Adrian Smith
Republican | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Adrian Smith
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 3
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, BS, 1993
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Gering City Council, 1994-1998
Nebraska Legislature, 1999-2007
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2015-16
100%
2012
96%
2013-14
93%
2014
84%, 92%†
2015
92%
2015-16
100%, 88%†
2015
86%, 81%†
2016
80%, 79%†
2015-16
73%
2015-16
74%, 64%†
2015
58%
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2012
|96%
2013-14
|93%
2014
|84%, 92%†
2015
|92%
2015-16
|100%, 88%†
2015
|86%, 81%†
2016
|80%, 79%†
2015-16
|73%
2015-16
|74%, 64%†
2015
|58%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
4%, 6%†
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2012
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|0%
2012
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (5)
Gov. Dave Heineman
Nebraska Farm Bureau PAC
Neb Republican Party
Nebraska Right to Life
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (35)
Brett Guthrie
Brian Bilbray
Bruce Poliquin
Charles Djou
Cynthia Lummis
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (63)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Black Hills Corporation
Citizens Against Government Waste
Club for Growth
CMR
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Airline Pilots Association
American Wind Energy Association
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
National Education Association
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Agree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Voters, Industry, Congress, Supreme Court, Academia, Media, Professional Sports
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Self-interest. The separation of powers prevents any one branch of government from obtaining total power.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Gering High School (1989) University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1993) Real estate agent and marketing specialist, Buyers Realty (1993-2006) Educator and Staff Development Project Manager, Educational Service Unit No. 13 (1993-1997) Gering City Council (1994-1998) Nebraska Unicameral (1999-2006) United States House of Representatives (2007-Present)
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Calvary Memorial Evangelical Free Church Scotts Bluff County Board of Realtors Vision 2020 (Land Use Task Force Chairman, 1998) Riverside Zoological Society North Platte Valley Historical Society Wyo-Braska Museum of Natural History Farm and Ranch Museum Associations Sons of the American Legion, Post 36 American Council of Young Political Leaders Republican National Convention Four State Legislative Committee Western Nebraska Regional Airport Operations Board Twin Cities Development Board Scotts Bluff County Visitors Advisory Committee
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
National Right to Life; Americans for Tax Reform; National Rifle Association; Nebraska Farm Bureau; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Governor Dave Heineman
