Politician
Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4MO08162
Jason Smith (Republican) raised $6.3M for the 2026 Missouri 8th District race, $3.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $151K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$18M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
53%
$9.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$151K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
53% of Jason Smith's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri 8th District | $6.3M | 53% | $151K / $0 | – | $6.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Missouri 8th District | $6.5M | 53% | $0 / $0 | $8K | $6.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Missouri 8th District | $3.2M | 44% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Missouri 8th District | $1.9M | 68% | $0 / $0 | $6K | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $5.4MTrade group $2.4MMembership $891KOther $693KLeadership PAC $140KSuper PAC $65KUnion $52K
- Burns and Mcdonnell Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$40K
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$23K
- Google LLC NetpacCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Society of Association Executives (Asae) PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Automotive Free International Trade PACSuper PAC$15K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees Inc PACTrade group$15K
- Managed Funds Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- H&R Block Inc. Political Action Committee (Blockpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Defend American Jobsfor $151K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 34 key votes where Jason Smith had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 28 times (82%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $129K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $936K$377K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $936K | Present |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $329K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $129K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $377K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $377K$781K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $781K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $377K | Present |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $781K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $377K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $117K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $129K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $377K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $377K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $220K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $377K$1.3M$781K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $1.3M | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $129K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jason Smith's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Sarah BurkeFormer congressional staff
Rep. Mark Amodei (2012-2013), Director of Operations Rep. Aaron Schock (2013-2015), Dir. of Member Services House Repub Conference (2015-2018), Deputy Chief …
Now lobbies for Comcast Corporation, Amazon Web Services, Unstructured Technologies INC., Kraus Hamdani Aerospace · via Aquia Group, LLC
Matthew SchuckFormer congressional staff
Communications Dir., House Budget Committee/Rep. Jason Smith; Communications Dir., Rep. Sean Duffy; Press Sec., Rep. Mark Sanford; Dir. of Strategic Communic…
Now lobbies for Apple, INC. · via Tholos Government Relations
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jason Smith's 2026 campaign?
- Jason Smith (Republican) raised $6.3M for the 2026 Missouri 8th District race, $3.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $151K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jason Smith?
- Burns and Mcdonnell Inc. PAC ($25K), Google LLC Netpac ($20K), Automotive Free International Trade PAC ($15K), The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($13K), Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC) ($13K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Jason Smith's race?
- Defend American Jobs ($151K for) in 2026.
- How much has Jason Smith raised across elections?
- $6.3M in 2026 (Missouri 8th District), $6.5M in 2024 (Missouri 8th District), $3.2M in 2022 (Missouri 8th District), $1.9M in 2020 (Missouri 8th District).