What the money shows
Steve Daines has an estimated net worth of $20.6M. The 2026 campaign raised $3M. Steve Daines sits on National Parks and Europe and Regional Security Cooperation.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
† Includes one or more open-ended top brackets (over $50M). The high end is a floor, so the true figure may be higher.
Term history
- SenatorMTR2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
- SenatorMTRHouse → Senate2015 – 2021 · 6 yrs
- RepresentativeMT-0R2013 – 2015 · 2 yrs
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
Senator Steve Daines, MT
Born August 20, 1962.
Montana · Senate
General election 2026-11-03. Money figures are FEC filings for the 2026 cycle.
Steve Daines ranks No. 2 in money raised.
Independent Seth Bodnar leads the field with about $3.2M raised.
Seth Bodnar reports 97% of campaign money from individuals.
The incumbent, Steve Daines, ranks No. 2 in the money.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Seth Bodnar I · challenger SB | vs | Steve Daines R · incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| $3.2M | Raised | $3.0M |
| $978K | Cash on hand | $2.6M |
| 3% | From PACs | 45% |
| 97% | From individuals | 46% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Ideological / Leadership |
| No | Incumbent | Yes |
Recorded votes
31 votes · 25 Yea · 5 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
Who else Montana sends to Congress
2 senators and 2 of 2 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
Steve Daines · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) api.open.fec.gov | How much the campaign raised, and who gave it | 2026-09-23 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |