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Chris Smith

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U.S. Representative · New Jersey-4 · 97th-119th, 45 years 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Smith, Christopher Henry a Representative from New Jersey; born in Rahway, Union County, N.J., March 4, 1953; graduated from St. Mary's High School, Perth Amboy, N.J., 1971; B.S., Trenton State College, Ewing, N.J., 1975; attended Worcester College, Worcester, England, 1974; businessman, family sporting goods company; nonprofit executive; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the twenty-two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-present); chair, Committee on Veterans Affairs (One Hundred Seventh and One Hundred Eighth Congresses).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
45
Bills introduced
55
Enacted
1
Cosponsored
204
Committees
5

Performance & Participation

Votes CastTop 25%
99% — Voted in 639 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
3.3% — Voted against their own party majority 20 of 602 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
481 — Attracted 481 cosponsors across 55 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
133 — Attracted 133 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
204 — 204 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
36 — 36 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0

Committee Assignments

5 committees · 3 leadership roles
Former lawmaker’s theater dispute sparks OKC boycott calls
The Journal Record · Sep 11, 2026
House Committee Scrutinizes Democracy Funding
Legis1 · May 22, 2026
20 Republicans Rebuke Trump Executive Order, Side With Democrats
The Daily Caller · Dec 11, 2025
RFK, Jr.–Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill
Scientific American · Dec 16, 2025
Portion of Catholic students kidnapped in Nigeria escape as country grapples with anti-Christian violence
Headtopics · Nov 23, 2025
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2028 Campaign Finance
$7K
Raised
62%
Individual
38%
PAC
0%
Small $
3
Donors
Individual 62%PAC 38%Other 0%
Top PAC Donors
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10K
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10K
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9K
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.