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RepublicanPaul Walter Martin

Unknown Office · Washington · Republican

Compared with

Adam Smith

DemocratAdam Smith

U.S. Representative · Washington · Democrat

Not yet rated
Office
Unknown Office
District
Washington
State
Washington

Promise scorecard · 0 tracked

No promises have been rated yet. Lifecycle promises (in progress, not yet rated) are not scored.

Integrity Score: signed average of per-rating credit × 100, weighted by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is reported separately from popularity. Methodology is open.

Adam Smith
+83
Integrity
Office
U.S. Representative
District
Washington's 9th district
State
Washington

+83 · Keeps far more than breaks

Promise scorecard · 5 tracked, 5 rated

  • Fully Kept2
  • Championed3
  • Partial0
  • Attempted0
  • No opportunity0
  • Ignored0
  • Abstained0
  • Misaligned0
  • Hostile0

Integrity Score: signed average of per-rating credit × 100, weighted by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is reported separately from popularity. Methodology is open.

By the record

Sourced Layer-1 facts — what each official has actually done in office. Neutral: figures stand on their own, never scored against each other.

Paul Walter MartinAdam Smith
Roll-call votes cast609
Voted Yea / Nay256 / 335
Votes against own party1%
Bills sponsored (118th–119th)38
Of those, became law0
Raised (latest cycle)$740K

Sources: Voteview (votes), Congress.gov (bills), FEC (finance). Independence = share of party-line votes cast against the member’s own party majority.

Where they stand — declared issues

Issues where both have a stated position or a tracked promise, shown side by side. These are their own claims — judged separately from whether they kept them.

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