Former Rep. Jason Lewis

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R Minnesota, 2nd (2017-2019) Defeated

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Summary

Lewis, Jason Mark A Representative from Minnesota; born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, September 23, 1955; graduated from Central High School, Waterloo, Iowa, 1973; B.A., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1979; M.A., University of Colorado, Denver, Denver, Colo., 1992; radio broadcaster; television host; columnist; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (January 3, 2017-January 3, 2019); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018.

Biographical

Full Name: Jason Mark Lewis
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: JAY-suhn LOO-iss
Date of Birth: Sept. 23, 1955 (age: 68)
Place of Birth: Waterloo, Iowa
Religion: Catholic
Hometown: Waterloo, Iowa
Place of Residence: Woodbury, Minn.
Previous Occupation: Radio Host

Wikipedia

Family:

Married: Leigh

2 children: Lindsey, Lauren

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

Campaign Links:

X (Twitter), campaign

Social Networking:

YouTube, official

Education

University of Colorado Denver - MA, political science (1990-1992)
University of Northern Iowa - BA, education, business (1974-1979)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2017-Jan. 2, 2019) Defeated

Member, 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

U.S. Senate Seat for Minnesota (Class 2)

Christine Elizabeth Flint Smith (Tina), 48.74%
Democrat

Jason Mark Lewis, 43.50%
Republican

Kevin O'Connor, 5.92%
Legal Marijuana Now

Oliver Steinberg, 1.78%
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

2nd Congressional District of Minnesota

Angela Dawn Craig (Angie), 53.00%
Democrat

Jason Mark Lewis, 47.00%
Republican
2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

2nd Congressional District of Minnesota

Jason Mark Lewis, 46.95%
Republican

Angela Dawn Craig (Angie), 45.16%
Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Paula Overby, 7.79%
Independence Party

Employment History

2nd Congressional District of Colorado (1990)

Candidate

Other Experience:

U.S. Senate Seat for Minnesota (Class 2) (2020)

Candidate

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Jason Lewis for Congress (Minnesota)

Awards

Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)
Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2018)
Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

Publications

Power Divided is Power Checked - The Argument for State’s Rights (2011)

Official Signature

Privately Financed Travel

1 trip taken in 2017 costing $3,453

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Trip Destinations:

Cuba

Trip Sponsors:

Center for Democracy in the Americas

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2018, 2018 (Amendment), 2018 (Amendment), 2017
Election Candidate: 2020, 2019
Termination: 2019, 2019 (Amendment)
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $45,000.00
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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