Steve Daines

Steve Daines
Official portrait, 2019
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Leader	Mitch McConnell
Preceded by	Rick Scott
United States Senator from Montana
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015 Serving with Jon Tester
Preceded by	John Walsh
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's at-large district
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Denny Rehberg
Succeeded by	Ryan Zinke
Personal details
Born	Steven David Daines (1962-08-20) August 20, 1962 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Cindy Daines ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	4
Relatives	Jay Owenhouse (brother-in-law)[1]
Education	Montana State University (BS)
Website	Senate website
Steve Daines's voice Steve Daines shows his support for the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Recorded April 19, 2016

Steven David Daines (/ˈdeɪnz/ DAYNZ; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and former corporate executive serving 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.

Daines was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Bozeman, Montana. Before entering politics, he held positions at Procter & 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 and lieutenant governor John Bohlinger. 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, defeating Democrat Amanda Curtis and becoming the first Republican to win a Senate seat in Montana in the 21st century. He was reelected in 2020, defeating the Democratic nominee, incumbent governor Steve Bullock. In 2023, he became chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, succeeding Rick Scott.

Under Daines's leadership, Republicans gained four Senate seats in the 2024 election cycle, winning a 53-seat majority in the chamber. Daines will become Montana's senior senator and the dean of Montana's congressional delegation when Jon Tester leaves office in 2025.