Official portrait of Jason Smith
U.S. House

Jason Smith

U.S. Representative for Missouri’s 8th District

Party
Republican
In office since
June 4, 2013
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in MO-8

Candidates registered with the FEC for MO-8 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Jason SmithIncumbentRepublican$5.3M$5.0M
Frank A. BarnitzDemocrat$83K$20K
Gordon HeslopRepublican$71K$5,484
Christopher ReichardDemocrat$5,674$1,942
Clayton Christopher HarbisonDemocrat$4,251$1,768

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through July 15, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Ways and MeansChair
  • Joint Committee on TaxationVice Chairman
Contact
Washington office
1011 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2508

Before you weigh anyone’s record, know where you stand

The DNA Scan places you across four dimensions (liberty, economics, nation and culture) and matches you to one of 32 political archetypes. It’s free and takes about four minutes.

Take the DNA Scan

Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.