Christopher H. Smith
Details
- Party Affiliation
- Republican
- In Office Since
- Jan 1, 1981
- Organization
- United States Federal Government
Federal Roster & Campaign Finance
- Bioguide ID
- S000522
- Chamber
- US House
- State
- NJ
- District
- 4
Meetings
No relevant meetings found.
Election History
No election history found.
Recent Bills Sponsored
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026.
Introduced Feb 27, 2025Sponsor: Christopher Smith
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.
Introduced Jan 22, 2025Sponsor: Christopher Smith
Recent Votes
| Bill | Chamber | Roll call | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayer Protection Act | house | — | Yea |
| Retire through Ownership Act | senate | — | Yea |
| Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. | house | — | Nay |
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Yea |
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Nay |
Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.
Biography
Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district since 1981. Though it has taken various forms, his district has always been situated in central New Jersey. Currently, the district contains parts of Ocean and Monmouth counties. Smith is a member of the Republican Party, having switched from the Democratic Party in 1978. Smith has focused much of his career on promoting human rights abroad, including authoring the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 and several follow-on laws. From 1993 to 2019, he was the top House Republican on the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He has used his leadership positions to author multiple pieces of legislation focused on human rights and conduct aggressive oversight of human rights abuses, actions that have earned him scorn from affected nations. Smith is the dean of New Jersey's congressional delegation. As of 2025, Smith is tied with Hal Rogers for being the longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives.
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