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Adam Smith
D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, WA-09
Representative since 1997
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- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Washington US House 9
- Top priorities
- Lower Your Rent and Build More Housing
- Stand Up to Trump & For Washington
- Put People Before Profits
- Expand Economic Opportunity & Build Pathways to High Paying Jobs
- Protect Puget Sound for Future Generations
- In Congress
- Representative since 1997 · votes with their party 99% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-225-8901
- Money
- $2.2M raised, $2.1M spent, $627.4K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 7.7% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 42% from Washington · largest committee giver NORPAC, $12K
- Outside groups
- $409 supporting Smith
- Backed by
- The Seattle Times · The Seattle Medium · The Stranger and 105 more. As the campaign lists them
- Sponsored most in
- Health, Transportation and Public Works, Labor and Employment
6 priorities from electadamsmith.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Adam is relentlessly focused on cutting the cost of housing to lower our rent and keep families housed. In Congress, he has sponsored legislation to make it easier to build affordable housing, especially near transit centers. By slashing construction costs, reducing burdensome red tape, and bringing together local, state, and federal partners, Adam is getting housing built faster and cheaper to address the affordability crisis head on. Adam is cracking down on Wall Street hedge funds that distort our housing market and drive up rents—introducing bicameral legislation to divest private equity from single family homes and allow Americans to build wealth through homeownership.
“Housing is the most important issue to my district in Washington and I’m thrilled to introduce legislation that will tackle this issue in a concrete way”
- Adam wrote the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, forcing corporate landlords to divest single-family homes and leveling the playing field for first-time buyers.
- Adam has cut red tape to allow Sound Transit to develop housing near light rail stations via his Promoting Affordable Housing Near Transit Act which has extinguished federal interest in transit agency owner property that is used to build affordable housing leading to over 3,000 affordable housing units being built in King County.
- 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.
- He funded on-the-ground housing solutions through Community Project Funding, securing millions of federal dollars for supportive and affordable housing in Seattle, Bellevue and South King County.
- He backed the FHA First-Time Homebuyer Counseling Discount Act, which reduces mortgage insurance costs for new buyers who complete housing-counseling programs.
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Donald Trump’s chaos is costing us more every day. Adam is fighting Donald Trump and Republican corruption to restore accountability and protect SNAP benefits for our veterans and seniors, healthcare subsidies for millions of Americans, and Washington’s nation-leading vote-by-mail system. Adam has never backed down from Donald Trump or MAGA extremists who threaten our democracy. Adam has stood up to Trump’s reckless policies at home and abroad, overriding President Trump’s veto to defend democracy and American values, and voting against his dangerous agenda. He will fight tooth and nail to protect our vote by mail system.
“I don’t care who’s in power—if they’re undermining democracy or hurting people, I’ll stand up to them.”
Adam will lead rigorous oversight of the Department of Defense as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Adam has already brokered a bipartisan and bicameral investigation to provide rigorous oversight into the Department of Defense’s military operations in the Caribbean.
- Adam cosponsored multiple War Powers Resolutions directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from Venezuela.
- Adam cosponsored the VISIBLE Act, which requires immigration enforcement officers to clearly display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions
- 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.
- Adam has been endorsed by leaders across Washington for consistently voting 100% against Donald Trump’s agenda, defending vote-by-mail from GOP attacks, and blocking MAGA proposals to slash SNAP, ACA subsidies, and veterans’ benefits.
- Adam led a bipartisan effort to override Trump’s veto, stopping the former president’s attempts to weaken democratic institutions and international alliances.
- 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.
- 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.
- He supported the State-Based Universal Health Care Act, which protects Washington’s health-care model from attempts to dismantle ACA coverage.
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Adam is taking on powerful special interests to create better opportunities for everyone. He supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks, forcing polluters to pay for environmental cleanup, creating a universal healthcare system and he has passed legislation stopping Big Pharma from price gouging life saving medication like insulin. Adam is leading the fight by introducing bills that would stop private equity from monopolizing housing, end the practice of corporations spending billions of dollars on stock buybacks, create a minimum tax rate on massive corporations so they finally pay their fair share, and strengthen financial regulations and oversight on big banks.
“Too many families are struggling to afford to rent or to buy a home… Large investors are buying up homes and squeezing out prospective buyers.’
- Adam introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, a bicameral bill that forces private-equity firms to divest their single-family home portfolios and bans future bulk purchases that drive up rents across Washington.
- Adam co-sponsors the Wall Street Tax Act, which taxes high-volume financial transactions to curb speculation and fund public investments.
- He co-sponsors the Supreme Court Ethics and Transparency Act, pushing for judicial ethics rules and cracking down on undisclosed gifts to Justices.
- He supports the Restore Trust in Congress Act to ban stock trading by Members of Congress to rebuild trust in America’s democratic institutions.
- He supports the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, which requires oil and gas companies to disclose the toxic chemicals used in fracking.
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Adam understands that no one should have to work two jobs just to afford rent and essentials. Fighting for a living wage that you can raise a family and buy a house on is personal to him and that’s why he supports raising the federal minimum wage to $20/hour. Adam’s dad was a rap serviceman at Sea-Tac Airport, and a proud member of the Machinist Union. He understands that the path to good paying jobs and an economy that works for everyone is built by unions and that’s why he’s fighting for more apprenticeship programs and stronger labor protections that ensure our right to bargain and organize. The ability to earn a living wage to raise a family and buy a house should be possible for everyone. Adam’s dad was a ramp serviceman at Sea-Tac Airport, he knows there’s honor in all work and has championed apprenticeships, short-term credentials, and community college pathways.
“A good job should be within reach for everyone who’s willing to work for it.”
- Adam co-sponsored the Raise the Wage Act to move the federal minimum wage toward $20/hour and fought to protect collective-bargaining rights as a co-sponsor of the PRO Act, because real economic mobility is built by workers having power.
- Adam introduced the Community and Technical College Investment Act and the Career and Technical Education Access Act, two bills designed to expand opportunities for students to access affordable higher education, gain in-demand skills, and build stronger pathways into the workforce.
- Adam introduced the Empowering Individuals Through Education and Workforce Training Act, expanding short-term credentials that lead directly to good-paying jobs.
- He introduced the Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-Around Services Act, covering childcare, transportation, and basic essentials so workers can actually complete training.
- He co-sponsors the Child Care for Working Families Act, reducing child-care costs and expanding access to early learning so parents can stay in the workforce.
- He co-sponsors the FAMILY Act, establishing national paid family leave so workers don’t have to choose between a paycheck and caregiving.
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Adam is a passionate steward for our lands, waters, and natural resources. He is fighting the Trump Administration’s efforts to allow Big Oil to drill off Washington’s coast and stopping cuts to wildfire prevention and response. In Congress, Adam secured historic investment in clean-energy jobs and critical green infrastructure, permanent protections for North SeaTac Park, money for regional trails, and essential support for Puget Sound Recovery and Salmon Restoration. 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.
“Protecting our environment isn’t just policy—it’s personal. This is our home.”
- Adam secured permanent protections for North SeaTac park and final passage of the Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act, which requires a study on ultrafine particles, via the FY24 FAA reauthorization.
- Adam secured $80 million in federal funding for King County Metro’s RapidRide I Line expansion project through the Capital Investment Grant Program to upgrade Metro Route 160 and connect residents of Renton, Kent, and Auburn to communities throughout the region.
- Adam passed the Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act, to help families living near SeaTac Airport and other major airports repair or replace failing sound insulation systems, via the FY26 NDAA.
- Adam wrote and re-introduced the Aviation-Impacted Communities Act, steering federal noise and pollution mitigation funds toward neighborhoods under Sea-Tac flight paths.
- He authored the Aviation Noise & Emissions Mitigation Act, requiring FAA and EPA action on ultrafine particle pollution around airports.
- He supports the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, banning offshore oil drilling along Washington’s coast.
- He co-sponsors the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization, protecting critical salmon, shellfish, and Puget Sound habitat.
- He supports the CLEANER Act to strengthen environmental cleanup standards and hold polluters accountable for toxic waste.
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“Abortion rights are human rights—and I’ll never stop fighting for them.”
- Adam co-sponsors the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify Roe nationwide, expand access to contraception, and safeguard IVF.
- Adam co-sponsors the Women’s Health Protection Act, restoring Roe and banning medically unnecessary abortion restrictions nationwide.
- He co-sponsors the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, blocking states from criminalizing travel for abortion care (H.R.4099).
- He supports the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act, ensuring veterans can access abortion services regardless of where they live (H.R.4876).
- He co-sponsors the My Body, My Data Act, protecting reproductive-health data from being weaponized by anti-abortion states (H.R.3916).
- He backs the EACH Act, which ends the Hyde Amendment and ensures federal insurance coverage for abortion (H.R.4611).
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