St. Paul Reporter

The campaign committee of Democratic Party candidate Tina Smith, Tina Smith for Minnesota, refunded $3,065 in July, 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 $43,496 total since the beginning of the 2020.

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

Date	Type	Amount	Recipient
2020-07-08	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$1,000	Paul Ravich
2020-07-21	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$1,000	Sarah Hardy
2020-07-22	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$500	Diane Mcgrath
2020-07-19	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$250	Jose A. Peris
2020-07-12	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$175	Priscilla J. Morton
2020-07-12	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$100	Kristin Bruce
2020-07-12	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$40	James Walker