Congressman Adam Smith

Congressman Adam Smith is one of our inaugural pledge signers, joining the AIS family in 2003 at our kickoff and has been a good friend ever since. In January he accepted our invitation to hold a town hall forum about the occupation in Iraq and in May he spoke at our thrid annual May Day Celebration.

Congressman Adam Smith is serving his 5^th term in the United States House of Representatives. Since 1997 he has represented the 9^th Congressional District of which he is a life-long resident. Bordering the Puget Sound , the 9^th District includes parts of King, Pierce and Thurston Counties.

Adam currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House International Relations Committee where he has the opportunity address vital issues affecting military personnel, national security and global development. Joining members of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam traveled to Iraq this last November where he visited with troops, military leaders and Iraqi government officials. This was his second trip to the region.