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D. Adam Smith

U.S. Representative (since 1997); Ranking Member, House Armed Services CommitteeDINCUMBENT

Race
U.S. House · Washington's 9th District
Result
D. Adam Smith, projected winner
Opponent
Douglas Michael Basler (R)
Research
Basic

Party line32 votes tracked

32With Democrats
0Against
0Didn't vote

With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.

Said vs. did9 statements · 32 votes

He sponsored a major zoning and permitting reform bill to incentivize cities and counties to cut red tape and build more housing near jobs and transit.

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

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On the ballotU.S. House · 9

2026-11-03

D. Adam Smith Dincumbent
Douglas Michael Basler Rchallenger

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Loosen zoning rules to build more housingSupports
He sponsored a major zoning and permitting reform bill to incentivize cities and counties to cut red tape and build more housing near jobs and transit.

Campaign site says he sponsored a zoning and permitting reform bill to incentivize cities and counties to cut red tape and build more housing near jobs and transit.[5]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Expand public health coverageSupports
He co-sponsored the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act to block GOP efforts to slash health care and food assistance for seniors, veterans, and working families.

Cosponsored legislation to block cuts to Medicaid and SNAP and supported protecting Washington's health-care model, including the State-Based Universal Health Care Act.[5]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.[6][7]
  • YESBreaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.[8]
  • YESAffordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21).[9]
  • NOAmerican Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.[10]

4 of 4 votes point the same way as the statement

Protect legal access to abortionSupports
He is a co-sponsor of the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, pushing back on MAGA-backed attempts to criminalize interstate travel for abortion.

Cosponsored the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act opposing efforts to criminalize interstate travel for abortion.[5]

  • YESWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24).[11]
  • YESWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).[12]
  • NOPain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.[13]

3 of 3 votes point the same way as the statement

Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports
create a minimum tax rate on massive corporations so they finally pay their fair share

Campaign site says he is introducing a bill to create a minimum tax rate on large corporations.[5]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[6][7][14]
  • YESInflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.[15]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes
Adam signed onto an amicus brief that continues to affirm Congress's Article I exclusive legislative power to impose tariffs and regulate commerce and support a lawsuit brought by 12 States' Attorneys against the Trump Administration for abusing emergency powers under IEEPA to unlawfully impose reckless, across-the-board tariffs.

Signed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against the Trump administration's use of emergency powers to impose broad tariffs, arguing Congress holds exclusive authority to regulate tariffs and commerce.[5]

  • YESResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[16]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Raise the minimum wageSupports
he supports raising the federal minimum wage to $20/hour

Campaign site says he supports raising the federal minimum wage to $20 an hour.[5]

  • YESRaise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).[17]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports
He is leading the effort to transition our economy to a clean-energy future by reducing our dependence on foreign energy, creating green jobs and taking on Big Polluters.

Campaign site says he is leading an effort to transition the economy to clean energy and take on large polluters.[5]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[6][7]
  • YESBuild Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.[18][15]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Stricter gun lawsSupports

Cosponsored H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress), which would ban the sale and manufacture of many semiautomatic assault weapons.

Documented position[19]

  • YESBipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales.[20]
  • YESAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons.[21]
  • YESBipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.[22]
  • NOConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.[23]

4 of 4 votes point the same way as the statement

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroadSupports

Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 38 (119th Congress), a War Powers Resolution measure directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 40 (119th Congress), a War Powers Resolution measure directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 64 (119th Congress), directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 68 (119th Congress), directing the removal of U.S. forces from Venezuela not authorized by Congress.

Documented position[24][25][26][27]

  • YESWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[28]
  • YESWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[29]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOLaken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22).[30]
  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[6][7]
  • NOSecure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[31]
  • YESAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).[32][33]
Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[34]
Universal, publicly funded child care

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESBuild Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.[18]

Biography

D. Adam Smith is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Washington's 9th Congressional District and won re-election on November 3, 2026. A lawyer and former Seattle city prosecutor, he was elected to the Washington State Senate at age 25 and to Congress in 1996, taking office in 1997. He is the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and chaired the committee in the 116th and 117th Congresses.[1][2][3][4]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Smith was born June 15, 1965, in Washington, D.C., and raised in SeaTac, Washington, graduating from Tyee High School in 1983.[1] He attended Western Washington University for a year, then graduated from Fordham University in 1987 with a degree in political science, and earned a law degree from the University of Washington in 1990.[1][2] According to his official biography, he worked as a lawyer at Cromwell, Mendoza and Belur beginning in 1992 and as a prosecutor for the City of Seattle from 1993 to 1995, focusing on drunk driving and domestic violence cases.[1][35]

Smith won election to the Washington State Senate in 1990 from the 33rd Legislative District, defeating a 16-year incumbent; his official biography says he was 25 when he took office in January 1991. He was re-elected in 1994 and served on the Education and Law and Justice Committees, chairing Law and Justice from 1993 to 1997.[1][2] He was elected to the U.S. House in 1996 and assumed office in January 1997.[35][1] Smith has served on the House Armed Services Committee since entering Congress. He previously chaired its Air and Land Forces subcommittee and its Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities subcommittee, and also served on the Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees.[1]

Smith chaired the full Armed Services Committee in the 116th and 117th Congresses (2019-2022) and is its Ranking Member in the 119th Congress.[2][3] He co-founded the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance, and a 2020 news report also lists him as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[1][36] According to his official biography, he married Sara Bickle-Eldridge in 1993, and they have two children.[1] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 75.2% of the vote to Doug Basler's 24.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]

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Recent votes

DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212
2025-12-10With partyvoted yesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2

Showing the 8 most recent of 32 votes.

All 32 recorded votes
DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
2025-12-10With partyvoted yesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
2025-07-17With partyvoted noCLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
2025-07-17With partyvoted noGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
2025-07-03With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
2025-06-12With partyvoted noRescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
2025-05-22With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
2025-04-10With partyvoted noSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
2025-03-11With partyvoted noFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
2025-01-22With partyvoted noLaken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
2023-05-11With partyvoted noSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.
2022-08-12With partyvoted yesInflation Reduction Act — final House passageH.R. 5376 · Passed 220–207 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–0 · Republicans 0–207Enacted clean-energy and climate tax credits, a 15% minimum tax on large corporations' book income, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and Medicare drug-price negotiation.
2022-07-29With partyvoted yesAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passageH.R. 1808 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 215–5 · Republicans 2–208Would have banned the sale, manufacture and import of many semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
2022-07-15With partyvoted yesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passageH.R. 8296 · Passed 219–210 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–1 · Republicans 0–209Passed after Dobbs; would have created a federal statutory right to abortion services and limited state restrictions.
2022-06-24With partyvoted yesBipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passageS. 2938 · Passed 234–193 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–0 · Republicans 14–193Expanded background checks for buyers under 21, funded state red-flag and crisis-intervention programs, and narrowed the "boyfriend loophole."
2021-11-19With partyvoted yesBuild Back Better Act — House passageH.R. 5376 · Passed 220–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–1 · Republicans 0–212Would have funded clean-energy tax credits, universal pre-kindergarten and child-care subsidies, and extended health-coverage subsidies; it did not pass the Senate.
2021-09-24With partyvoted yesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passageH.R. 3755 · Passed 218–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 218–1 · Republicans 0–210Would have created a federal statutory right for providers to offer, and patients to receive, abortion services, limiting state restrictions.
2021-03-18With partyvoted yesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passageH.R. 6 · Passed 228–197 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–0 · Republicans 9–197Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
2019-07-18With partyvoted yesRaise the Wage Act — House passageH.R. 582 · Passed 231–199 · roll call ↗Democrats 228–7 · Republicans 3–192Would have raised the federal minimum wage in steps from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2025.
2019-06-04With partyvoted yesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passageH.R. 6 · Passed 237–187 · roll call ↗Democrats 230–0 · Republicans 7–187Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
2019-02-27With partyvoted yesBipartisan Background Checks Act — House passageH.R. 8 · Passed 240–190 · roll call ↗Democrats 232–2 · Republicans 8–188Would have required background checks for most firearm transfers between private parties.
2017-12-20With partyvoted noTax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 224–201 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–189 · Republicans 224–12Cut the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and lowered individual rates, including the top rate from 39.6% to 37% (individual provisions set to expire after 2025).
2017-12-06With partyvoted noConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passageH.R. 38 · Passed 231–198 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–184 · Republicans 225–14Would have required states to recognize concealed-carry permits issued by other states.
2017-10-03With partyvoted noPain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passageH.R. 36 · Passed 237–189 · roll call ↗Democrats 3–187 · Republicans 234–2Would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization, with limited exceptions.
2017-05-04With partyvoted noAmerican Health Care Act — House passageH.R. 1628 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–193 · Republicans 217–20Would have repealed the ACA individual mandate penalty, converted federal Medicaid funding to per-capita caps, and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.
2010-03-21With partyvoted yesAffordable Care Act — final House passageH.R. 3590 · Passed 219–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–34 · Republicans 0–178Established health-insurance marketplaces with premium subsidies, expanded Medicaid eligibility, and barred insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.

On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • billSponsored the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act to require corporate landlords to divest single-family homes.[5]
  • billSponsored the Promoting Affordable Housing Near Transit Act, cutting red tape for transit agencies to develop housing near light rail stations.[5]
  • actionAs Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, brokered a bipartisan and bicameral investigation into Department of Defense military operations in the Caribbean.[5][37]
  • billCosponsored multiple War Powers Resolutions directing the removal of U.S. armed forces from Venezuela.[5]
  • billCosponsored the VISIBLE Act, requiring immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions.[5]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Says he is focused on lowering rent and building more housing, standing up to the Trump administration on democracy and social-safety-net issues, and putting people before corporate profits.[5]
  • Says his approach is to listen to constituents, set realistic goals, and deliver practical solutions rather than pursue an ideological agenda.[5]
Campaign money$1.9M raised · 70% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-15

Totals this cycle

Raised$1.9M
Spent$1.6M
Cash on hand$870K

Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.

Who gave

  • Individuals $1.3M
  • PACs & committees $563K
  • Party $165

Largest committee contributions

  1. Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee PAC$10K
  2. The Boeing Company PAC PAC$10K
  3. Deloitte Political Action Committee PAC$10K
  4. Motorola Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee PAC$10K
  5. Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (BAE Systems USA PAC) PAC$10K
  6. Amentum Holdings, Inc. PAC (Amentum PAC) PAC$10K
  7. General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) PAC$10K
  8. Peraton Corp. Political Action Committee (A.K.A. 'peraton PAC') PAC$10K
  9. Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac) PAC$10K
  10. American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E PAC$10K

Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗

Profile: /people/adam-smith-wa

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 5 of 452 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (3), Rights & public safety (2), Climate & energy (2)

  • Cashless Bail Reporting Act

    What it does: Cashless Bail Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish annually a list of state and local governments that permit individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a cle…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 96–114, Republicans 211–2

    May 14, 2026Official record ↗

  • Amendment (Self) to H.R. 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

    A yes vote adopted an amendment (Self) adding soda, defined as a carbonated beverage with over 1 gram of added sugar, sweetener or flavoring per serving, to the items SNAP benefits cannot buy. (AI-written)

    What it does: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 29–183, Republicans 156–55

    Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗

  • Amendment (Bentz) to H.R. 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

    A yes vote adopted an amendment (Bentz) revising the Renewable Fuel Standard’s “renewable biomass” definition to include forest-product mill residuals and trees, slash and storm debris from non-federal, National Forest System, public and tribal lands. (AI-written)

    What it does: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 37–176, Republicans 172–40

    Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.About | Congressman Adam Smith · U.S. House of Representatives (Smith) Official record
  2. 2.D. Adam Smith · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Committee Members · House Committee on Armed Services Official record
  4. 4.Washington's 9th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  5. 5.Priorities - Adam Smith for Congress · Adam Smith for Congress Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  7. 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  19. 19.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  24. 24.H.Con.Res. 38 (Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  25. 25.H.Con.Res. 40 (Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  26. 26.H.Con.Res. 64 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  27. 27.H.Con.Res. 68 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  35. 35.Rep. Adam Smith looks to defeat Republican challenger for 5th straight time in 9th Congress. Dist. · KIRO 7 News report
  36. 36.Smith, Basler running for District 9 Congress seat · Mercer Island Reporter News report
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