Senator Steven Daines has kept 9 of 14 tracked campaign promises, though his record is mixed on fiscal commitments.
His most prominent broken promise: Hold the line on federal spending. He made this pledge but his voting record does not align with that commitment. He also has 4 partial promises—commitments kept only in part.
We don't yet have detailed donor data or vote-by-vote alignment showing which industries fund his campaigns and how those contributions match his legislative record. That information would show whether his donors' interests shape his votes on specific bills.
Narrated from FEC + Congress.gov receipts. Every figure traces to our data.
Daines kept 64% of 14 promises tracked for the 2021–2027 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
Standard review · primary sources, single editorial pass.
Steven David Daines's campaign-promise scorecard: 64% kept of 14 graded. Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/steve-daines
Primary-source promise tracker, campaignreceipts.com.
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Each promise below has its own Receipt — verdict, primary-source quotes, paper-trail pointers, and a case study. Linkable individually by Receipt ID for citation.
Voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017). Has consistently supported TCJA-extension framework.
Voted YES on Justices Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), and Barrett (2020). Dobbs (2022) overturned Roe with all three in the majority.
Voted NO on the Women's Health Protection Act. Supported confirmation of pro-life justices who overturned Roe.
Voted NO on most federal gun-control measures during tenure. NRA rating A or A+.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Position on the February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill varied; comprehensive enforcement legislation did not pass during the Biden administration.
Voted to expedite energy permitting and against Biden-era leasing restrictions. U.S. became net energy exporter (2019).
Voted YES on TCJA (CBO-projected $1.9T deficit) and CARES Act ($2.2T). National debt rose substantially during tenure.
Voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (citing religious-liberty concerns) and supported religious-liberty appropriations provisions.
Voted YES on Israel aid packages. Co-sponsored multiple Israel-support measures.
Voted yes on Trump nominees including AG, SecDef, DNI, Treasury during the 119th Congress.
Voted no on most Biden judicial nominees in minority. Could not block confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (April 2022, 53-47).
Multiple bills introduced restricting federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions; none reached final passage during the term.
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