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: Experience: House: District 8, 2013-Present; Home State: Missouri; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,284,659Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Jason T. Smith

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 06/16/1980

Birth Place: Saint Louis, MO

Home City: Salem, MO

Education

JD, School of Law, Oklahoma City University, 2004

BS, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2001

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2013-present

Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Assistant Deputy Majority Whip, Missouri State House of Representatives

Majority Whip, Missouri State House of Representatives, 2011-2013

Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 120, 2005-2013

Won Special Election, United State House of Representatives, District 8, June 4, 2013

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Member

Ways and Means, Member

Professional Experience

Former Real Estate Agent

Former Attorney

Small Business Owner

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Cuba Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Grace Community Church, present

Member, Missouri Farm Bureau, present

Member, Missouri State Bar Association, present

Member, National Rifle Association, present

Board Member, Salem Area Community Betterment Association, present

Member, Salem Chamber of Commerce, present

President, Salem Future Farmers of America Alumni Association, present

Member, Steelville Chamber of Commerce, present

Former Board Member, Court Appointed Special Advocate

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 21

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/15/2013	H.J.Res.49	Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	07/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)

Total: 452

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/12/2017	H.R.2870	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones.
05/19/2017	H.R.2340	To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
05/16/2017	H.R.2450	FILM Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2310	Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/01/2017	H.R.2024	End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.2134	Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
04/17/2017	H.R.1927	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/07/2017	H.R.1895	Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.J.Res.42	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.	Passed	Yea
03/30/2017	H.R.1843	Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/28/2017	H.R.1552	FOCA Act
03/28/2017	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/24/2017	H.R.1676	Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
03/24/2017	H.R.1632	Protecting Foods and Beverages from Government Attack Act of 2017
03/23/2017	H.R.1697	Israel Anti-Boycott Act

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