WASHINGTON D.C.- Rep. Adrian Smith lost his bid for the chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee as Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri was chosen to fill the coveted leadership position. Adrian Smith finished third on the first ballot and Jason Smith, a close ally of new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, was selected in a subsequent two-candidate second ballot.

In addition to the two Smiths, Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida was a candidate for leadership of the key committee that holds jurisdiction over tax, trade, Social Security, Medicare and other key legislation. The selection was made by the House GOP Steering Committee, a panel of about 30 Republican lawmakers that includes the Republican leadership.

Rep. Adrian Smith has been Nebraska's 3rd District representative since 2007. Rep. Smith is a former member of the Committee on Ways and Means. Rep. Smith has also been on the Trade and Health Subcommittees over his fifteen-year tenure in Washington D.C.

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