Adam Smith

David Adam Smith (born June 15, 1965), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Washington's 9th congressional district. Born in Washington, D.C., Smith was raised in the Sea-Tac area of Washington State. Smith attended Bow Lake Elementary and Chinook Middle School, before graduating from Tyee High School in 1983. His father, who worked for United Airlines and was active in the Machinists' Union, died when Smith was 19. Smith attended Western Washington University in Bellingham for a year, later graduating from Fordham University in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He completed a law degree at the University of Washington in 1990. He...