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Christopher H. Smith

Representative · NJ · District 4

RepublicanChair, Africa

Raised $592,016 · 10K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes

Top contributing industries: Labor Unions ($70,500), not mapped ($50,000), Pro-Israel ($20,000), Transportation ($15,000), Education ($10,000)

Christopher H. Smith is a Republican U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 4th district. He has served 45.7 years in Congress and is up for reelection in 2026. He raised $592,016 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 10K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 61 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 2.74 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score, reported a net worth of $215,003 to $550,000.

Service
45.7 years in Congress
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
Next election
2026
Born
March 4, 1953
Birthplace
Rahway
Residence
Manchester, New Jersey
Gender
Male
Religion
Catholic
Office
2373 Rayburn House Office Building
Phone
202-225-3765
Bioguide ID
S000522

Background and career

Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district since 1981. Though it has taken various forms, his district has always been situated in central New Jersey. Currently, the district contains parts of Ocean and Monmouth counties.

Education

SchoolDegreeYearSource
Trenton State CollegeBS source

Career before Congress

RoleOrganizationYearsSource
chairNew York State Right to Life Party source
executive directorNew Jersey Right to Life Committee source

Citizenship

citizen by birth in the United States.

Religion

Catholic (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Children: 4 · Marriages: 1 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Married · Spouse: Marie Smith

Previously held offices

Not listed.

Campaign fundraising

Raised $838,737 in the 2024 cycle and $592,016 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
HOLMES, WILLIAM MR.SELFOIL & GASMIDLAND, TX$6,600
DEANGELIS, MARK MR.SELFFINANCEHOLMDEL, NJ$6,600
CROWLEY-DEANGELIS, DENISE MRS.ZAIS GROUP, LLCSENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGERHOLMDEL, NJ$6,600
FRANKEL, KEITH MR.WINDMILL HEALTH PRODUCTSCEOWEST CALDWELL, NJ$6,600
FRANKEL, TAMMY MRS.RETIREDRETIREDWEST CALDWELL, NJ$6,600
ROHAN GREEN, D'ARCY MRS.RETIREDCOUNCILWOMANMANTOLOKING, NJ$6,600
GREEN, PETER MR.RETIREDRETIREDMANTOLOKING, NJ$6,600
YUAN, GONG YI MR.HONG KONG PARLIAMENT ELECTORIAL CTTEEFOUNDERCHESTNUT HILL, MA$6,600
SAKER, RICHARD MR.SAKER SHOP RITEOWNER/PRESIDENTRED BANK, NJ$6,600
MCINERNEY, THOMAS E. MR.BLUFF POINT ASSOCIATESVENTURE CAPITALISTWESTPORT, CT$6,600
SAKER, LAURA MRS.RETIREDRETIREDRED BANK, NJ$6,300
KAUNITZ, DIANE MRS.SELFHOMEMAKERMANASQUAN, NJ$6,200
BERKELEY, LEONARD MR.WEINER LAW GROUPATTORNEYWALL TOWNSHIP, NJ$6,200
WISNIEWSKI, ERICA MS.DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTERMARINE MAMMAL TRAINERDUCK KEY, FL$6,000
SUN, ROBERT X. MR.CHINA AID ASSOCIATIONHUMAN RIGHTSMIDLAND, TX$5,000
ADJMI, HARRY MR.ONE STEP UP LTDCEONEW YORK, NY$5,000
CAI, BOCHUN MS.DREXEL LIQUOR STORE, INC.MANAGERMIDLAND, TX$5,000
HARRIS, MARY ELLEN MRS.HARRIS FRC CORPORATIONCEOHOLMDEL, NJ$5,000
HILL, SHIRLEY MRS.SELFHOMEMAKERMOORESTOWN, NJ$4,100
HILL, VERNONHILL & COMPANYENTREPENEURMOORESTOWN, NJ$4,100
TAVLARIDES, MARK MR.BRG GROUPLOBBYISTWASHINGTON, DC$4,000
HOVNANIAN, NINA MS.HOVNANIAN INTERNATIONALBUILDERRED BANK, NJ$3,800
HULSY, ROBERT SCOTT MR.RETIREDRETIREDFORT LAUDERDALE, FL$3,300
SHANAHAN, RICHARD MR.GEM REMOTESOWNERNAPLES, FL$3,300
GONG, SASHA MS.SELFAUTHORFALLS CHURCH, VA$3,300

368 other donors gave a total of $224,799.

1 donor rows withheld pending verification.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
KIM, GRACE MS.DREXEL LIQUOR STORE, INC.MANAGERMIDLAND, TX$11,000
FIELER, SEAN MR.EQUINOX PARTNERSGENERAL PARTNERSTAMFORD, CT$7,000
CROWLEY-DEANGELIS, DENISE MRS.ZAIS GROUP, LLCSENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGERHOLMDEL, NJ$7,000
DEANGELIS, MARK MR.SELFFINANCEHOLMDEL, NJ$7,000
BERKELEY, LEONARD MR.WEINER LAW GROUPATTORNEYWALL TOWNSHIP, NJ$7,000
NUSSBAUM, PATRICK MR.SELFTAX CONSULTANTBROOKLYN, NY$7,000
LEVINE, CHAYAHACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTHNURSE PRACTICTONERLAKEWOOD, NJ$7,000
HILL, VERNONHILL & COMPANYENTREPENEURMOORESTOWN, NJ$6,600
HILL, SHIRLEY MRS.SELFHOMEMAKERMOORESTOWN, NJ$6,600
ROHAN GREEN, D'ARCY MRS.RETIREDCOUNCILWOMANMANTOLOKING, NJ$5,500
GRIFFITH, SEAN MR.FORDHAM UNIVERSITYPROFESSORCOLTS NECK, NJ$5,500
HARRIS, MARY ELLEN MRS.HARRIS FRC CORPORATIONCEOHOLMDEL, NJ$5,000
KAUNITZ, DIANE MRS.SELFHOMEMAKERMANASQUAN, NJ$5,000
TRESS, MARK MR.PRESIDNET HOLDINGS LLCOWNERLAKEWOOD, NJ$5,000
NUSSBAUM, CHAYABROAD MANAGEMENT GROUPCPAJACKSON, NJ$5,000
TSIVICOS, SAVAS MR.CYPRECO INDUSTRIESCEOOCEAN, NJ$4,000
NOONAN, JEFFREY MR.NOONAN PRODUCTIONS, LLCRETIREDALEXANDRIA, VA$3,500
SNELL, PETER MR.ARBELLA CAPITALREAL ESTATEARLINGTON, VA$3,500
PINCUS, ROBERT MR.RETIREDATTONEYWILMINGTON, DE$3,000
CLAYTON, WILLIAM MR.RALPH CLAYTON & SONSOWNERBRIELLE, NJ$3,000
WINTRODE, DAVID MR.CAUSEWAY FAMILY OF DEALERSHIPSAUTO DEALERTOMS RIVER, NJ$3,000
DIANE, MORI MR.AMEX INTERNATIONALVPPOTOMAC, MD$3,000
IKEZOE, KARINA FSELFPERFORMING & VISUAL ARTISTBROOKLYN$3,000
DIANE, IBRAHIM AHMED MR.SELFPHYSICIANBROOKLYN$3,000
DIANE, ANGELIQUE PESI MRS.SELFHOMEMAKERPOTOMAC, MD$3,000

236 other donors gave a total of $133,950.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
NORPACPACnot mapped$15,000
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO 9 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEducation$5,000
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO 9 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEducation$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACPACLabor Unions$5,000
HUCK PACPACnot mapped$5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPACLabor Unions$5,000
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)PACLabor Unions$5,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPACnot mapped$5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEEPACLabor Unions$5,000
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)PACnot mapped$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACPACTransportation$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACLabor Unions$5,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPACnot mapped$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACPACTransportation$5,000
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)PACnot mapped$5,000
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)PACLabor Unions$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACPACTransportation$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS)PACLabor Unions$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

CommitteeSupporting the memberOpposing the memberTotalSingle-candidate (80%+)FEC record
AUTISM HEAR US NOW PAC$116,746$0$116,746NoFEC
SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS PAC$11,532$0$11,532NoFEC
NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PAC$1,670$0$1,670NoFEC

Leadership PAC: CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Joint fundraising committee CONGRESS NJ: $38,481 allocated to the member across 2 transfers.

Joint fundraising committee CHRIS SMITH VICTORY FUND: $6,400 allocated to the member across 2 transfers.

2026 (partial)

Leadership PAC: CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Joint fundraising committee CONGRESS NJ: $19,436 allocated to the member across 1 transfers.

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

$215,003 to $550,000 (Annual Report for CY 2025 (filed 05/13/2026)). Earliest on record (2025): $215,003 to $550,000. disclosure

Estimates are summed from ranges reported on financial disclosures, so they are approximate. Ranges are wide by design.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

0 trades, estimated volume No trades. As of 2026-09-26. Quiver

STOCK Act disclosures cover the member, spouse, and dependent children, and report amounts as ranges, so volumes are estimates. Null records mean data was not retrieved, never zero trades.

Top assets

AssetTypeValueOwner
Synchrony Bankbank deposit$100K-$250KJoint
UFB Directbank deposit$100K-$250KJoint
Vanguard Money Market (Inherited IRA)bank deposit$15K-$50KSelf

Earmark requests (FY2026)

Total requested: $82,381,749

ProjectRecipientSubcommitteeRequestedIn House bill
Monmouth County Sheriff's Office Communications Interoperability ProjectMonmouth County Sheriff's OfficeCommerce Justice Science$540,000Yes
Ocean County Sheriff's Office Fleet AugmentationOcean County Sheriff's DepartmentCommerce Justice Science$480,000Yes
Lakewood Shomrim Radio Communication Enhancement ProjectLakewood Shomrim Inc. DBA Lakewood Civilian Safety WatchCommerce Justice Science$275,000Yes
Dottie's House Domestic Violence Shelter Continuation of ServicesDottie's House, Inc.Commerce Justice Science$271,498Yes
Covenant House Statewide Human Trafficking Prevention Program for SchoolsCovenant House New JerseyCommerce Justice Science$247,000Yes
Silver Lake Stormwater Management and Water Quality Infrastructure ProjectBorough of Belmar Environmental CommissionInterior and Environment$4,400,000No
Manchester Twp Drinking Water Projects to Mitigate PFOS ContaminationTownship of ManchesterInterior and Environment$17,600,000No
Ocean County Utilities Authority Area Wide ImprovementsOcean County Utilities AuthorityInterior and Environment$2,800,000No
Historic Manitou Park School Restoration and Preservation ProjectBerkeley TownshipTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$1,490,073No
Eatontown Community Flood Mitigation Project Part IIBorough of Eatontown, NJTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$3,000,000No
Cross Street Safety and Streetscape ImprovementsTownship of LakewoodTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$6,000,000No
County Route 537 (CR 537) Corridor Improvements Section B ProjectCounty of MonmouthTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$2,500,000No
Shadow Lake Stormwater Management, Conservation and Economic Development ProjectTownship of MiddletownTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$7,878,178No
Lakehurst NAS Naval Secure Test Aviation Research HangarJB McGuire Dix LakehurstMilitary Construction and Veterans Affairs$7,000,000No
Lakehurst NAS Airfield Control TowerJB McGuire Dix LakehurstMilitary Construction and Veterans Affairs$27,900,000No

Requests are not necessarily funded. Amounts shown are requested, not awarded.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

2.74 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (House). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: 0.81, ranked #40 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: 0.184 (conservative end of the scale), chamber rank #219 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

GroupRatingScorecard year
NRAC2026
LCV62025
AFL-CIO82025
Club for Growth842025
Planned Parenthood02025
ACU772025

Bills enacted

1 sponsored bill enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): R+14. Last election margin: 35.73 points (2024). Cook PVI

2026 election

No notable challenger declared.

Notable family

No notable relatives found under this methodology.

Voting record (2026)

314 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 0.0% · party unity 94.9

DateMeasureQuestionPosition
2026-01-08H R 6938On PassageYea
2026-01-08H R 504Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingNay
2026-01-08H R 131Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingNay
2026-01-08H R 1834On PassageNay
2026-01-14H R 7006On PassageYea
2026-02-03H R 7148On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsYea
2026-03-05H CON RES 38On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-16H CON RES 40On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-16H RES 965On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-29S CON RES 33On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-04-30H R 7567On PassageYea
2026-05-14H CON RES 75On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-06-03H CON RES 86On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-06-03H RES 518On Motion to DischargeNay
2026-06-04H R 2913On PassageNay
2026-06-09S 2On PassageYea
2026-06-09H R 5408On PassageYea
2026-07-14H R 139On PassageNay
2026-07-15H R 8595On PassageYea
2026-07-21H R 9770On PassageYea
2026-07-22H R 8800On PassageYea
2026-07-22H R 7008On PassageYea
2026-07-22H CON RES 113On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-07-23H CON RES 89On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-09-01H R 9436On PassageYea
2026-09-02H R 1501On PassageYea
2026-09-15H CON RES 93On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay

Legislation

Sponsored 61 bills and cosponsored 226 bills in the 119th Congress.

BillTitleStatus
H.R. 2170To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. ‘Bud’ Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.Enacted (signed by the President)
H.R. 1503Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 1744United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 4348To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 5160Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025Passed House (Senate next)

Latest statements

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

PlatformOffice accountPersonal account
Xnot foundnot found
Instagram@repchrissmith (9K)not found
Facebook@RepChrisSmith (count n/a)not found
YouTube@USRepChrisSmith (1K)not found
LinkedInnot foundnot found
Threadsnot foundnot found
TikToknot foundnot found

Office total: 10K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 10K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

CommitteeRole
House Committee on Foreign AffairsMember
AfricaChair
Western HemisphereMember

Caucus memberships

Only documented caucus memberships are listed; memberships are never inferred.

Staff

Chief of staff

Mary M. Noonan · (202) 225-3765

Communications director

Teagan L. Gambert · (202) 225-3765

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

2373 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3765

District/state offices

CityAddressPhone
Toms River1005 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753(732) 504-0567

Connections

No documented connections beyond committee service.

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.