Tina Flint Smith ( born March 4 , 1958 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) is a Minnesota politician , a former Chief of Staff to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton , and the 48th and current Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota , since 2015 .
Tina Flint Smith ( born March 4 , 1958 ) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota . 
 She is the 48th and current Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota , serving since 2015 .