Adam Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Smith
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 15, 1965(1965-06-15)
Age	59
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington, D.C.
Horoscope	Gemini

Adam Smith Biography

Adam Smith is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 15, 1965 in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States. David Adam Smith (born June 15, 1965) is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington’s 9th congressional district . A Democrat, Smith previously served in the Washington State Senate.

Smith served in the Washington State Senate from 1991 to 1997. He was just 25 years old at the time of his election in 1990, defeating a 13-year incumbent Republican, Eleanor Lee, to become the youngest State Senator in the country. Smith won his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996 by defeating another incumbent Republican, religious conservative Randy Tate. Smith has been reelected 11 times since then without serious opposition, as what was originally drawn as a “fair fight” district turned into a fairly safe Democratic seat.

In 2001, Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which gave the President authority to use “all necessary and appropriate force” against those who committed and aided the 9/11 attacks. While this power has been rarely used to detain persons in the United States, Smith introduced a bill to ensure that any individual detained on U.S. soil under the AUMF has access to due process and the federal court system. The bill also prohibits military commissions and indefinite detention for individuals detained in the United States and affirms that any trial proceedings “shall have all the due process as provided for under the Constitution.”

On October 10, 2002, Smith was among the 81 Democratic members of the House voting in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq. In March 2012, Smith said that US troops had done “amazing work” in Afghanistan and that it was “time to bring the troops home.”

A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, Smith briefly worked as a prosecutor and pro term judge for the city of Seattle before entering politics. Smith was elected to the State Senate in 1990; at 25 years of age, he was the youngest State Senator in the country. He ran in and won his first congressional race in 1996, and has been reelected 11 times. In 2019, he became the chair of the House Armed Services Committee. Politically, Smith is seen to align with moderate New Democrats.

Adam Smith Net Worth

Adam Smith is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Smith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in SeaTac, Washington, Smith was adopted as an infant by Lelia June (née Grant) and his maternal uncle Ben Martin Smith III. He attended Bow Lake Elementary and Chinook Middle School, before graduating from Tyee High School in 1983. While in high school Smith participated in the Close Up Washington civic education program. His father, who worked for United Airlines as a ramp serviceman 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 Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at the University of Washington in 1990. He worked his way through college by loading trucks for United Parcel Service. After law school, Smith worked as a private practice attorney with Cromwell, Mendoza & Belur. From 1993 to 1995, he served as a prosecutor for the city of Seattle. In 1996, he worked temporarily as a pro tem judge.

In 1993, Adam married Spokane native Sara Bickle-Eldridge, a graduate of the University of Washington and Seattle University School of Law. Their daughter, Kendall, was born in July 2000, followed by their son, Jack, in June 2003.

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On December 16, 2010, Smith defeated Silvestre Reyes and Loretta Sanchez to become the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee after Chairman Ike Skelton was defeated for reelection. In the first round, Sanchez and Smith earned 64 votes with Reyes earning 53. In the runoff, Smith defeated Sanchez by 11 votes.

Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Adam Smith celebrates birthday on June 15 of every year.

In 2011, recognized for his work in fighting global poverty, Smith became only the second member of Congress selected to the Borgen Project’s Board of Directors. In the same year, he argued against cuts that could “jeopardize our national security” and leave the US “more vulnerable to nuclear terrorism.”

What is the Adam Smith's theory?

The central thesis of Smith’s The Wealth of Nations is that our individual need to fulfill self-interest results in societal benefit , in what is known as his “invisible hand”.

What is Adam Smith best known for?

Adam Smith is known primarily for a single work— An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), the first comprehensive system of political economy—which included Smith’s description of a system of market- determined wages and free rather than government-constrained enterprise, his system of “ …

What is Adam Smith's most famous theory?

Much of modern economic theory is rooted in Smith’s ideas; he’s often known as the father of economics. In one of his most famous concepts, the invisible hand theory , Smith argues that individuals looking out for themselves (rather than government) ends up doing a better job deciding what people should produce.

Why is Adam Smith the father of economics?

Adam Smith is called the father of economics for his work on The Wealth of Nations , which he published in 1776.

What are Adam Smith's three laws of economics?

Adam Smith’s 3 laws of economics are Law of demand and Supply, Law of Self Interest and Law of Competition. As per these laws, to meet the demand in a market economy, sufficient goods would be produced at the lowest price, and better products would be produced at lower prices due to competition.