Jason Greene

Jason Greene

Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Northwest Missouri State University

Graduate

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Contact

Personal website

Jason Greene was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing Missouri's 5th Congressional District. It was Greene's first time running for office. He was defeated by Jacob Turk in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012.

Biography

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Greene was born and raised in the Kansas City area. He earned his undergraduate degree in Social Science Education from Northwest Missouri State University. During the course of his studies, he also worked with the Department of Veteran Affairs with the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. He then returned to Kansas City to finish his graduate work in political science from the University of Missouri. For the past several years, Greene has taught Social Studies and coached in Raytown, Missouri.

Campaign themes

2012

Greene said he considers himself a "pro-liberty candidate" and would like to bring an "anti-establishment" attitude to Washington. Greene said he would advocate for:

• Sound economic growth
• Real free market reforms
• Foreign policy reform
• Restoration of civil liberties
• Constitutionalist mentality

Elections

2012

See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

Greene ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 5th District. He faced Jerry Nolte, Jacob Turk, and Ron Paul Shawd in the Republican primary. Greene was defeated by Jacob Turk in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012.

U.S. House, Missouri District 5 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jacob Turk	58.9%	24,814
Jerry Nolte	25.5%	10,734
Jason Greene	12%	5,067
Ron Paul Shawd	3.7%	1,542
Total Votes		42,157

Official video from campaign site

See also

• Missouri's 5th Congressional District
• Missouri's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
• United States House of Representatives

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Campaign Facebook page
• Campaign Twitter page
• Campaign Flickr Account
• Campaign Youtube Page

Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)