RepublicanIn office since Jan 1981

Chris Smith

U.S. Representative, NJ-4 since 1981. Ran in 24 elections between 1978 and 2024, winning 22. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, NJ-4Born 1953Business executive

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 45 yrs; Since 1981
Bills became law: 2; 61 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.0%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +18.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Foreign AffairsAfrica · ChairWestern Hemisphere

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 61 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 1744 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
International Affairs · Became law Nov 2026

HR 2170 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the…
Armed Forces and National Security · Became law Sep 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Smith sits in the U.S. House

Smith is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Celeste Maloy, Chuck Edwards, Chuck Fleischmann

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Smith’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Smith	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, NJ-4

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+18.0	R+30.7	−12.7
2024	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+35.7	R+30.7	+5.0
2024	U.S. Senate, New Jersey	Lost	D+53.3	—	—
2022	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+35.5	R+21.3	+14.2
2020	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+21.6	—	—
2018	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+12.3	—	—
2016	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+30.2	—	—
2014	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+36.8	—	—
2012	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+28.5	—	—
2010	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+41.5	—	—
2008	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+33.6	—	—
2006	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+32.5	—	—
2004	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+34.7	—	—
2002	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+34.0	—	—
2000	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+28.1	—	—
1998	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+27.2	—	—
1996	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+29.9	—	—
1994	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+37.3	—	—
1990	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+28.2	—	—
1988	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+32.3	—	—
1986	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+22.8	—	—
1984	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+22.6	—	—
1982	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+6.2	—	—
1980	U.S. House, NJ-4	Won	R+16.0	—	—
1978	U.S. House, NJ-4	Lost	D+24.2	—	—