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U.S. House District 6
2026 Wisconsin U.S. House — District 6 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Wisconsin Elections Commission — Candidates on Ballot by Election
2026 General Election - 11/3/2026
Candidate: Brad Smith
Party: Democratic
Office: U.S. House District 6
Wisconsin Elections Commission
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2026 General Election - 11/3/2026
Brad Smith
Democratic
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FEC committee ID: C00920231
FEC committee name: CITIZENS FOR BRAD SMITH
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://bradsmithforcongress.com/
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FEC committee ID: C00920231
FEC committee name: CITIZENS FOR BRAD SMITH
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://bradsmithforcongress.com/
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Brad was born in the town of Larsen in Winnebago County, where his father worked in the feed mill and his mother at the Century Elm supper club. His family’s tradition of service reaches back to the Revolutionary War, when his 6th great-grandfather rode with Col. Sheldon’s Dragoons, was wounded in battle, and later served in General Washington’s personal Horse Guards at Yorktown. Closer to home, Brad’s grandparents ran a dairy farm in Iola, while his grandfather on the other side served as Village President for 25 years. These roots taught Brad that strong communities are built on service, responsibility, and looking out for one another.
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Brad was born in the town of Larsen in Winnebago County, where his father worked in the feed mill and his mother at the Century Elm supper club. His family’s tradition of service reaches back to the Revolutionary War, when his 6th great-grandfather rode with Col. Sheldon’s Dragoons, was wounded in battle, and later served in General Washington’s personal Horse Guards at Yorktown. Closer to home, Brad’s grandparents ran a dairy farm in Iola, while his grandfather on the other side served as Village President for 25 years. These roots taught Brad that strong communities are built on service, responsibility, and looking out for one another.
Brad grew up in Neenah and spent weekends on the Iola family farm where his love of the outdoors took root, and where he still deer hunts with family each November. Like many Wisconsin farms, his family farm eventually ceased operations, a reminder of the challenges facing small family farms today. That experience drives Brad’s commitment to strengthening the next Farm Bill, ensuring fair milk pricing, and advancing Wisconsin’s dairy heritage.
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Brad grew up in Neenah and spent weekends on the Iola family farm where his love of the outdoors took root, and where he still deer hunts with family each November. Like many Wisconsin farms, his family farm eventually ceased operations, a reminder of the challenges facing small family farms today. That experience drives Brad’s commitment to strengthening the next Farm Bill, ensuring fair milk pricing, and advancing Wisconsin’s dairy heritage.
Brad’s education story reflects his belief in opportunity for all. With support from the GI Bill, he became the first Smith man in seven generations in America to graduate from college, earning a double major in Digital Media Design and Spanish from UW–Stevens Point, and later a Masters in Business Administration through the UW System. This experience reinforced his belief that higher education and training, from technical schools to universities, must remain affordable and accessible for every Wisconsinite.
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Brad’s education story reflects his belief in opportunity for all. With support from the GI Bill, he became the first Smith man in seven generations in America to graduate from college, earning a double major in Digital Media Design and Spanish from UW–Stevens Point, and later a Masters in Business Administration through the UW System. This experience reinforced his belief that higher education and training, from technical schools to universities, must remain affordable and accessible for every Wisconsinite.
Brad built his professional career in Wisconsin, starting at a small Milwaukee software company serving cornerstone manufacturers like Briggs & Stratton, Harley-Davidson, and Ariens. Over ten years, he rose from Web Designer to Vice President on the Executive Team, helping grow the company through acquisitions and a NASDAQ listing. He has since held senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies and venture-backed startups, and now runs his own small consulting business. Those experiences showed him both the promise of American enterprise and the need to ensure that prosperity benefits workers and communities, not just executives at the very top. These are the lessons that drive his fight to stop the offshoring of local jobs, rein in runaway CEO pay, and build an economy that puts Wisconsin workers first.
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Brad built his professional career in Wisconsin, starting at a small Milwaukee software company serving cornerstone manufacturers like Briggs & Stratton, Harley-Davidson, and Ariens. Over ten years, he rose from Web Designer to Vice President on the Executive Team, helping grow the company through acquisitions and a NASDAQ listing. He has since held senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies and venture-backed startups, and now runs his own small consulting business. Those experiences showed him both the promise of American enterprise and the need to ensure that prosperity benefits workers and communities, not just executives at the very top. These are the lessons that drive his fight to stop the offshoring of local jobs, rein in runaway CEO pay, and build an economy that puts Wisconsin workers first.
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I support livable wages, stronger worker protections, and a tax system that stops giving the biggest breaks to the people already at the top. We should reward companies that create good jobs here in Wisconsin, not companies that ship jobs overseas and walk away from our communities.
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I support livable wages, stronger worker protections, and a tax system that stops giving the biggest breaks to the people already at the top. We should reward companies that create good jobs here in Wisconsin, not companies that ship jobs overseas and walk away from our communities.
Massive data center development in our communities is a significant concern. No community should be kept in the dark while these are being planned or left guessing about the impacts these massive data centers will have on its water, its electricity costs, or its environment. We need detailed regulatory hurdles, transparency requirements, and serious penalties for violations so citizens know they will not be harmed by these developments.
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Massive data center development in our communities is a significant concern. No community should be kept in the dark while these are being planned or left guessing about the impacts these massive data centers will have on its water, its electricity costs, or its environment. We need detailed regulatory hurdles, transparency requirements, and serious penalties for violations so citizens know they will not be harmed by these developments.
I support a serious transition to renewable energy and a cleaner economy.
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I support a serious transition to renewable energy and a cleaner economy.
Workers should have the freedom to organize, bargain, and earn fair wages. I support the PRO Act, prevailing wage protections, and project labor agreements because when public money funds big projects, those jobs should support skilled workers and local families.
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Workers should have the freedom to organize, bargain, and earn fair wages. I support the PRO Act, prevailing wage protections, and project labor agreements because when public money funds big projects, those jobs should support skilled workers and local families.
I support fair milk pricing, stronger farm safety nets, investment in young farmers, better rural healthcare, expanded broadband, stronger infrastructure, and clean water protections that work with farmers instead of talking down to them.
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I support fair milk pricing, stronger farm safety nets, investment in young farmers, better rural healthcare, expanded broadband, stronger infrastructure, and clean water protections that work with farmers instead of talking down to them.
I support reproductive freedom, women’s right to make their own medical decisions, and ensuring complete access to the full range of women’s healthcare. That includes the full range of reproductive and women’s healthcare, along with maternal healthcare, prenatal care, postpartum care, and preventive care.
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I support reproductive freedom, women’s right to make their own medical decisions, and ensuring complete access to the full range of women’s healthcare. That includes the full range of reproductive and women’s healthcare, along with maternal healthcare, prenatal care, postpartum care, and preventive care.
I’m a gun owner and deer hunter. I believe in the Second Amendment.
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I’m a gun owner and deer hunter. I believe in the Second Amendment.
I support marriage equality and strong anti-discrimination protections in housing, employment, education, and healthcare. I oppose attacks on LGBTQ+ people, especially trans kids, who deserve safety, dignity, and the freedom to be themselves.
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I support marriage equality and strong anti-discrimination protections in housing, employment, education, and healthcare. I oppose attacks on LGBTQ+ people, especially trans kids, who deserve safety, dignity, and the freedom to be themselves.
I support protecting and strengthening Social Security and pushing back against any effort to weaken it.
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I support protecting and strengthening Social Security and pushing back against any effort to weaken it.
Raise minimum wage, expand apprenticeships, and reward companies that create and expand jobs right here at home.
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Raise minimum wage, expand apprenticeships, and reward companies that create and expand jobs right here at home.
Lower costs, protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, and keep care close to home, from rural communities to large metros.
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Lower costs, protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, and keep care close to home, from rural communities to large metros.
Increase access to tech schools, college, trades, apprenticeships, and lifelong learning so every worker can thrive.
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Increase access to tech schools, college, trades, apprenticeships, and lifelong learning so every worker can thrive.
Protect our water, energy grid, and local communities by requiring transparency, strong safeguards, and accountability for massive data center developments before they move forward.
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Protect our water, energy grid, and local communities by requiring transparency, strong safeguards, and accountability for massive data center developments before they move forward.
As a responsible gun owner, I support common-sense safety measures such as universal background checks, red flag laws, and secure storage. These policies protect our children while respecting the Second Amendment.
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As a responsible gun owner, I support common-sense safety measures such as universal background checks, red flag laws, and secure storage. These policies protect our children while respecting the Second Amendment.
We must protect our people and our environment, while enabling communities discuss and decide what is best for them. Projects that move forward should support skilled local union labor, with local prevailing wages.
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We must protect our people and our environment, while enabling communities discuss and decide what is best for them. Projects that move forward should support skilled local union labor, with local prevailing wages.
I also believe rights come with responsibility. We can respect lawful gun ownership and still support common-sense steps to keep our communities and children safe.
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I also believe rights come with responsibility. We can respect lawful gun ownership and still support common-sense steps to keep our communities and children safe.
I support expanding the House so districts are smaller, representation is more direct, and every citizen have a stronger voice in Washington. If we want a government that works for people again, it needs to better represent them.
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I support expanding the House so districts are smaller, representation is more direct, and every citizen have a stronger voice in Washington. If we want a government that works for people again, it needs to better represent them.
Stand with Workers & Skilled Trades Restore prevailing wage, strengthen Project Labor Agreements, and protect the right to organize.
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Stand with Workers & Skilled Trades Restore prevailing wage, strengthen Project Labor Agreements, and protect the right to organize.
Brad also saw firsthand how the decline in rural healthcare hurts families. His grandparents once received supportive, local care through a small-town nursing home, a facility that has since closed due to funding challenges. Brad knows rural hospitals and clinics are closing at alarming rates, and he will fight to strengthen Medicaid and protect the Affordable Care Act so that every family, urban or rural, has access to care close to home.
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Brad also saw firsthand how the decline in rural healthcare hurts families. His grandparents once received supportive, local care through a small-town nursing home, a facility that has since closed due to funding challenges. Brad knows rural hospitals and clinics are closing at alarming rates, and he will fight to strengthen Medicaid and protect the Affordable Care Act so that every family, urban or rural, has access to care close to home.
I support protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act, lowering prescription drug prices, expanding rural clinics and telehealth, and building toward universal coverage through a strong public option that actually gives people a lower-cost choice.
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I support protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act, lowering prescription drug prices, expanding rural clinics and telehealth, and building toward universal coverage through a strong public option that actually gives people a lower-cost choice.
I also believe conservation is a core responsibility. We need to protect public lands, defend clean water, and preserve the woods, wetlands, and outdoor spaces that define Wisconsin. We should not have to choose between economic growth and protecting the places we hunt, fish, hike, and pass on to our kids.
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I also believe conservation is a core responsibility. We need to protect public lands, defend clean water, and preserve the woods, wetlands, and outdoor spaces that define Wisconsin. We should not have to choose between economic growth and protecting the places we hunt, fish, hike, and pass on to our kids.
In Wisconsin, this does not have to be a fake choice. We can protect rights and take safety seriously at the same time.
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In Wisconsin, this does not have to be a fake choice. We can protect rights and take safety seriously at the same time.
I support building more affordable housing near jobs and schools, expanding practical options like duplexes and triplexes, protecting renters from predatory fees and extreme rent hikes, and pushing back on large investment firms that buy up homes and shut working families out of the market.
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I support building more affordable housing near jobs and schools, expanding practical options like duplexes and triplexes, protecting renters from predatory fees and extreme rent hikes, and pushing back on large investment firms that buy up homes and shut working families out of the market.
Working people built this country. They should be able to afford to live in it.
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Working people built this country. They should be able to afford to live in it.
If a corporation takes public money and then closes a plant, busts a union, or offshores jobs, there should be real consequences.
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If a corporation takes public money and then closes a plant, busts a union, or offshores jobs, there should be real consequences.
College matters. So do the trades. So do apprenticeships, technical colleges, and mid-career retraining. We need to stop treating one path like it has more dignity than another.
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College matters. So do the trades. So do apprenticeships, technical colleges, and mid-career retraining. We need to stop treating one path like it has more dignity than another.
If you work hard and play by the rules, you should have a fair shot at owning a home.
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If you work hard and play by the rules, you should have a fair shot at owning a home.
We can enforce the law without losing our humanity.
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We can enforce the law without losing our humanity.
If people work hard their whole lives, they should be able to retire with dignity.
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If people work hard their whole lives, they should be able to retire with dignity.
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FEC candidate totals July 1, 2025 through July 22, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H6WI06191
Name: SMITH, BRADLEY
Office: House
State: WI
District: 06
Coverage start: 2025-07-01
Coverage end: 2026-07-22
Total receipts: $166060.88
Total disbursements: $105780.41
Cash on hand: $60280.47
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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