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'Entirely personal': Democrat Tina Smith to not seek reelection in 2026

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Sen. Tina Smith , D- Minn. , will not seek reelection in 2026 .

The junior senator from Minnesota first won her seat in 2018 in a special election.

She says she's "ready to spend more time with (her) family" The decision, she said, is "not political. It is entirely personal".