U.S. Representative, 9th District · Washington 2026 General Election

Adam Smith

Prefers Democratic Party

U.S. Representative

The gist

Supports a path to single-payer health care.
Sponsored a bill forcing hedge funds to sell single-family homes.
Sponsored a law easing affordable housing near transit stations.
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $20 an hour.
Supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks.
Co-sponsors Supreme Court ethics and gift-disclosure legislation.
Co-sponsored a bill requiring visible ID for immigration officers.
Opposes offshore oil drilling off Washington's coast.

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Supports a path to single-payer health care.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Our healthcare system needs to be restructured to create a path to a single-payer plan like Medicare for All.”
Sponsored a bill forcing hedge funds to sell single-family homes.
Priorities
Campaign website · Adam Smith for Congress · electadamsmith.com
“End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act ... a bicameral bill that forces private-equity firms to divest their single-family home portfolios”
Sponsored a law easing affordable housing near transit stations.
Priorities
Campaign website · Adam Smith for Congress · electadamsmith.com
“Adam has cut red tape to allow Sound Transit to develop housing near light rail stations via his Promoting Affordable Housing Near Transit Act”
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $20 an hour.
Priorities
Campaign website · Adam Smith for Congress · electadamsmith.com
“he supports raising the federal minimum wage to $20/hour”
Supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks.
Priorities
Campaign website · Adam Smith for Congress · electadamsmith.com
“He supports the Restore Trust in Congress Act to ban stock trading by Members of Congress”
Co-sponsors Supreme Court ethics and gift-disclosure legislation.
Priorities
Campaign website · Adam Smith for Congress · electadamsmith.com
“He co-sponsors the Supreme Court Ethics and Transparency Act, pushing for judicial ethics rules and cracking down on undisclosed gifts to Justices.”
Co-sponsored a bill requiring visible ID for immigration officers.
Priorities
Campaign website · Adam Smith for Congress · electadamsmith.com
“Adam cosponsored the VISIBLE Act, which requires immigration enforcement officers to clearly display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions”
Opposes offshore oil drilling off Washington's coast.
Priorities
Campaign website · Adam Smith for Congress · electadamsmith.com
“He is fighting the Trump Administration's efforts to allow Big Oil to drill off Washington's coast”

Doug Basler

Prefers Republican Party

Advertising and video production business owner

The gist

Opposes the Climate Commitment Act, citing energy costs.
Opposes Washington's high gas tax, citing family costs.
Opposes policies he says drive away large employers.
Supports holding people accountable for crime and addiction-fueled disorder.
Pledges to widen access to business ownership, trades and homeownership.

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Opposes the Climate Commitment Act, citing energy costs.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“in practice it is driving up the ... cost of energy while doing little to directly improve the environment”
Opposes Washington's high gas tax, citing family costs.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Combined ... with one of the highest gas taxes in the country, these policies raise ... transportation, food, and energy costs”
Opposes policies he says drive away large employers.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“When we become hostile to ... the very employers and innovators that created opportunity here, we lose jobs”
Supports holding people accountable for crime and addiction-fueled disorder.
Doug Basler for Congress
Campaign website · Doug Basler for Congress · dougbasler.com
“We can show compassion to people in crisis while still holding people accountable for crime, addiction-fueled disorder”
Pledges to widen access to business ownership, trades and homeownership.
Doug Basler for Congress
Campaign website · Doug Basler for Congress · dougbasler.com
“People should be able to start a business, buy a home, raise a family, learn a trade, advance in their career”