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U.S. House, District 8: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Chris Reichard

Chris Reichard

Running for U.S. House · Missouri District 8

NationalDemocrat

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Jason T. Smith

Jason T. Smith

U.S. House · Missouri District 8

NationalRepublican

Chris ReichardCandidateJason T. SmithCurrent rep

Job fit

Chris Reichard

Other work

  • His service from 2004 to 2012 included three deployments 1
  • union electrician and communications technician today. 1

Jason T. Smith

Offices held

  • member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 2005-2013; 2

Education

  • B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 2001; 2
  • J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2004; 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Chris Reichard

  • Health care costs
    Pledges to 'secure affordable healthcare access' for rural families, citing 'Medicare-For-All or Medicaid support' to keep rural hospitals from closing. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Backs 'pro-labor bills like the PRO Act to protect lower- and middle-class families by strengthening worker rights against employers' and banning union-busting tactics. 3
  • Immigration
    Says he would 'push to de-fund and abolish ICE,' calling its tactics 'inexcusable' and calling for 'an enforcement system that respects rights and follows due process.' 4

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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Jason T. Smith

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Chris Reichard

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Jason T. Smith

  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 5
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 5

Who pays them

Chris Reichard

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$4Klarge donors$1K$6K raised
$4,2696Small individual donors
$1,2966Large individual donors

Jason T. Smith

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$274Klarge donors$1.3Mcompanies$1.7Mindustryassociations$703Kmembershiporganizations$239KOther kinds ofdonors$206K$4.4M raised
$273,7827Small individual donors
$1,289,2877Large individual donors

Checks

Chris Reichard

No voting record to check yet

Jason T. Smith

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

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Sources

  1. Chris Reichard — campaign about · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. Jason T. Smith — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. reichardforrep.com used in: Top issues
  4. reichardforrep.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Jason T. Smith
Candidate A

Jason T. Smith

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $4.4M raised, 29% from large donors, 62% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $2,734,275.00 (62% of $4,383,472.48 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $2,803,280.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: Jason T. Smith — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Chris Reichard
Candidate B

Chris Reichard

DemocratShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $6K raised, 23% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here.

Sources

1 Background: Chris Reichard — campaign about · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement

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Candidate C

Rebecca Sharpe Lombard

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Rebecca Sharpe Lombard — vote411 biography 2026 10 20 · checked 2026-10-20

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