U.S. Rep. Adam Smith: “I have seen Bridget Brink’s integrity, character, and effectiveness firsthand.”

LANSING, MI – Today, United States Representative & House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith endorsed Bridget Brink for Congress in Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District.

“I have seen Bridget Brink’s integrity, character, and effectiveness firsthand,” said U.S. Representative Adam Smith, the highest ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. “Throughout her 28 years of service to our nation, from her time in Obama’s National Security Council to serving as our ambassador in wartime Ukraine, Bridget showed bold, principled leadership. And she showed it when she stood up to Donald Trump, gave up her career, and stepped up to help take back the House majority. That is what she will bring to Congress. I’m proud to endorse Bridget’s campaign to flip Michigan’s 7th District and I look forward to serving alongside her in this fight for the future.”

“Congressman Adam Smith understands how we must lead with our values at home and abroad, because that's what makes America the strongest country in the world,” said Bridget Brink, Democrat running for Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. “Congressman Smith was a powerful voice in Congress when I led our on-the-ground effort in Ukraine to repel Russia’s full scale invasion and fight for freedom and democracy. His endorsement means so much to me and I look forward to continuing to work with him in Congress.”

Congressman Adam Smith represents Washington’s 9th District in the United States House of Representatives. As the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee (including as Chair from 2019 to 2022), he’s fought for service members and veterans, cracked down on wasteful Pentagon spending, and passed bipartisan legislation to build affordable housing. Congressman Smith has invested in mental & behavioral health treatment, pushed for a clean energy future, and to expand economic opportunity for all. Before being elected to Congress in 1996, he served in the Washington State Senate and previously worked as a Seattle City prosecutor, lawyer, and judge pro tempore, focusing on domestic violence and DUI cases. Adam and his wife Sara live in Bellevue. Their daughter Kendall is a UW graduate, and their son Jack graduated from WSU. Adam has coached youth soccer, and Sara has twice served as PTA President.

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