Representative · New Jersey's 4th district

Christopher H. Smith

Christopher H. Smith is a Republican representative for New Jersey's 4th district, in Congress since 1981. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 6, and cast 448 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 5, 1981
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.9%6 of 675 · rank 327 of 43995%448 of 470 · rank 373 of 439611 became law18%40 of 226
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.6%32 of 1,222 · rank 206 of 44286%721 of 839 · rank 399 of 442541 became law25%93 of 378
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.5%15 of 997 · rank 164 of 44382%464 of 563 · rank 436 of 443441 became law47%140 of 298

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.18+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
    Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 175–254· Against party
  2. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
  3. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  4. H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts ActYea
    Jun 9, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 230–193· Against party
  5. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  6. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 215–213· Against party
  7. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified· Agreed to 233–194· Against party
  8. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 187–239· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

159 sponsored · 3 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced14088%
  2. Reported by committee31.9%
  3. Passed one chamber127.5%
  4. Passed both chambers10.6%
  5. Became law31.9%

Policy areas

  1. International Affairs71
  2. Health19
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement10
  4. Armed Forces and National Security7
  5. Foreign Trade and International Finance7
  6. Government Operations and Politics7
  7. Labor and Employment6
  8. Taxation5

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 1744 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
    Passed both chambers· International Affairs· Sep 29, 2026
  2. H.Res. 1584 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.
    Introduced· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Sep 24, 2026
  3. H.R. 10461 Somaliland Travel and Investment Act
    Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 16, 2026
  4. H.R. 10406 Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026
    Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 16, 2026
  5. H.R. 10346 Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
    Introduced· Foreign Trade and International Finance· Sep 16, 2026
  6. H.R. 10176 No PRC Seafood in Congress Act
    Introduced· Congress· Aug 27, 2026
  7. H.R. 9893 Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jul 23, 2026
  8. H.R. 5160 Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
    Passed one chamber· Health· Jul 21, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to New Jersey's 4th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$774.7M
Per resident
$982
Rank in New Jersey
4 of 12
Contract actions
1,699
New awards: 767

By fiscal year

  1. 558MFY2017
  2. 413.4MFY2018
  3. 668.5MFY2019
  4. 836.3MFY2020
  5. 994.8MFY2021
  6. 1BFY2022
  7. 1BFY2023
  8. 1.2BFY2024
  9. 1.1BFY2025
  10. 774.7MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$526.7M68%
  2. Department of the Army$131.2M17%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Navy$83.7M11%
    Department of Defense
  4. Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$10.6M1.4%
    Department of Justice
  5. Defense Logistics Agency$10.4M1.3%
    Department of Defense
  6. Federal Acquisition Service$3.8M0.5%
    General Services Administration
  7. U.S. Marshals Service$2.6M0.3%
    Department of Justice
  8. Federal Emergency Management Agency$2.5M0.3%
    Department of Homeland Security

Top recipients

  1. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$188.8M24%
    7 awards
  2. IT CONCEPTS, INC.$154.9M20%
    1 award
  3. MAG DS CORP$69.4M9.0%
    10 awards
  4. V3GATE, LLC$55.9M7.2%
    5 awards
  5. YULISTA SUPPORT SERVICES LLC$29.8M3.8%
    11 awards
  6. THUNDERYARD LIBERTY JV LLC$27M3.5%
    1 award
  7. HURON CONSULTING SERVICES LLC$26.5M3.4%
    1 award
  8. UNION PAVING & CONSTRUCTION CO$17.2M2.2%
    1 award
  9. ENVISION INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.$14.7M1.9%
    6 awards
  10. MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$13.6M1.8%
    3 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$592K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$488.3K
From committees
$236.3K
62 committees
From contractor PACs
$12K
4 PACs · 5% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac$3,500AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$1.2M
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee$2,500AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization$78.5K
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$1,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$592K$236.3K$12K4 PACs · 5% of committee money
2024$838.7K$298.5K$31K13 PACs · 10% of committee money
2022$1.5M$440.1K$42K17 PACs · 10% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
  14. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
  15. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999
  16. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 1997
  17. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 5, 1993 – Jan 3, 1995
  18. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 1991 – Jan 3, 1993
  19. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 1989 – Jan 3, 1991
  20. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 6, 1987 – Jan 3, 1989
  21. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 1985 – Jan 3, 1987
  22. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 3, 1983 – Jan 3, 1985
  23. House · New Jersey's 4th districtJan 5, 1981 – Jan 3, 1983

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
chrissmith.house.gov
Phone
202-225-3765
Office
2373 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.