RepublicanIn office since Jun 2013

Jason Smith

U.S. Representative, MO-8 since 2013. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, MO-8Born 1980Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 13 yrs; Since 2013
Bills became law: 1; 9 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.5%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Joint Committee on Taxation · Vice Chairman
House Committee on Ways and Means · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 9 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 6500 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
Economics and Public Finance · Became law Sep 2026

HR 1156 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
Labor and Employment · Passed House Mar 2025

HR 33 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of…
Taxation · Passed House Jan 2025

HR 10357 Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act
Taxation · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 9645 Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act
Health · Introduced Jul 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Smith sits in the U.S. House

Smith is closer to the center than 40% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Scott DesJarlais, Addison McDowell, Michelle Fischbach

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Smith’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Smith	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Missouri House of Representatives, District 150 Missouri House of Representatives, District 120 U.S. House, MO-8

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Missouri's 8th District	Won	R+38.6	R+54.6	−16.0
2024	U.S. House, MO-8	Won	R+54.4	—	—
2022	U.S. House, MO-8	Won	R+54.1	—	—
2020	U.S. House, MO-8	Won	R+55.5	—	—
2018	U.S. House, MO-8	Won	R+48.4	—	—
2016	U.S. House, MO-8	Won	R+51.7	—	—
2014	U.S. House, MO-8	Won	R+42.3	—	—
2013	U.S. House, MO-8 (special)	Won	R+39.7	—	—
2012	Missouri House of Representatives, District 120	Won	—	—	—
2010	Missouri House of Representatives, District 150	Won	—	—	—
2008	Missouri House of Representatives, District 150	Won	R+39.9	—	—
2006	Missouri House of Representatives, District 150	Won	R+31.4	—	—