Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Linda Smith
Linda Smith was a Republican U.S. representative from Washington, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (104th–105th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 1659 Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion ActOct 23, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-279.
- H.R. 4548 To make a technical correction to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act of 1986.Sep 16, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
- H.R. 3987 Deer and Elk Protection ActJul 28, 1998 · Committee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 4220 Veterans Benefits Restoration Act of 1998Jul 15, 1998 · Referred to House Budget
- H.R. 3861 Home Owners Military Equity Act of 1998May 13, 1998 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2566 (104th) Bipartisan Clean Congress Act of 199544 cosponsors
- H.R. 2072 (104th) Clean Congress Act of 199519 cosponsors
- H.R. 2536 (104th) Former Speakers Privilege Reform Act of 199519 cosponsors
- H.Res. 439 (104th) House Chamber Conduct Resolution18 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 180 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop the practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for…10 cosponsors
- H.R. 1768 (105th) Former Speakers Privilege Reform Act of 19979 cosponsors
- H.Res. 66 (104th) Clean Government Resolution of 19956 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Smith has won
Rep. Smith has won 2 U.S. House elections (1994–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.4 to 7.5 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 11 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 11 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 105th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.