LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Oklahoma City University School of Law - JD (2004)

• University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources - Bachelor's, business and agricultural economics (2001)

• Salem (Mo.) Senior High School - Diploma (1998)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  8th Congressional District of Missouri
  Jason Thomas Smith, 76.86%

  Republican
  Kathryn Gail Ellis (Kathy), 21.37%

  Democrat
  Tom Schmitz, 1.77%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  8th Congressional District of Missouri
  Jason Thomas Smith, 73.00%

  Republican
  Kathryn Gail Ellis (Kathy), 25.00%

  Democrat
  Jonathan Shell, 2.00%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  8th Congressional District of Missouri
  Jason Thomas Smith, 74.40%

  Republican
  Dave Allen Cowell, 22.67%

  Democrat
  Jonathan Shell, 2.94%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  8th Congressional District of Missouri
  Jason Thomas Smith, 66.65%

  Republican
  Barbara Stocker, 24.32%

  Democrat
  Terry Hampton, 4.28%

  Independent
  Doug Enyart, 2.39%

  Constitution
  Rick Vandeven, 2.36%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• 8th Congressional District of Missouri (Feb. 2013-June 2013)

  Congressional Candidate

Associated Organizations

• PSP Land Development LLC

  Partner

• Smith & Parker Enterprises LLC

  Partner

• Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC

• Jason Smith for Congress (Missouri)

• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.) (June 2019-)

  Ex Officio Member, Board of Trustees

Awards

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (June 2022)

• Fueling Growth Award (Growth Energy Inc.) (2021)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (July 2020)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (June 2020)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2018)

• Small Business Champion Award (Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International) (Aug. 2018)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2017)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (May 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Dec. 2016)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2016)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	1011 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2508
Phone:	202-225-4404
Fax:	202-226-0326

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Privately Financed Travel

4 trips taken between 2015 - 2022 costing $25,782

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Ways and Means Committee, Chair
• Joint Committee on Taxation, Vice Chair

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence
• Congressional Aluminum Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Coal Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Future Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Jazz Caucus
• Congressional Men's Health Caucus
• Congressional Mississippi River Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade and Security Caucus
• Congressional Pre-K and Child Care Caucus
• Congressional Primary Care Caucus
• Congressional Rural Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Steel Caucus
• Congressional Unexploded Ordnance/Demining Caucus
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Congressional Working Forests Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Impact Aid Coalition
• House Paper and Packaging Caucus
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Study Committee
• House Rural Education Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Dingell deputy chief drives off to Tesla

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 6, 2023
  One of Congress's top advocates for electric-vehicle adoption has lost her longest-serving staffer to Tesla. read more

• EXIM SVP takes new job as House chief

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 25, 2021
  Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) may have voted against reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, but she's fine with hiring her chief of staff from the agency. read more

• Members didn't take a break during the holidays

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 4, 2016
  As Americans were chilling champagne on New Year's Eve, Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) was still focused on connecting with constituents by holding a telephone town hall that day. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on June 27, 2013
  When Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) needed to quickly staff his D.C. office upon winning special election to the House earlier in June, whom did he turn to? The daughter of fellow Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.). read more