Representative · Washington's 9th district

Adam Smith

Adam Smith is a Democratic representative for Washington's 9th district, in Congress since 1997. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 43, and cast 447 of 452 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 7, 1997
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6756.4%43 of 675 · rank 53 of 43999%447 of 452 · rank 158 of 439230 became law14%50 of 370
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2221.7%21 of 1,222 · rank 269 of 442100%836 of 839 · rank 8 of 442190 became law14%49 of 361
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.6%6 of 997 · rank 294 of 44399%567 of 570 · rank 80 of 443311 became law4%20 of 480

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.29+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
    May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
  2. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
  3. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
  4. H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
    Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
  5. H.R. 5143: District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 245–182· Against party
  6. S. 2228: Building Chips in America Act of 2023Yea
    Sep 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 257–125· Against party
  7. H.R. 7909: Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens ActYea
    Sep 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 266–158· Against party
  8. H.Res. 927: Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Yea
    Dec 13, 2023· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 303–126· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActNot voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Not voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActNot voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Not voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNot voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Not voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Not voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

73 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced6792%
  2. Passed one chamber34.1%
  3. Passed both chambers22.7%
  4. Became law11.4%

Policy areas

  1. Health13
  2. Transportation and Public Works11
  3. Labor and Employment9
  4. Armed Forces and National Security6
  5. Education5
  6. Taxation5
  7. Housing and Community Development4
  8. Agriculture and Food3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10708 Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2026
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  2. H.R. 10707 Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  3. H.R. 10077 Safety Starts at the Top Act of 2026
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Aug 10, 2026
  4. H.Res. 1468 Encouraging Congress to pursue reforms to ensure that all United States citizens contribute to funding the operations of the Federal Government in proportion to the economic gains they realize.
    Introduced· Congress· Jul 30, 2026
  5. H.R. 9766 Building Community in America Act
    Introduced· Labor and Employment· Jul 16, 2026
  6. H.R. 9765 Educators for America Act
    Introduced· Education· Jul 16, 2026
  7. H.R. 9657 Protecting American Homes from Hedge Funds Act
    Introduced· Taxation· Jul 13, 2026
  8. H.R. 6281 CHARGE Act of 2025
    Introduced· Energy· Nov 21, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Washington's 9th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$4.6B
Per resident
$5,917
Rank in Washington
2 of 10
Contract actions
66.9K
New awards: 64.1K

By fiscal year

  1. 3.1BFY2017
  2. 3.3BFY2018
  3. 3.8BFY2019
  4. 2.3BFY2020
  5. 4.1BFY2021
  6. 2.2BFY2022
  7. 2.2BFY2023
  8. 2.9BFY2024
  9. 2.8BFY2025
  10. 4.6BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Air Force$2.5B55%
    Department of Defense
  2. Defense Contract Management Agency$1.6B34%
    Department of Defense
  3. Defense Health Agency$172.5M3.8%
    Department of Defense
  4. Department of the Navy$90.4M2.0%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$46.8M1.0%
  6. Defense Logistics Agency$42.2M0.9%
    Department of Defense
  7. U.S. Coast Guard$25.4M0.6%
    Department of Homeland Security
  8. Federal Acquisition Service$22.4M0.5%
    General Services Administration

Top recipients

  1. THE BOEING COMPANY$4.1B88%
    477 awards
  2. PACMED CLINICS$169.9M3.7%
    1 award
  3. THE BOEING COMPANY$53.8M1.2%
    22 awards
  4. STARFISH SPACE INC.$53.7M1.2%
    4 awards
  5. THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND, INCORPORATED$26.4M0.6%
    3,041 awards
  6. WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE$20.4M0.4%
    3 awards
  7. T-MOBILE USA, INC.$15.5M0.3%
    102 awards
  8. VIGOR MARINE LLC$13.8M0.3%
    7 awards
  9. SYSCO SEATTLE, INC.$9.7M0.2%
    1,142 awards
  10. NATIONAL CREDIT SERVICES, INC.$6.6M0.1%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.9M
through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand
$869.5K
From committees
$613.5K
135 committees
From contractor PACs
$294.5K
55 PACs · 48% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
general electric companygeneral electric company aerospace employee political action committee (ge aerospace pac)$10KGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYAI match · 98% · the same organization$636.3M
motorola solutions, inc.motorola solutions, inc. political action committee$10KMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$165.2M
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$10KGENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$10KNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$10KHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee$10KRTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.9B
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac$10KL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$115.4M
puget sound energy inc.puget sound energy inc. pac for good government$10KPUGET SOUND ENERGY INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$1.6M
the boeing companythe boeing company pac$10KTHE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization$9B
bae systemsbae systems inc. political action committee (bae systems usa pac)$10KBAE SYSTEMS PLCAI match · 99% · the same organization-$88K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.9M$613.5K$294.5K55 PACs · 48% of committee money
2024$1.7M$749K$343.5K66 PACs · 46% of committee money
2022$1.4M$731.7K$334.8K56 PACs · 46% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
  14. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
  15. House · Washington's 9th districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
adamsmith.house.gov
Phone
202-225-8901
Office
2264 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.