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Jason Smith

Jason Smith

Republican · MO U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

14 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2013

  • background Born June 16, 1980; businessman
  • role Missouri House of Representatives (four full terms, one partial)
  • role Majority whip, 96th Missouri General Assembly
  • role Speaker pro tempore, 97th Missouri General Assembly
  • role U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th district (since 2013)

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 9
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 46 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 1
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 9 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 2
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Jason Smith. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MO-08 · 2026 General Election

  • $5,264,183 raised
  • $3,269,224 spent
  • $5,012,103 cash on hand
$5.26M
$4.30M
$1.56M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.29M
Unitemized (< $200)$273.78K
Other committees (PACs)$2.73M
Transfers from other committees$937.88K
Offsets to expenditures$9.30K
Other receipts$19.66K
$3.27M
Operating expenditures$3.16M
Contribution refunds$17.00K
Transfers to other committees$10.00K
Other disbursements$78.05K
Cash on hand$5.01M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through July 15, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 15, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Jason Smith campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2014$1,735,610$1,589,517$146,193
2016$1,696,239$1,312,777$529,654
2018$1,980,992$1,364,408$1,146,238
2020$1,902,371$1,516,930$1,531,680
2022$3,198,304$4,242,036$487,948
2024$6,549,799$4,020,603$3,017,144
2026$5,264,183$3,269,224$5,012,103

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $19,511 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • KKR $73,600
  • BLACKSTONE $66,900
  • HERZOG $52,000
  • TRIBE $46,000
  • RYAN LLC $30,500
  • ALLIANTGROUP, LP $26,310
  • CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $25,200
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $16,500
  • WCAS $14,600
  • HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY $14,234

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (55)

Data from Congress.gov

55
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  • HR 10377MAGA ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10357Digital Asset Tax Certainty ActsponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HR 9645Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans ActsponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9118Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HRES 1301Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8596FAIR Labels Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HR 8359To change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr.cosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HR 7746To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8390 North Broadway in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Chuck Stone Post Office".cosponsoredMar 1, 2026
  • HRES 1073Expressing support for the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the chartering of the State of Alaska as a State FFA Association.cosponsoredFeb 22, 2026
  • HR 7651Chloe Cole Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 22, 2026
  • HR 6998Renewed Hope ActcosponsoredJan 8, 2026
  • HR 6599Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025sponsoredDec 9, 2025
  • HR 6500Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027sponsoredDec 8, 2025
  • HR 6466Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability ActcosponsoredDec 3, 2025
  • HR 5421William Lacy Clay Sr. Memorial Stamp ActcosponsoredSep 16, 2025
  • HRES 719Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
  • HRES 702Condemning in the strongest possible terms the September 10, 2025, assassination of Charlie Kirk.cosponsoredSep 10, 2025
  • HR 4620To amend title 18, United States Code, to include rioting in the definition of racketeering activity.cosponsoredJul 21, 2025
  • HR 4448Restoring Equal Opportunity ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2025
  • HR 4382America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2025
  • HRES 535Recognizing June 24th as Public Safety Awareness Day to promote citizen empowerment, effective law enforcement, community-based crime prevention, and prudent public policy in support of safer neighborhoods nationwide.cosponsoredJun 22, 2025
  • HR 4053Stop Funding Rioters ActcosponsoredJun 16, 2025
  • HRES 521Standing with Israel as it works to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment capabilities and defends itself against Iranian attacks on civilians.cosponsoredJun 16, 2025
  • HR 2462Black Vulture Relief ActcosponsoredMar 26, 2025
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Committee assignments (2)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Smith most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Smith, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Smith connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast