US Midterms 2026
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Jason Smith, a Republican who has represented Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013 and chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, seeks reelection in 2026 against Democrat Chris Reichard.
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Missouri House Rep. Jason Smith (MO-08) participated in a Washington advocacy event with Sullivan County hospital leaders. The group met with staff from Rep. Smith’s office as well as other Missouri lawmakers (Reps.
BurlisonThe Economic Club of Washington DC covered its May 15, 2025 Signature Event featuring The Honorable Jason Smith, the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 6500 (AGOA reauthorization) sponsored by Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) passed in the House with a 340-54 vote.
Farmers who decide to run will also have the job of educating their fellow members of Congress, Newhouse said.
The race for the Republican chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee is already under way, with two main contenders: Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL).
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Jason Smith, born Jason Thomas Smith on June 16, 1980, in St. Louis, is the son of Bill, a former minister and auto mechanic, and Mary, a former Briggs & Stratton employee and dog breeder.
He graduated from Salem High School in 1998 and, at age 20, earned two degrees from the University of Missouri, a Bachelor of Science in agriculture economics and a Bachelor of Science in business administration. He received his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University in 2004.
He is a licensed real estate agent and formed a small business specializing in property investment and development.
After state representative Frank Barnitz resigned in 2005, Smith won a special election for Missouri's 150th House District, becoming at age 25 the youngest member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He was reelected through 2012, served as majority whip during the 96th Missouri General Assembly and was elected speaker pro tempore in 2013.
When Representative Jo Ann Emerson resigned in 2013, the 8th District Republican Central Committee selected Smith as the party's nominee on February 9, 2013, after six rounds of balloting, and he won the special election on June 4, 2013. In 2014 he won a five-way race with two-thirds of the vote.
As a member of the Ways and Means Committee he had a role in writing and passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and he now chairs that committee. He previously served on the Committee on the Budget, including as ranking member in the 117th Congress.
Jason Smith is running for reelection in the 8th district, the most rural in Missouri, which takes in the southeastern part of the state, including the Missouri Bootheel, Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. He was reelected in 2024 with 76.2% of the vote.
In the 2026 Republican primary he won 86.0% against Gordon Heslop, a retired educator. In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Chris Reichard, a construction worker, and Libertarian Rebecca Sharpe Lombard.
