SMART

Endorsed 5 candidates in 2026.

Who they are

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) is a North American labor union headquartered in Washington, D.C., which was chartered by the AFL–CIO in 2013. The product of a merger between the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (SMWIA) and the United Transportation Union (UTU), SMART represents over 230,000 sheet metal workers, service technicians, bus operators, engineers, conductors, sign workers, welders, and production employees, among others, throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 5 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 1 Republican, 4 Democrats.

The 3 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average center. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not SMART themselves.

Who they endorsed

Indiana

  • J. D. Ford (Democrat) · Indiana U.S. House District 5

Kansas

Maryland

Pennsylvania

Endorsements as listed in the Endorsements sections of Wikipedia's 2026 race articles, each with its own citation there. Those lists cover federal and statewide races well and local races little, so an endorser may have endorsed others not shown here. All endorsers.

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