Evidence review
Research has not been completed. Missing evidence is not treated as opposition.
Official ballot record · Research in progress
Raymond Smith
Democratic candidate for US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 03.
Record and promises
Statements, commitments, sponsorships, and votes will remain separate when reviewed evidence is available.
Campaign finance
OpenFEC reports $223,118.6 in receipts, $137,467.46 in disbursements, and $73,710.97 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.
Open finance source ↗Funding composition
Where the money comes from
Individual contributions$186,152.61 · 83.4%
Party committees$1,000 · 0.4%
Other political committees$26,250 · 11.8%
Candidate self-funding$100 · 0.0%
Authorized committee transfers$9,508 · 4.3%
Other receipts$107.99 · 0.0%
Material funding concerns
ACTBLUE · $30,827
This source supplies at least 10% of reported receipts, creating high donor concentration.
SD PAC · $10,000
This is material institutional funding; its sponsor, purpose, and relationship to the candidate warrant scrutiny.
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC · $5,000
This is material institutional funding; its sponsor, purpose, and relationship to the candidate warrant scrutiny.
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Personal donations are not attributed to a donor's employer. Independent expenditures are reported separately from money received by the campaign.
Evidence-gated scorecard
How this candidate measures up
Worker-policy alignment
Not scored until sufficient independently validated evidence is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%Record reliability
Not scored until sufficient independently validated evidence is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%Funding independence
Not scored until sufficient independently validated evidence is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%Democracy and ethics
Not scored until sufficient independently validated evidence is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%Transparency
Not scored until sufficient independently validated evidence is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%insufficient evidence
Promises: No validated campaign commitments are published.
Record: No complete, office-appropriate governing-record comparison is published.
No conclusion is drawn until promises and official actions can be compared.
0/10 answered
The project launched today and questionnaire participation is not currently treated as positive or negative evidence.
Developing campaign
Reported receipts exceed $100,000. Organization and competitiveness still require separate evidence.