St. Paul Reporter

The campaign committee of Democratic Party candidate Tina Smith, Tina Smith for Minnesota, refunded $6,705 in May, 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 $31,566 total since the beginning of the 2020.

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

Date	Type	Amount	Recipient
2020-05-01	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$2,800	Mary R. Morgan
2020-05-31	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$2,700	Garth Kaste
2020-05-31	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$525	Nancy C. Azzam
2020-05-03	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$333	John Rydzewski
2020-05-24	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$250	Barbara Forster
2020-05-17	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$37	Marcy Tamayei
2020-05-26	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$35	Frank F. Davidoff
2020-05-03	Contribution refund to an individual, partnership or limited liability company	$25	Jeffrey Borneman