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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
06/12/2017	H.R.2888	To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.	06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1525	Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.R.998	SCRUB Act	03/02/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
03/01/2017	H.R.1267	PHIT Act	03/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.871	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt premiums paid on non-cash-value property and casualty insurance from the taxes to enforce reporting on certain foreign accounts.	02/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/03/2017	H.R.824	No Transportation Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act	02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
01/06/2017	H.Res.29	Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	01/06/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.5551	End EPA Rogue Spending Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.4271	End EPA Advertising Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
09/22/2016	H.R.5659	ESRD Choice Act of 2016	09/22/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
06/29/2016	H.R.5559	To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).	06/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/28/2016	H.R.2966	Reducing Poverty through Employment Act	06/28/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	H.R.5305	Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016	05/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
05/06/2016	H.R.5140	VFD Repeal Act of 2016	05/06/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/25/2016	H.R.4885	IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016	04/25/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435. (All Actions)
01/11/2016	H.R.1155	SCRUB Act of 2016	01/11/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
07/29/2015	H.R.3409	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds.	07/29/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/12/2014	H.R.4874	SCRUB Act of 2014	12/12/2014 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-675, Part I. (All Actions)
09/15/2014	H.R.4182	To provide that the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall be administered in accordance with the general management plan for that unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.	09/15/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441. (All Actions)
06/10/2014	H.R.4029	To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all Federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the purposes of maintaining a State park, and for other purposes.	06/10/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)

Total: 452

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
11/13/2013	H.R.3302	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
11/06/2013	H.R.3111	Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act
11/01/2013	H.R.3406	If You Like Your Health Plan, You Can Keep it Act
10/31/2013	H.R.3413	TRUE Safety Act
10/15/2013	H.R.3095	To ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.	Failed	No
10/11/2013	H.R.3279	Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2013
10/11/2013	H.Con.Res.59	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should hold public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in those States most directly impacted by the potential regulations.
09/28/2013	H.R.2122	Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013
09/27/2013	H.J.Res.64	Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
09/26/2013	H.R.3160	Government Shutdown Fairness Act
09/26/2013	H.R.1493	Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013
09/18/2013	H.R.2009	Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013	Passed	Yea
09/13/2013	H.R.3076	James Madison Congressional Accountability Act
09/13/2013	H.R.2997	One In, Two Out Act
09/13/2013	H.R.2959	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013
09/13/2013	H.J.Res.55	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States.
09/13/2013	H.R.2543	End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2013
08/02/2013	H.R.2994	Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013
09/09/2013	H.R.367	Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013	Failed	No
09/04/2013	H.R.2084	Partnership to Build America Act of 2013

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