My Congressman was appointed Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee...
Allow me to show you what 10 years with @repjasonsmith has done to us.
First, Smith's constituents live under the worst conditions of poverty in the state of Missouri 👇 #WeDeserveBetter
In Smith's district, the second largest farming district in the state, we suffer from extreme food insecurity... and @RepJasonSmith refers to himself as a farmer 🫤
Smith also voted against lower costs of food and fuel. #WeDeserveBetter
We have very few food banks in our very large, very food-insecure, farming district.
Even though 1 in 5 kids in the 8th district faces food insecurity.
Think this guy should be in charge of our country's money? #WeDeserveBetter
This is the district of @RepJasonSmith, who is now Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee...
Child poverty rates in his district seem almost criminal.
He's been our Congressman for 10 years, and I haven't heard him mention this once. #WeDeserveBetter
Those children living in poverty are also making children.
Our district has the highest teen birth rates in the state, & Smith voted against protecting birth control access.
We've also seen more hospitals close in our rural district since @RepJasonSmith took his seat in 2013, more than any other congressional district in Missouri.
And look at how many people in our district need healthcare access due to disability, asthma... #WeDeserveBetter
I'll end with this,
Evidence that @RepJasonSmith couldn't care any less about the problems facing the district he's supposed to represent.
Highest rates of poverty in the state, making it hard to purchase insulin, but Jason voted against capping the price. #WeDeserveBetter
Please RT and spread the word.
We can hold this man accountable for how his lack of representation harms real people.
And if you can, please contribute $8 to help me #RetireJasonSmith in 2024 🙏
Our people deserve better.
I will share donation links for rural committees in my rural district, but feel free to share links for other rural county committees as well!
This is my Democratic Committee and we could *really* use some financial support so we can join more local events this year and to save funds for 2024 (events, candidate support, and running a county-wide coordinated campaign) #PhelpsCounty #Missouri
I'm running for Vice Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party! 🤩🥳
My vision is a party that uplifts and builds upon the momentum of our amazing candidates, committees, volunteers, campaign staff, union organizers, activists, and small business owners who have been working toward a stronger democracy across the State for many many years.
I believe we need leadership that sticks it's neck out for those doing the work on the ground; prioritizes getting democratic values and messages onto local radio, newspapers, and digital media; and expands fundraising sources.
Allow me to take you on a tour of the district that I am running to represent; Missouri's 8th Congressional.
Unfortunately it is a depressing tour, but I believe we need to talk about a problem when we want to make it better. #Missouri#MO8
Missouri's 8th Congressional District covers 28 counties of Southeast Missouri.
2022 redistricting removed Crawford and Washington Counties from the north of the district (added to the 3rd) - noteworthy because their health outcomes are like the 8th, not the 3rd
Poverty rates are higher in the 8th than in any other congressional district; and it's not due to being rural, because the 6th (north MO) doesn't suffer like the 8th does.
Systemic poverty like this is a failure of leadership.