Daniel Smith (Washington congressional candidate)

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Daniel Smith

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2016

Daniel Smith was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Washington. Smith was defeated in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Adam Smith (D) defeated Doug Basler (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smith and Basler defeated Jesse Wineberry (D), Daniel Smith (D), and Jeary Flener (I) in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Washington District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Adam Smith Incumbent	72.9%	205,165
	Republican	Doug Basler	27.1%	76,317
Total Votes				281,482
Source: Washington Secretary of State

U.S. House, Washington District 9 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Adam Smith Incumbent	56.3%	67,100
	Republican	Doug Basler	23.4%	27,848
	Democratic	Jesse Wineberry	14.8%	17,613
	Democratic	Daniel Smith	3.3%	3,935
	Independent	Jeary Flener	2.3%	2,733
Total Votes				119,229
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Smith's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Income Inequality: Of the wealthiest democracies around the world, the United States has the greatest income and wealth inequality of any, by far. The bottom 80% of American workers have made virtually zero progress, in regard to purchasing power, since 1979. Our government — both Republican and Democratic controlled White House and Congresses — has allowed and fostered the syphoning of profit away from the working class and into the hands of the top 1% for almost 40 years. And we have fallen in line and allowed it, at every hopeful turn, and at every politician’s promise of their total support for labor. This ends now. Healthcare & Education: The words in the Preamble to our Constitution carry profound meaning for me, and for most Americans, I presume. Do those words lay static on a dead document, or do they live in our hearts, and in the essence of our patriotism? I know how I would answer that question. Who will stand up to the fear? Who will stand up to the cynics and naysayers? Who will join us in breaking the status quo? I hope anyone reading this will realize that the answer to the question “who else is going to make the changes I want to see,” is looking back at them in the mirror. Quality Healthcare shall be a right of citizenship: To those who call for “free healthcare” and “free college education:” I do not think that word means what you think it means, and I am continually frustrated upon hearing calls for free anything. To say it is “free,” or that you want something for “free” demonstrates a selfish motivation, an ignorance of the true costs, and feeds needlessly into the laps of skeptics and critics of this fundamental right. None of this is free. Advanced Education shall be a right of citizenship: There are already existing plans, such as the one proposed by Bernie Sanders, to pay for advanced education. These plans are brilliant! By imposing a 0.2% to 0.5% tax on the big speculative Wall Street securities and derivatives traders, we can easily pay for at least two years of college, or a technical or trade school program, for young Americans across the country. Innovation & Sustainability: Look again at the words in the Preamble. Does the current political environment in Washington, DC, or more immediately, right here in the Seattle-Bellevue area, and on your street, really give you the feeling that those abstract nouns are applicable to our lives anymore? We must be the change we seek. Do not let anyone tell you that we are asking too much, or that the status quo is safer, or that the Republicans in Congress will just block any actions we attempt.	”
—Daniel Smith's campaign website

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2016
• Washington's 9th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed

Footnotes

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Michael Baumgartner (R)

District 6

Emily Randall (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (2)