{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jason Wentworth |image= | office = 77th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | term_start = January 13, 2021 | term_end = January 1, 2023 | predecessor = Lee Chatfield | successor = Joe Tate | office1 = Speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives | term_start1 = January 9, 2019 | term_end1 = January 13, 2021 | predecessor1 = Lee Chatfield | successor1 = Pamela Hornberger | state_house2 = Michigan | district2 = 97th | term_start2 = January 1, 2017 | term_end2 = January 1, 2023 | predecessor2 = Joel Johnson | successor2 = Matthew Bierlein | birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1982|9|23}}}} | birth_place = Clare, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | education = St. Petersburg College (BA)<br>Central Michigan University (MA) }} '''Jason Wentworth''' (born September 23, 1982) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite news|title=New State Rep. Wentworth sworn in|url=http://www.clarecountyreview.com/news/new-state-rep-wentworth-sworn-in/|work=The Clare County Review|date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> Prior to his election to the House, Wentworth worked for the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and was a member of the United States Army.<ref>[http://gophouse.org/representatives/northernmi/wentworth/ State Representative Jason Wentworth]</ref>

After graduating from high school, Wentworth joined the United States Army. He spent five years as a military police officer and completed a tour in South Korea. Wentworth earned his bachelor's degree from St. Petersburg College in Florida and his master's degree in leadership from Central Michigan University.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gophouse.org/representatives/northernmi/wentworth/|title=Jason Wentworth, District 97 - Michigan House Republicans|work=Michigan House Republicans|access-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref>

Prior to being elected to the Michigan House, he was the East Central Michigan Regional Coordinator for the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.

Following the 2020 Michigan House of Representatives election where the GOP caucus maintained its 58–52 majority, Wentworth was selected by his Republican colleagues to serve as Speaker of the House for the 2021-22 legislative sessions, to succeed the term-limited Lee Chatfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/11/jason-wentworth-set-to-serve-as-next-michigan-house-speaker.html |title=Jason Wentworth set to serve as next Michigan House Speaker |work=MLive |author=Lauren Gibbons |date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020}}</ref>

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