8th Congressional District

Randi McCallian is the underdog against U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, who is the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

Bean represents Missouri’s 25th Senate District, which includes a number of southeast Missouri-based counties.

The Salem Republican expects to put his stamp on taxation and trade policy as head of the powerful House committee.

ROLLA — Kathy Ellis lost to Congressman Jason Smith last year by nearly 50 percentage points, but the Democrat from Festus is already gearing up for a…