St. Paul Reporter

The campaign committee of Democratic Party candidate Tina Smith, Tina Smith for Minnesota, refunded $8,865 in June, according to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Candidates can refuse or return contributions for a variety of reasons. Contributions may be refunded, for instance, in the event that the candidate does not want to be affiliated with a contributor, a contribution exceeds legal limits, or the candidate withdraws from a race.

Tina Smith for Minnesota has refunded $40,431 total since the beginning of the 2020.

The following table lists all contributions refunded by Tina Smith for Minnesota in June.

Date	Type	Amount	Recipient
2020-06-11	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$5,400	Jacqueline Lewis
2020-06-14	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$2,800	Sara Pohlad
2020-06-10	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$400	Joan C. Keetley
2020-06-07	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$225	Virginia Wayland
2020-06-21	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$25	James Phelps
2020-06-07	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$10	Jeffrey Borneman
2020-06-14	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$5	Nancy Ashforth