Candidate · November 3, 2026

Jason T. Smith

On the ballot for U.S. House · Missouri's 8th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$6.3M
cash on hand
$5.4M
issues with public statements
4
outside spending for or against
$151K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Missouri's 8th District1
Party on the ballotRepublican1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Missouri's 8th District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His official House biography says he served in the Missouri General Assembly from 2005 to 2013, rising to Speaker Pro Tem, and was elected to Congress in 2013.3 It says he was Conference Secretary in House Republican leadership while President Trump was in his first term, in 2021 became the top Republican on the House Budget Committee, and was chosen to chair the Ways and Means Committee in January 2023.3 It says he earned degrees in agricultural economics and business administration at the University of Missouri-Columbia and attended law school at Oklahoma City University.3 His campaign website says he ran the family farm and operated a small business in Dent County before running for the Missouri House.4

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MO-82
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, MO-82

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website’s Meet Jason page, which refers to the 117th Congress, says his colleagues chose him as Ranking Member of the Budget Committee because of his stated commitment to reducing spending and cutting taxes for working-class Americans, and that in that role he would push back against higher taxes and wasteful spending.4

Federal income tax rates

His campaign website’s Meet Jason page says that on the Ways and Means Committee he has focused on simplifying the tax code and easing the load that the federal tax system puts on small businesses, farmers and families.4

Business tax breaks

His campaign website’s Meet Jason page says he has helped write and pass policies that lower the federal tax bill for farmers and small business owners who want to invest in new equipment.4

Health Care

Health insurance system

His campaign website’s Meet Jason page says he has used his seat on the Ways and Means Committee to advance repeal of the individual and employer mandates that it calls Obamacare tax mandates.4

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Jason T. Smith served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Jason T. Smith sponsored or cosponsored 3 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.60

Raised$6,299,171
Spent$3,901,238
Cash on hand$5,415,077

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.9M · 29%
PACs and other political committees$3.3M · 53%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$986K · 16%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$120K · 2%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $151,234 supporting and $0 opposing Jason T. Smith this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 22, 2026.61

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$151,234—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.