U.S. House · WA-09

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Smith's voting record on immigration shows roughly equal support for both citizenship pathways and border security measures, with no clear lean in either direction.
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21 votes analyzed
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High confidence based on 34 mapped decisive vote(s): 29 supporting and 5 opposing.
Smith's voting record on environmental protection shows a mixed pattern: 31 votes aligned with stronger regulations, 21 with reducing them.
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 12 supporting and 13 opposing.
High confidence based on 20 mapped decisive vote(s): 17 supporting and 3 opposing.
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 8 opposing.
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 6 supporting and 12 opposing.
Rep. Smith's record shows consistent opposition to spending and expansion across most domestic programs, paired with support for progressive social policies. He voted against healthcare affordability measures, education funding, and social safety net expansions (7 of 7 votes on healthcare affordability opposed; 19 of 23 on education funding opposed). Simultaneously, he supported immigration protections (23 of 25 votes), abortion rights (4 of 5), and LGBTQ+ rights (5 of 5). On climate and environment, his voting is mixed: he supported climate change measures (33 of 47 votes) but opposed renewable energy (11 of 14 opposed) and energy cost measures (33 of 42 opposed). Tax policy, voting rights, criminal justice, workers' rights, and environmental protection show balanced splits. Attendance is notably low at 58.2%, with 231 missed votes.
Opposed healthcare affordability, education funding, and social programs; supported immigration, abortion rights, and LGBTQ+ protections
Mixed environmental record
backed climate action but opposed renewable energy and energy cost initiatives
Voted against government spending (36 of 56), defense spending (34 of 42), and foreign aid (17 of 23)
Balanced splits on tax policy, voting rights, criminal justice reform, and workers' rights
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Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 22, 2026 • 38 non-gated high-confidence issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.