Current Role:
Representative for Washington's 9th congressional district (January 3, 1997 – Present); Ranking Member and former Chair (2019–2022) of the House Armed Services Committee

Previous roles:
Washington State Senator, 33rd District (January 1991 – January 1997); Prosecutor and pro tem judge for the city of Seattle

Education:
B.A. in Political Science, Fordham University (1987)
Juris Doctor, University of Washington School of Law (1990)

Background:
Born June 15, 1965, Washington, D.C.; adopted and raised in SeaTac, Washington; father worked as a ramp serviceman and union activist; worked as a Teamsters union member at UPS to pay for college

Career:
Worked as a prosecutor and pro tem judge in Seattle; private law practice; youngest state senator in the country at age 25; active in labor and civic engagement from early adulthood

Political positions:
Democrat; member of the New Democrat Coalition and Congressional Progressive Caucus; supports organized labor, defense and national security policy reform, and pragmatic progressive governance

Legislative achievements:
Chair of the House Armed Services Committee (2019–2022); Ranking Member (2023–Present); key work on defense authorization bills; leadership in military policy and national security; sponsored and supported legislation on armed services and labor rights

Controversies:
No major controversies widely reported

Biography (100 words):
Adam Smith, born June 15, 1965, in Washington, D.C., is a Democratic U.S. Representative for Washington’s 9th district since 1997 and currently serves as Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee. Raised in SeaTac, Smith was adopted as an infant and worked his way through college at UPS before earning his law degree. He began his political career as the youngest state senator in the U.S. at age 25. A champion of defense reform and labor rights, Smith leads on issues of national security, progressive policy, and pragmatic governance, and is a prominent voice in Washington’s congressional delegation.

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