Adam SmithAdam Smith

As an experienced legislator with a record of getting results, Representative Smith will continue to fight to keep our communities safe and pass meaningful gun safety legislation if reelected. This fall, voters from Seattle to Tacoma must turn out to vote and ensure that Representative Adam Smith is sent back to Capitol Hill. With him helping lead the charge, a safer future is possible.

Rep. Adam Smith has been a steadfast ally of the U.S.-Israel relationship throughout his 14-term tenure representing metro Seattle.

Rep. Adam Smith is running for his 15th term in the U.S. House representing Congressional District 9. Smith has a long track record of advocacy and government work, including as a former lawyer, City of Seattle prosecutor, and Washington state senator. In Congress, Smith serves on the New Democrat Coalition and the Progressive Caucus. His district is the state’s most diverse, with a strong immigrant population and sizable Asian, Latinx, and Black communities, and he has shown a demonstrated commitment to uplifting all residents in the district. Smith is an influential voice in Congress and has previously supported some ambitious progressive bills such as the Green New Deal and the Medicare for All Act. He previously sponsored bills to curtail hedge fund buyouts of single-family homes, to expand job opportunities for foreign-trained skilled medical professionals, and to create more pathways to economic security for Americans without college degrees. Smith's votes to protect reproductive rights and access to abortions and gender-affirming care for transgender youth earned him a 100% score from Planned Parenthood in 2025. He also stood up against conservative efforts to roll back critical environmental protections, voting to block several attempts at reducing accountability for polluters. Unfortunately, over the course of his tenure in Congress, Smith has been criticized for his more hawkish foreign policy stances – including supporting a larger U.S. role in the growing conflict in the Middle East. His foreign policy stances have drawn protests at his home calling for an end to funding of the wars in Iran and Gaza. He is also one of several Congressional members being asked to reconsider accepting donations from AIPAC in a national movement for reducing Israeli influence in our politics. Given his endorsements from our partners and steadfast commitment to protecting reproductive rights and environmental justice, we recommend re-electing Adam Smith for another term in the 9th Congressional District. However, we hope that he will be more receptive to his critics and revise some of his stances on foreign policy matters.

Was endorsed for the August 2026 Primary Election Ballot