steve_Daines%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="2850" data-file-type="bitmap" height="279" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Steve_Daines%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg/330px-Steve_Daines%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Steve_Daines%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg/440px-Steve_Daines%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg 2x" alt="Steve_Daines%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/en/National_Republican_Senatorial_Committee" title="National Republican Senatorial Committee" class="wl">National Republican Senatorial Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender" class="notheme"><b><a href="/en/Incumbent" title="Incumbent" class="wl">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span><span> </span><br>January 3, 2023</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell" class="wl">Mitch McConnell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Rick_Scott" title="Rick Scott" class="wl">Rick Scott</a></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/en/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" class="wl">United States Senator</a><br>from <a href="/en/Montana" title="Montana" class="wl">Montana</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender" class="notheme"><b><a href="/en/Incumbent" title="Incumbent" class="wl">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span><span> </span><br>January 3, 2015<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.2em; padding-bottom:0.1em">Serving<span> </span>with<span> </span><a href="/en/Jon_Tester" title="Jon Tester" class="wl">Jon Tester</a></div></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/John_Walsh_(Montana_politician)" title="John Walsh (Montana politician)" class="wl">John Walsh</a></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/en/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" class="wl">U.S.<span> </span>House<span> </span>of<span> </span>Representatives</a></span><br>from <a href="/en/Montana" title="Montana" class="wl">Montana</a>'s <span data-sort-value="MontanaAL&nbsp;!"><a href="/en/Montana's_at-large_congressional_district" title="Montana's at-large congressional district" class="wl">at-large</a></span> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>January 3, 2013<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>January 3, 2015</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Denny_Rehberg" title="Denny Rehberg" class="wl">Denny Rehberg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Ryan_Zinke" title="Ryan Zinke" class="wl">Ryan Zinke</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Steven David Daines</div><br><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1962-08-20</span>) </span>August 20, 1962<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age<span>&nbsp;</span>60)</span><br><a href="/en/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles" class="wl">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/en/California" title="California" class="wl">California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)" class="wl">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Cindy Daines</div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt32" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1986<span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Jay_Owenhouse" title="Jay Owenhouse" class="wl">Jay Owenhouse</a> (brother-in-law)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-legacy.com_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-legacy.com-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Montana_State_University" title="Montana State University" class="wl">Montana State University</a> (<a href="/en/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science" class="wl">BS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://daines.senate.gov" class="external text" target="_blank">Senate website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1134653256" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:#f9f9f9;display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-left listen noprint listen-embedded listen-noimage listen-center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style>
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<div class="description">Steve Daines shows his support for the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015<br>Recorded April 19, 2016</div></div></div></div>
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<p>Before entering politics, Daines worked for the multinational corporation <a href="/en/Procter_&_Gamble" title="Procter &amp; Gamble" class="wl">Procter &amp; Gamble</a> and the Montana-based software service <a href="/en/RightNow_Technologies" title="RightNow Technologies" class="wl">RightNow Technologies</a>. He was <a href="/en/Roy_Brown_(Montana_politician)" title="Roy Brown (Montana politician)" class="wl">Roy Brown</a>'s <a href="/en/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Montana" title="List of lieutenant governors of Montana" class="wl">running mate</a> in the <a href="/en/2008_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2008 Montana gubernatorial election" class="wl">2008 Montana gubernatorial election</a>, losing in the general election to incumbent governor <a href="/en/Brian_Schweitzer" title="Brian Schweitzer" class="wl">Brian Schweitzer</a>. Daines ran again for public office in <a href="/en/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Montana" class="wl">2012</a> for <a href="/en/Montana's_at-large_congressional_district" title="Montana's at-large congressional district" class="wl">Montana's at-large congressional district</a>; he won the general election, defeating Democratic nominee <a href="/en/Kim_Gillan" title="Kim Gillan" class="wl">Kim Gillan</a>.</p>

<p>After incumbent U.S. Senator <a href="/en/Max_Baucus" title="Max Baucus" class="wl">Max Baucus</a> announced he would not run for reelection in the <a href="/en/2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2014 United States Senate election in Montana" class="wl">2014 Senate election</a>, Daines won the open seat, defeating Democrat <a href="/en/Amanda_Curtis" title="Amanda Curtis" class="wl">Amanda Curtis</a> and becoming the first Republican to win a Senate seat in Montana since <a href="/en/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2000 United States Senate election in Montana" class="wl">2000</a>. He was reelected in <a href="/en/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2020 United States Senate election in Montana" class="wl">2020</a>, defeating the Democratic nominee, incumbent <a href="/en/Governor_of_Montana" title="Governor of Montana" class="mw-redirect wl">governor</a> <a href="/en/Steve_Bullock_(American_politician)" title="Steve Bullock (American politician)" class="wl">Steve Bullock</a>. In 2023, he became chairman of the <a href="/en/National_Republican_Senatorial_Committee" title="National Republican Senatorial Committee" class="wl">National Republican Senatorial Committee</a>.</p>



Steven David Daines is an American politician and former corporate executive who has served as the junior United States senator from Montana since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. Before entering politics, Daines worked for the multinational corporation Procter &amp; Gamble and the Montana-based software service RightNow Technologies. He was Roy Brown's running mate in the 2008 Montana gubernatorial election, losing in the general election to incumbent governor Brian Schweitzer. Daines ran again for public office in 2012 for Montana's at-large congressional district; he won the general election, defeating Democratic nominee Kim Gillan. After incumbent U.S. Senator Max Baucus announced he would not run for reelection in the 2014 Senate election, Daines won the open seat, defeating Democrat Amanda Curtis and becoming the first Republican to win a Senate seat in Montana since 2000. He was reelected in 2020, defeating the Democratic nominee, incumbent governor Steve Bullock. In 2023, he became chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. 