Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 633 recorded roll calls
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 250 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 66 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting
votes with the party majority · on 444 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Christopher H. Smith. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (633 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 633 of 676 recorded roll calls
Issue positions (13)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- AbortionPartial oppose from votes
- Civil RightsPartial support from votes
- Climate & EnergyPartial oppose from votes
- Criminal JusticePartial support from votes
- DefensePartial support from votes
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyPartial support from votes
- Gun PolicyPartial support from votes
- HealthcarePartial support from votes
- HousingPartial support from votes
- ImmigrationPartial oppose from votes
- Labor & WagesPartial support from votes
- Technology & PrivacyPartial support from votes
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House NJ-04 · 2026 General Election
- $592,016 raised
- $467,765 spent
- $488,316 cash on hand
| $592.02K | |
| $572.54K | |
| $355.75K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $270.30K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $85.45K |
| Party committees | $2.73K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $214.06K |
| Transfers from other committees | $19.44K |
| Other receipts | $44.32 |
| $467.77K | |
| Operating expenditures | $456.80K |
| Contribution refunds | $1.30K |
| Other disbursements | $9.67K |
| Cash on hand | $488.32K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $78,975 | $79,069 | $0 |
| 1982 | $319,745 | $319,212 | $0 |
| 1984 | $307,525 | $293,952 | $14,140 |
| 1986 | $324,732 | $338,244 | $628 |
| 1988 | $329,835 | $252,823 | $77,641 |
| 1990 | $280,579 | $292,826 | $65,394 |
| 1992 | $369,949 | $413,493 | $20,850 |
| 1994 | $309,663 | $271,108 | $59,405 |
| 1996 | $328,861 | $284,776 | $103,487 |
| 1998 | $429,388 | $317,824 | $215,053 |
| 2000 | $506,195 | $611,785 | $109,463 |
| 2002 | $580,609 | $553,586 | $116,944 |
| 2004 | $629,401 | $533,730 | $212,615 |
| 2006 | $482,381 | $471,998 | $222,998 |
| 2008 | $928,736 | $1,076,925 | $74,809 |
| 2010 | $748,363 | $676,771 | $146,400 |
| 2012 | $658,474 | $622,378 | $182,496 |
| 2014 | $486,141 | $459,641 | $208,996 |
| 2016 | $728,768 | $665,374 | $272,389 |
| 2018 | $1,320,633 | $1,550,010 | $43,011 |
| 2020 | $1,386,941 | $1,288,378 | $141,574 |
| 2022 | $1,494,147 | $1,409,288 | $226,433 |
| 2024 | $838,737 | $701,105 | $364,065 |
| 2026 | $592,016 | $467,765 | $488,316 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $55,860 ·
Industry PAC support
Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles
Total disclosed PAC money: $833,515. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.
- Health $17,000 · 7 PACs
- Telecom $10,000 · 3 PACs
- Finance $5,500 · 3 PACs
- Defense $5,000 · 1 PAC
- Technology $2,500 · 1 PAC
- Energy $1,000 · 1 PAC
Top PAC contributors (10)
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSN. PAC $22,500
- PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO. 9 PAC $20,000
- SBA PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND $20,000
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION PAC $17,500
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION CTTEE/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $17,500
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIAITON PAC $16,000
- NAT'L AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSN. PAC $15,500
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE $15,000
- NATIONAL ASSN OF REALTORS PAC $15,000
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS PAC(AIPAC) $15,000
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HRES 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.sponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HR 10461Somaliland Travel and Investment ActsponsoredSep 15, 2026
- HR 10406Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026sponsoredSep 15, 2026
- HRES 1552Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
- HR 10346Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining ActsponsoredSep 9, 2026
- HRES 1515Recognizing New Jersey's first responders, including its law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel, who responded to the September 11, 2001, attacks at the World Trade Center and who carried out the rescue, recovery, and medical relief efforts in the days and months that followed.cosponsoredSep 7, 2026
- HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
- HR 10176No PRC Seafood in Congress ActsponsoredAug 26, 2026
- HRES 1497Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
- HR 10166Foreign Propaganda Disclosure ActcosponsoredAug 26, 2026
- HR 10119Protecting Local Control of Data Centers ActcosponsoredAug 19, 2026
- HRES 1451Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9893Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026sponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9680Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HRES 1400Condemning the People's Republic of China's Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress and the Chinese Communist Party's campaign of forced assimilation against ethnic and religious minorities.sponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HRES 1402Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9531Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our Nation’s Heroes ActsponsoredJun 28, 2026
- HRES 1382Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.sponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9443Saving FACE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9202Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition ActsponsoredJun 7, 2026
- HR 9085Tibet Atrocities Determination ActsponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 9039PANA Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 25, 2026
- HR 8781Title IX Clarification Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HRES 1279Supporting the designation of the month of May as "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Awareness Month".sponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HR 8793Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
Committee assignments (3)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Smith, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
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