# Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Nebraska’s 3rd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Nebraska’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001172
- FEC candidate IDs: H6NE03115

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001172 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Smith talks about and legislates on agree at 0.50 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans.

## What Smith says (119th Congress (2025–27))

921 classified statements: 713 posts on X, 167 press releases, 30 Congressional Record speeches, 11 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Smith | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.1% | 145 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.7% | 15.1% | 104 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 68.0% | 67.7% | 119 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.2% | 8.9% | 61 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 38.0% | 37.4% | 114 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 3.0% | 193 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 31% (House Republicans 9.0%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 19% (House Republicans 3.2%); Taxation 16% (House Republicans 9.5%); Energy 15% (House Republicans 8.6%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.02 (standard error 0.01), from 1,019 donors and 7,442 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.0% (97.1%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 254. 3.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 199 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10767: Fair Play Enforcement Act (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10767
- H.R. 10706: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10706
- H.R. 10412: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State opt-in requirement for the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship credit. (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10412
- H.R. 10413: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships credit limit for married taxpayers filing… (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10413
- H.R. 8528: PI Post Acute Access Act (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8528
- H.R. 8313: Trump Accounts for All Generations Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8313
- H.R. 7922: Small Business Dependent Care FSA Opportunity Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7922
- H.R. 7666: SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7666
- H.R. 6280: Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6280
- H.R. 4864: Ethanol for America Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-08-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4864

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 48% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2113637468365091004
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Smith Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours for Wheeler and Blaine Counties · https://adriansmith.house.gov/media/press-releases/smith-announces-upcoming-mobile-office-hours-wheeler-and-blaine-counties
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Smith Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hour for Garden County · https://adriansmith.house.gov/media/press-releases/smith-announces-upcoming-mobile-office-hour-garden-county
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2113312039632548257
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2113330243087843372
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2113353932521017501
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2111052900222836923
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2111093351986409556
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2111163532817367460
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith/status/2111178349355909593

## Links

- Official site: https://adriansmith.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepAdrianSmith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repadriansmith
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepAdrianSmith
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepAdrianSmith
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001172

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001172