Adam Smith, Representative for Washington's 9th Congressional District

Smith is the representative for Washington’s 9^th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 7, 1997. Smith is next up for reelection in 2018.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2017 Report Card for Smith.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Smith is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Smith has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% NIAC Action: A League of Conservation Voters: 89% American Civil Liberties Union: 82% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B United States Chamber of Commerce: 50% FreedomWorks: 11% NumbersUSA: 11% Americans for Prosperity: 6% The Club for Growth: 4%

Committee Membership

Adam Smith sits on the following committees:

Ranking Member, House Committee on Armed Services

Enacted Legislation

Smith was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:

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We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if about one third or more of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Smith sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Immigration (20%) Transportation and Public Works (16%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Health (12%) International Affairs (12%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (8%) Economics and Public Finance (8%)

Recent Bills

Some of Smith’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Smith’s Vote	Vote Description
No	S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building ... Dec 8, 2016. Passed 360/61.
Aye	H.Res. 937: Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department ... Dec 1, 2016. Passed 277/139.
No	H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208. This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ...
Yea	H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88. The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ...
No	H.R. 33: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act Feb 27, 2015. Passed 357/60. This bill was the vehicle for the passage of continuing appropriations. This bill started out as the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act. It was passed by the House in this form. But on Feb 27, 2015 the Senate struck its text in whole ...
Aye	H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
Aye	H.R. 3523 (112th): Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Apr 26, 2012. Passed 248/168.
Aye	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...
Nay	S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 Sep 29, 2010. Passed 304/118.
Nay	H.R. 6707 (110th): Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act Sep 27, 2008. Failed 243/175.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1997 to Apr 2018, Smith missed 1,101 of 14,355 roll call votes, which is 7.7%. This is much worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1997 Jan-Mar	71	4	5.6%	70^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	2	1.1%	38^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	7	3.0%	67^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	3	1.8%	55^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	24^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	2	1.1%	34^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	4	2.0%	48^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	3	4.1%	67^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	3	1.6%	43^rd
1999 Jul-Sep	204	5	2.5%	70^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	3	2.1%	44^th
2000 Jan-Mar	95	5	5.3%	64^th
2000 Apr-Jun	277	10	3.6%	64^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	80	61.5%	99^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	7	6.9%	48^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	2	2.7%	55^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	7	5.2%	84^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	2	1.3%	41^st
2001 Oct-Dec	153	4	2.6%	51^st
2002 Jan-Mar	79	2	2.5%	57^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	22	10.8%	95^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	13	9.2%	84^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	2	3.3%	59^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	5	5.3%	79^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	108	45.2%	99^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	11	5.7%	81^st
2003 Oct-Dec	151	13	8.6%	85^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	21	20.2%	95^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	17	7.7%	87^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	12	7.5%	79^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	4	4.4%	64^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	8	2.9%	60^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	2	1.4%	44^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	61^st
2006 Apr-Jun	276	20	7.2%	91^st
2006 Jul-Sep	159	1	0.6%	29^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	18	8.5%	93^rd
2007 Apr-Jun	393	8	2.0%	62^nd
2007 Jul-Sep	317	11	3.5%	73^rd
2007 Oct-Dec	263	20	7.6%	84^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	15	10.1%	85^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	18	5.6%	76^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	11	5.4%	72^nd
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	5	2.9%	61^st
2009 Apr-Jun	303	8	2.6%	58^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	10	3.7%	78^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	25	10.2%	91^st
2010 Jan-Mar	195	20	10.3%	91^st
2010 Apr-Jun	219	4	1.8%	38^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	4	2.6%	59^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	8	8.1%	75^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	19	9.0%	98^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	4	1.4%	54^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	10	4.0%	79^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	20	9.6%	92^nd
2012 Jan-Mar	151	5	3.3%	69^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	3	1.0%	40^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	7	4.6%	82^nd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	7	13.7%	91^st
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	15	16.9%	96^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	22	10.2%	94^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	3	1.5%	52^nd
2013 Oct-Dec	137	2	1.5%	43^rd
2014 Jan-Mar	148	32	21.6%	98^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	27	12.3%	92^nd
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	49^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	29	59.2%	99^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	48	33.3%	99^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	68	27.9%	99^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	16	11.5%	91^st
2015 Oct-Dec	177	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	131	95.6%	100^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	4	2.0%	49^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	9	4.3%	80^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	1	0.7%	31^st
2017 Jul-Sep	199	1	0.5%	37^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	11	8.5%	83^rd
2018 Apr-Apr	18	3	16.7%	91^st

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

@unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills

Adam Smith is pronounced:

A-dum // smith

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

Letter	Sounds As In
A a	cat
D d	day
I i	pin
M m	man
S s	sit
TH th	thin
U u	cup

Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.

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