Adam Smith
Kansas State Representative, District 120 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 1
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.2%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 91%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +62.9
- Won 2018
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Taxation · chair
- Taxation Special · vice chair
- Legislative Modernization
- Rules and Journal
- Water
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Motor Vehicles · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Insurance · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Smith sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Smith is closer to the center than 84% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Chuck Smith, Bill Rhiley, Lon Pishny
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Smith’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Smith | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | No | Yes | No | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas House District 120 | Won | — | R+70.7 | — |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 | Won | R+62.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 | Won | R+70.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 (primary) | Lost | −20.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $68.7K
- Spent
- $59.6K
- Cash
- $84.8K
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Adam Smith State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Smith has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Smith has run against
- Jerry Hill (D) · 2018 election, won
- Bonita L. Peterson (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Smith
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c1802270-0126-4be5-b7e7-1a9a472f5fd7
- Wikidata Q108174131
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET