Chris Smith
Chris Smith is a Republican incumbent in New Jersey's 4th district. $592K raised, $468K spent, $488K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$592K raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $592,016 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $467,765 |
| Cash on hand | $488,316 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 73 · 23 terms · votes right of 50% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.18 |
| Votes more conservative than | 50% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 571 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $215K to $550K
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-13.
Assets minus liabilities: between $215K and $550K Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synchrony Bank | BA | JT | $100K to $250K |
| UFB Direct | BA | JT | $100K to $250K |
| Vanguard Money Market (Inherited IRA) | BA | self | $15K to $50K |
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention5,267 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Chris Smith (New Jersey politician) on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $355,752 | 60.1% |
| PACs and other committees | $214,058 | 36.2% |
| Party committees | $2,725 | 0.5% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $19,481 | 3.3% |
This raceNJ-04, rank #1 of 2
Chris Smith ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
NJ-04 · New Jersey · Republican candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H8NJ04014, committee C00096412. Filed with the FEC as Christopher H. Smith. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.