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Christopher H. Smith

Christopher H. Smith

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RepublicanRepresentative, New Jersey District 4Seat is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot

Key facts

In Congress since
Jan 5, 1981
House terms
23
Senate terms
—
Current term
Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Born
Mar 4, 1953 (73 years)
Birthplace
Rahway *

Education *

  • The College of New Jersey
  • Worcester College
  • St. Mary's High School

Prior occupation *

  • business executive
  • businessperson

* Secondary source (Wikidata) — verify before on-air use

Contact

Official contact form
Washington office
2373 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone
(202) 225-3765
Official website
chrissmith.house.gov

Social media

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Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — MemberData.xml (published 2026-10-01)؛ Contact page on the member's official .gov site (verified HTTP 200)

State / district offices (2)

Middletown, NJ
1715 Highway 35 North, Suite 303, 07748
Phone: 732-780-3035
Toms River, NJ
33 Washington Street, P.O. Box 728, 08754
Phone: 732-504-0567

Sources: congress-legislators — legislators-district-offices

Committees (1)

Sources: congress-legislators — committees-current + committee-membership-current

Terms of service (23)

ChamberFromToState/DistrictPartyCongress
HouseJan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2027NJ-4Republican119
HouseJan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2025NJ-4Republican118
HouseJan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2023NJ-4Republican117
HouseJan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021NJ-4Republican116
HouseJan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2019NJ-4Republican115
HouseJan 6, 2015Jan 3, 2017NJ-4Republican114
HouseJan 3, 2013Jan 3, 2015NJ-4Republican113
HouseJan 5, 2011Jan 3, 2013NJ-4Republican112
HouseJan 6, 2009Jan 3, 2011NJ-4Republican111
HouseJan 4, 2007Jan 3, 2009NJ-4Republican110
HouseJan 4, 2005Jan 3, 2007NJ-4Republican109
HouseJan 7, 2003Jan 3, 2005NJ-4Republican108
HouseJan 3, 2001Jan 3, 2003NJ-4Republican107
HouseJan 6, 1999Jan 3, 2001NJ-4Republican106
HouseJan 7, 1997Jan 3, 1999NJ-4Republican105
HouseJan 4, 1995Jan 3, 1997NJ-4Republican104
HouseJan 5, 1993Jan 3, 1995NJ-4Republican103
HouseJan 3, 1991Jan 3, 1993NJ-4Republican102
HouseJan 3, 1989Jan 3, 1991NJ-4Republican101
HouseJan 6, 1987Jan 3, 1989NJ-4Republican100
HouseJan 3, 1985Jan 3, 1987NJ-4Republican99
HouseJan 3, 1983Jan 3, 1985NJ-4Republican98
HouseJan 5, 1981Jan 3, 1983NJ-4Republican97

Sources: unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

Voting record & legislation — 119th Congress

Roll calls while a member
673
Missed votes
0.9% (6)
Votes with party majority
95.3% of 470 party-split votes
Bills sponsored
62
Passed own chamber
6
Became law
1
Bills cosponsored
230

Sponsored bills (most advanced first)

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.Became law
H.R. 1744United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026Passed both chambers
H.R. 4348To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.Passed the House
H.R. 5160Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025Passed the House
H.Res. 1259Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People’s Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Passed the House
H.R. 1503Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025Passed the House
H.R. 10897Sami’s LawIntroduced / in committee
H.Res. 1584Recognizing 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 / in committee
H.R. 10461Somaliland Travel and Investment ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 10346Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 10406Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10176No PRC Seafood in Congress ActIntroduced / in committee

All 62 bills on congress.gov

Key votes (128)

“Key” = one rule for every member: final votes on measures that became law, were vetoed, or were decided by ≤ 5%; plus Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations.

DateMeasureQuestionResultVote
2026-09-16H.R. 5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments262–159Yea
2026-09-16H.R. 10326On Passage217–207Yea
2026-09-16H.J.Res. 213On Passage214–208Yea
2026-09-16S. 2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass401–14Yea
2026-09-15H.J.Res. 210On Passage216–211Yea
2026-09-02H.J.Res. 1On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass212–206Yea
2026-09-02H.R. 1501On Passage218–201Yea
2026-09-01H.R. 6500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments370–48Yea
2026-08-31S. 307On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass376–8Yea
2026-08-31S. 32On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass378–10Yea
2026-07-22H.R. 8800On Passage216–212Yea
2026-07-21H.R. 9770On Passage220–205Yea
2026-07-15H.R. 8595On Passage217–209Yea
2026-07-14H.R. 1181On Passage221–201Yea
2026-06-23S. 629On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass368–19Yea
2026-06-11H.R. 9238On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass198–218Yea
2026-06-10H.R. 8464On Passage218–200Yea
2026-06-09S. 2On Passage214–212Yea
2026-06-04H.R. 8646On Passage213–210Yea
2026-06-03S. 254On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass404–14Yea
2026-06-03H.R. 7726On Passage217–207Yea
2026-05-21H.R. 1329On Passage204–216Yea
2026-05-21H.R. 1041On Passage216–201Yea
2026-05-20S. 2393On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass405–5Yea
2026-05-20S. 1003On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass401–6Yea
2026-05-20H.R. 2616On Passage217–198Yea
2026-05-14H.R. 8365On Passage219–204Yea
2026-05-13H.R. 1346On Passage218–203Nay
2026-04-30S. 4465On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass261–111Yea
2026-04-27H.R. 227On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended350–5Yea
2026-04-22H.R. 4690On Passage215–202Yea
2026-04-21S. 1020On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass394–14Yea
2026-04-16H.R. 6409On Passage220–208Yea
2026-04-16H.R. 6398On Passage222–205Yea
2026-04-16H.R. 1689On Passage224–204Nay
2026-03-26H.R. 8029On Passage218–206Yea
2026-03-25H.R. 5103On Passage218–206Yea
2026-03-18H.R. 556On Passage215–202Yea
2026-03-18H.J.Res. 139On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass211–207Yea
2026-03-17S. 3971On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass345–41Yea

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call vote XML؛ GPO govinfo — BILLSTATUS bulk data, 119th Congress (same data as congress.gov)؛ Computed by this project from hvote/svote/bills using the rules in PLAN.md (phase 2) — as_of 2026-10-28

120th Congress

Determined after the Nov 3, 2026 election and certification; the 120th Congress convenes Jan 3, 2027

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