Jason Lewis (Minnesota politician)

Jason Lewis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	John Kline
Succeeded by	Angie Craig
Personal details
Born	Jason Mark Lewis (1955-09-23) September 23, 1955 (age 69) Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Leigh Lewis
Children	2
Education	University of Northern Iowa (BA) University of Colorado, Denver (MA)

Jason Mark Lewis^[1] (born September 23, 1955) is an American politician and former conservative radio personality who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2017 until 2019. The district included most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities. A member of the Republican Party, he was a radio talk show host and a conservative political commentator before serving in Congress. He hosted the nationally syndicated Jason Lewis Show, based out of KSTP (AM) in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul radio market, from 2009 to 2014.

Lewis was elected to Congress in 2016 defeating Democrat Angie Craig. He succeeded retiring Republican incumbent John Kline. He lost his bid for a second term in 2018 in a rematch against Craig. He was the Republican nominee in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat Tina Smith by a margin of 5.2 points, making it the closest Senate election in Minnesota since 2008. Some election observers attribute this close election to two pro-marijuana legalization parties taking a combined 7.69% of the vote.