Research status
- Evidence confidence
- 74%
- Score coverage
- 25%
- Recommendation
- No endorsement
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-25
Official ballot record · Published research
Raymond Smith
Democratic candidate for US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 03.
Raymond Smith's verified campaign material contains source-linked policy statements. Covered-rights gaps remain explicitly unscored.
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 ↗Campaign links
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.
View the complete official filing ↗
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
No sufficiently specific, validated worker-policy position is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%Record reliability
No comparable governing record exists; this does not reduce the candidate's score.
Evidence confidence: 0%Funding independence
Official filings show party and other political-committee receipts equal to approximately 12.2% of the displayed funding breakdown. This does not infer donor motive.
Evidence confidence: 90%Democracy and ethics
No sufficiently specific, validated democracy or judicial-rights position is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%Transparency
The reviewed profile publishes 4 source-linked evidence items and labels candidate statements separately from official records.
Evidence confidence: 74%not applicable
Promises: Published candidate commitments are shown as statements.
Record: No comparable governing record is available.
The absence of a governing record is labeled as a risk and is not scored as a failure.
0/10 answered
Questionnaire participation is not treated as positive or negative evidence during the launch period.
Developing campaign
Reported receipts exceed $100,000. Organization and competitiveness still require separate evidence.
Risks and uncertainty
What remains uncertain
No governing record
No comparable legislative, executive, or judicial record is available. Campaign commitments are not treated as accomplishments.
Evidence record
What the sources establish
Candidate campaign statement
Public education and services
In the General Assembly, Raymond led efforts to expand access to rural healthcare, fund public education, and improve our infrastructure. In Washington, D.C., he’ll continue to be a strong, bipartisan voice for people like us.
“In the General Assembly, Raymond led efforts to expand access to rural healthcare, fund public education, and improve our infrastructure. In Washington, D.C., he’ll continue to be a strong, bipartisan voice for people like us.”
Candidate campaign statement
Democracy and ethics
Right now, it seems like everything in Congress is controlled by billionaires, lobbyists, and special interest groups. Members of Congress are sitting in their office trading stocks instead of delivering for constituents, and places like Eastern North Carolina are suffering because of it. It’s time that we push major campaign finance reform, bring an end to Citizens United, and ban stock trading from members of Congress. We must fight corruption from both parties in all forms.
“Right now, it seems like everything in Congress is controlled by billionaires, lobbyists, and special interest groups. Members of Congress are sitting in their office trading stocks instead of delivering for constituents, and places like Eastern North Carolina are suffering because of it. It’s time that we push major campaign finance reform, bring an end to Citizens United, and ban stock trading from members of Congress. We must fight corruption from both parties in all forms.”
Candidate campaign statement
Public education and services
Quality public education is the best investment we can make in the next generation, and in Congress, Raymond will fight to protect the fundamental right to a sound, basic education. His experience as an educator and a member of the Wayne County Board of Education showed him the importance of local control of schools, but the federal government still plays a critical role in general funding, special education, and protecting civil rights.
“Quality public education is the best investment we can make in the next generation, and in Congress, Raymond will fight to protect the fundamental right to a sound, basic education. His experience as an educator and a member of the Wayne County Board of Education showed him the importance of local control of schools, but the federal government still plays a critical role in general funding, special education, and protecting civil rights.”
Candidate campaign statement
Healthcare and material security
While in the state legislature, Raymond served on committees focusing on Education, Local Government, Finance, Military & Veterans Affairs, Appropriations, and Transportation. During his two terms, he proudly introduced legislation to invest in public education, revitalize communities in Eastern North Carolina, and to expand Medicaid to more than 600,000 North Carolinians who are now able to receive care.
“While in the state legislature, Raymond served on committees focusing on Education, Local Government, Finance, Military & Veterans Affairs, Appropriations, and Transportation. During his two terms, he proudly introduced legislation to invest in public education, revitalize communities in Eastern North Carolina, and to expand Medicaid to more than 600,000 North Carolinians who are now able to receive care.”