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Jason Thomas Smith (born June 16, 1980) is an American politician. He is currently a member of the United States House of Representatives for Missouri's 8th congressional district after winning a special election on June 4, 2013. The district comprises 30 counties, covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri. He is currently the second-youngest Republican member of Congress, with only Representative Elise Stefanik of New York being younger. Prior to being elected to Congress, Smith served four terms representing the 150th district in the Missouri House of Representatives and one term serving the 120th district following redisctricting in 2012. Smith served as the Majority Whip during the 96th Missouri General Assembly〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Representative Jason Smith )〕 and then as the Speaker Pro Tem during the 97th Missouri General Assembly. == Early life, education, and business career == Jason Smith was born in St. Louis, Missouri and nine days later went home with his family to Salem, Missouri. He is the son of Mary, a factory worker, and Bill, a minister and auto mechanic. During his early years, he worked on his grandfather's farm in Salem and developed a passion for agriculture. Smith often speaks of growing up working the farm, on which his grandparents did not have running water. Smith relates his humble beginnings and watching his parents deal with the government as small business owners to his views. Smith attended Kindergarten through 12th grade at Salem Public Schools. He was a member of National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Future Business Leaders of America, French Club, Student Council, and was especially involved in the Future Farmers of America (FFA). Smith received the American FFA degree, which is the highest degree that can be achieved and is awarded to members who demonstrate the highest level of commitment to FFA and make significant accomplishments in their supervised agriculture experiences. Only approximately 3,500 American FFA degrees are awarded each year out of the approximately 610,240 FFA members nationwide. Additionally, Smith served as the FFA Chapter President his senior year and was the regional area FFA Vice President. Smith graduated from high school in 1998. At age 20, Smith earned two degrees from the University of Missouri; a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Smith even took 27 credit hours in one semester, while also holding a part-time job in the sporting goods department at Walmart, to ensure graduating in three years. Less than one week after graduating from the University of Missouri in 2001, he began law school at Oklahoma City University. Smith attributes his fast track through college and law school to knowing exactly what he wanted to do and that it needed to be done right away. While attending law school, Smith served as the Senator representing the law school in the Student Senate, the Vice President of the entire law school, and class secretary. Also while in law school, Smith became a licensed real estate agent and formed his own small business specializing in property investment and development. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 2004 and returned to Missouri to take the bar exam. Additionally, Smith is one of the only members of Congress that is still paying off student loans from college. After passing the Missouri Bar in 2004, he returned home to Salem to practice law at a local law firm in Cuba, Missouri, continue to run his small business and run the family farm he purchased while in law school, which he continues to operate today. The farm, located just outside of Salem, Missouri, has been in Smith's family for four generations. Smith is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and is an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He attends Grace Community Church in Salem, an Assemblies of God Church. He previously was a board member of the Missouri Community Betterment Association, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), and past president of the Salem FFA Association. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jason T. Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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