U.S. House candidate · New Jersey 4th District
Chris Smith
Overview
Poliscope ↗$592K
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
7%
Small-dollar share
65%
In-state share
3
Flags
Christopher H. Smith is a Republican Representative from NJ (District 04). Smith's campaign has raised $592K from 257 donors. Funding includes 6.9% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 64.4% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Finance & Investment, Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include CHRIS SMITH.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $10,012 (2024)
Union PAC money
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $4,500 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $9,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,500 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Money
Poliscope ↗$592K
Total raised
2026 cycle
$356K
From individuals
$85K unitemized
$214K
From PACs
257
Donors
avg $602
27%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008$929K
- 2010 335 donors$748K
- 2012 306 donors$658K
- 2014 223 donors$486K
- 2016 422 donors$729K
- 2018 809 donors$1.32M
- 2020 783 donors$1.39M
- 2022 801 donors$1.49M
- 2024 480 donors$839K
- 2026 319 donors$592K
Contribution sizes
- <$200 164 gifts · 5%$14K
- $200-$499 107 gifts · 10%$27K
- $500-$999 75 gifts · 15%$39K
- $1,000-$2,899 61 gifts · 32%$84K
- $2,900+ 30 gifts · 38%$101K
- Refunds / negative records 1 gifts$-250
Top donor industries and employers
- Finance & Investment 17 gifts$30K
- Legal Services 27 gifts$21K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 19 gifts$19K
- Education 8 gifts$8K
- Real Estate 12 gifts$7K
- Insurance 11 gifts$4K
- Transportation 2 gifts$1K
- Construction 5 gifts$950
- Agriculture 2 gifts$550
- Business & Professional Services 2 gifts$400
- Communications & Media 1 gifts$300
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, GRACE MS. | individual | CA | $11,000 | — | 4 |
| CROWLEY-DEANGELIS, DENISE MRS. | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| NUSSBAUM, PATRICK MR. | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DEANGELIS, MARK MR. | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| LEVINE, CHAYA | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BERKELEY, LEONARD MR. | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FIELER, SEAN MR. | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HILL, SHIRLEY MRS. | individual | NJ | $6,600 | — | 2 |
| HILL, VERNON HILL | individual | NJ | $6,600 | — | 2 |
| GRIFFITH, SEAN MR. | individual | NJ | $5,500 | — | 2 |
| ROHAN GREEN, D'ARCY MRS. | individual | NJ | $5,500 | — | 3 |
| NUSSBAUM, CHAYA | individual | NJ | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| TRESS, MARK MR. | individual | NJ | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| KAUNITZ, DIANE MRS. | individual | NJ | $5,000 | — | 3 |
| HARRIS, MARY ELLEN MRS. | individual | NJ | $5,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND) | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $8,500 | 5 |
| AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $6,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $6,000 | 4 |
| DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) | DC | $5,391 | 4 |
| SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $5,000 | 2 |
| ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $5,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) | DC | $5,000 | 2 |
| ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC | MN | $5,000 | 1 |
| AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC | VA | $5,000 | 1 |
| NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) | VA | $5,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $5,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- NJ 65% · home state$168K
- VA 7%$18K
- PA 6%$16K
- NY 5%$14K
- TX 4%$11K
- MD 4%$10K
- CT 3%$7K
- DC 2%$4K
- DE 1%$4K
- FL 1%$3K
- IL 43%$1K
- MA 31%$810
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,863 roll calls on record: 876 yea, 357 nay, 34 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1497 | Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 10166 | To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act to require social media influencers to submit registration statements, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 8476 | No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Education | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 1431 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the James J. Howard Post Office. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 7008 | Stop Insider Trading Act | cosponsor | Congress | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1451 | Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 8326 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9868 | Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 8781 | Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Education | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3747 | Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 2821 | FDA Modernization Act 3.0 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 6007 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony "Tony" J. Gallopo VA Clinic". | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 7184 | PRESS Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH | C00096412 | H / P | principal | $8.06M |
Terms in Congress
| end | type | party | start | state | district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1981-01-05 | NJ | 4 |
| 1985-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1983-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 1987-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1985-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 1989-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1987-01-06 | NJ | 4 |
| 1991-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1989-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 1993-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1991-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 1995-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1993-01-05 | NJ | 4 |
| 1997-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1995-01-04 | NJ | 4 |
| 1999-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1997-01-07 | NJ | 4 |
| 2001-01-03 | rep | Republican | 1999-01-06 | NJ | 4 |
| 2003-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2001-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 2005-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2003-01-07 | NJ | 4 |
| 2007-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2005-01-04 | NJ | 4 |
| 2009-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2007-01-04 | NJ | 4 |
| 2011-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2009-01-06 | NJ | 4 |
| 2013-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2011-01-05 | NJ | 4 |
| 2015-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2013-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 2017-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2015-01-06 | NJ | 4 |
| 2019-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2017-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 2021-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2019-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 2023-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2021-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 2025-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2023-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
| 2027-01-03 | rep | Republican | 2025-01-03 | NJ | 4 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Finance & Investment, Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Education, Real Estate. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $592K |
| 2024 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $839K |
| 2022 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $1.49M |
| 2020 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $1.39M |
| 2018 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $1.32M |
| 2016 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $729K |
| 2014 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $486K |
| 2012 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $658K |
| 2010 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $748K |
| 2008 | House | NJ | 04 | H8NJ04014 | $929K |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.