Smith, Jason

Smith, Jason is a Republican Representative representing Missouri, District 8. They serve on 2 committees, including Joint Committee on Taxation and House Committee on Ways and Means.

They have raised $123K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is lawyers & lobbyists, contributing $4K. Organizations spend $1.0 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are taxation and trade. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 98% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 22 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 4 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $12.2 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are former staff becoming lobbyists and lobbying activity around their committee topics.