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U.S. House District 4
2026 New Jersey U.S. House — District 4 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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For GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2026 Election, * denotes incumbent
Candidate: Christopher H. Smith *
Office: U.S. House — District 4
Party or ballot slogan: Republican
Official list date: 2026-09-04
Only contact details published in official filing records, FEC filings, or a verified candidate-owned source with retained exact evidence appear here.
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FEC committee ID: C00096412
FEC committee name: FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://www.smith4nj.com/
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FEC committee ID: C00096412
FEC committee name: FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://www.smith4nj.com/
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Maintain a constituent-services operation that advocates for residents facing federal problems.
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Advocate for New Jersey towns, counties, and organizations to receive fair consideration for federal support.
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Authored federal laws addressing veterans' health care, education, compensation benefits, and housing.
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Authored federal laws supporting autism research, treatment, and services.
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Authored federal laws intended to prevent international parental child abduction and return abducted American children.
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Authored the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and additional federal anti-trafficking laws.
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Proposed recognizing open-water lifeguards as first responders and emergency-response providers under federal policy.
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Sponsored legislation passed by the House to reauthorize and expand funding for umbilical-cord blood stem-cell research.
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Captured official records with selected highlights
The searchable archive contains 645 exact attributed records from the official House Clerk (493 yes, 143 no, 2 present, 6 not voting, and 1 other published choices). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
Coverage: January 3, 2025 through July 23, 2026These are descriptive counts from captured official records, not an ideology, effectiveness, or intent score. Subject labels are navigation aids assigned from official measure text. A vote does not establish why the candidate voted that way or support for every provision in a measure.
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Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on passage.
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Issue: H R 8884
Vote question: On Passage
Official description: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Status: Passed
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | Yea
Passed
Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.
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Issue: H CON RES 89
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Official description: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Status: Passed
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | Nay
Passed
Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.
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Issue: H CON RES 113
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Official description: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Status: Passed
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | Yea
Passed
Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on passage.
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Issue: H R 7008
Vote question: On Passage
Official description: Stop Insider Trading Act
Status: Passed
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | Yea
Failed
Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Grothman of Wisconsin Part A Amendment No. 316
Status: Failed
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | No
Agreed to
Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Harrigan of North Carolina Part A Amendment No. 44
Status: Agreed to
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | Aye
Failed
Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Issa of California Part A Amendment No. 30
Status: Failed
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | Aye
Failed
Christopher H. Smith is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Amendment author: Crane of Arizona Part A Amendment No. 15
Status: Failed
Smith (NJ) | R | NJ | No
The exact official service window begins 1981-01-03, but the first identity-safe member-level roll call currently captured is dated 2025-01-03. Earlier online Clerk material that is unavailable or cannot be bridged to one exact member identity remains excluded; no vote or absence is inferred. Every numbered U.S. House roll call published by the Clerk during the configured service window is reconciled through the member's exact Bioguide ID. Clerk XML through 2002 does not publish Bioguide IDs, so those rows require a candidate-specific official House identity and service bridge plus one unique exact published-name, party, and state tuple. A published roll without an identity-safe row is retained as an explicit source omission and is not labeled as a vote or absence. Voice votes and other actions without member-level roll calls are outside this archive.
Official filings may be amended after publication.
FEC candidate totals January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H8NJ04014
Name: SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H
Office: House
State: NJ
District: NJ04
Coverage start: 2025-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $592016.19
Total disbursements: $467765.20
Cash on hand: $488316.16
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0.00
Loans made by candidate: $0.00
Claims that did not clear the publication standard remain visibly excluded.
Reason: NO_IDENTITY_VERIFIED_SUBSTANTIVE_BIOGRAPHY_CAPTURED
No identity-verified primary-source biography was attached. This is an evidence limitation, not a finding that the candidate lacks experience.
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