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“Smith, who advocates positioning the GOP as the party of the working class, represents a shift in Republican economic strategy away from the pro–[[free trade]], pro-business alignment it’s espoused for decades,” observed reporters Laura Davison and Chris Cioffi for Bloomberg.<ref>https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230109-House-Republicans-Next-Big-Fight</ref>
“Smith, who advocates positioning the GOP as the party of the working class, represents a shift in Republican economic strategy away from the pro–[[free trade]], pro-business alignment it’s espoused for decades,” observed reporters Laura Davison and Chris Cioffi for Bloomberg.<ref>https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230109-House-Republicans-Next-Big-Fight</ref>
==Early Life==
==Early life==
Smith was born in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], the son of Bill and Mary Ann (Canady) Smith. His father, who died in 2019, was a former minister and car mechanic; his mother is a former employee of the engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton, as well as a dog breeder. He has one brother, Bill, Jr.<ref>https://www.thesalemnewsonline.com/obituaries/article_e4f9be2e-cf15-11e9-b83c-575a38f0eb20.html</ref>
The family moved during Smith's childhood to the Ozark community of [[Salem, Missouri]], where he attended Salem High School and graduated in 1998. He then went to the University of Missouri, obtaining two Bachelor of Science degrees in Agriculture Economics and Business Administration. In 2001 he began studies at the Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he served as class secretary, vice president of the law school's student body, and its representative in the student senate. After earning his law degree in 2004, he returned to Missouri, where he passed the state bar, practiced at a law firm in [[Cuba, Missouri]], and managed the family farm, while also operating a small real estate business that he had begun while at law school.<ref>https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001195</ref>
The family moved during Jason Smith's childhood to the Ozark community of [[Salem, Missouri]], where he attended Salem High School and graduated in 1998. He then went to the University of Missouri, obtaining two Bachelor of Science degrees in Agriculture Economics and Business Administration. In 2001 he began studies at the Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he served as class secretary, vice president of the law school's student body, and its representative in the student senate. After earning his law degree in 2004, he returned to Missouri, where he passed the state bar, practiced at a law firm in [[Cuba, Missouri]], and managed the family farm, while also operating a small real estate business that he had begun while at law school.<ref>https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001195</ref>
==Missouri House of Representatives==
==Missouri House of Representatives==