Meet Jason
Jason Smith is a 7th generation Missourian, a 4th generation owner of his family’s farm, a citizen-legislator, and a champion for the rights and values of rural Missourians.
Jason chairs the Ways and Means Committee – the oldest committee in Congress. He became the youngest Ways and Means Chairman since before the Civil War and the first Missourian to lead the Committee since John Phelps – the namesake of Missouri’s Phelps County – in 1859. The committee has broad jurisdiction over some of the most consequential issues facing Missourians today, including all federal tax policy, all U.S. trade and tariffs, Social Security, Medicare, and many welfare programs.
As Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Smith’s top priority is delivering for the working families, farmers, and small businesses that make the American economy the envy of the world. That’s why, under Smith’s leadership, the committee is traveling outside the marble halls of Congress to hold its hearings so that Americans who can’t afford to make the trip to the nation’s capital have the opportunity to shape the policies that impact their lives every single day. Whether it’s lowering taxes, providing regulatory relief, or ensuring our trade policies put American workers first, Smith is partnering with the American people – not lobbyists or special interests – to get America back on track.
Jason comes from humble roots and learned the value of hard work growing up in Salem, Missouri. He attended Salem High School, where he was an active member of FFA. At the University of Missouri-Columbia, Jason earned degrees in Agricultural Economics and Business Administration. After receiving degrees from both programs in three years, he attended law school at Oklahoma City University and graduated at the age of 23.
In 2021, Jason was rated as the top conservative in the Missouri Delegation by the American Conservative Union; he is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and a supporter of the pro-life movement and traditional values. Jason attends Grace Community Church in Salem.