Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Christopher H. Smith
- Office
- U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 4th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Manchester, NJ
- Born
- 1953
- In Congress
- House since 1981 · 45 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H
- Next election
- Primary July 7, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 4
Official websiteFacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8NJ04014 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 4 | $752,220.95 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 4 | $838,736.82 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 4 | $1,494,147.31 | Won the general election (66.9%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 4 | $1,386,941.44 | Won the general election (59.9%) |
Total raised$1,386,941.44
Total spent$1,288,378.48
Cash on hand$141,574.33
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$820,045.8459%
- PACs and other committees$429,575.0031%
- Party committees$2,375.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$130,368.959%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,576.650%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Africa Chair
- Western Hemisphere
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
117 committees reported giving $403,650.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO 9 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$6,500.00
- MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$6,000.00
- DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC)Leadership PAC$5,600.00
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- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pagePAC$5,500.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACTION PROGRAM-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PAC UNITATISPAC$5,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,500.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$3,000.00
- LOBIONDO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PACPAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NECAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ARCHIPAC -THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTSConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HILTON WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- THE WENDYS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SCHWAN'S COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AECOM PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FAEGRE DRINKER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAEGRE DRINKER PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- REALOGY HOLDINGS CORPORATION PAC (REALOGY PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- WAKEFERN FOOD CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WASHINGTON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FIRSTENERGY CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITHCandidate committee$1,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- FRELINGHUYSEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEUGEBAUER CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NATAConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LONE STAR LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACPAC$1,000.00
- HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR ENTERPRISE AND OPPORTUNITY PACPAC$1,000.00
- TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND A/K/A TIM W FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- VESTED PACPAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ROUGHRIDER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- JEFF MILLER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S PACPAC$500.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$500.00
- LANCE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- FASO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEPAC$300.00
- MICA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Christopher H Smith$38,325.66
- Independent expenditures opposing Christopher H Smith$59.76
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- AUTISM HEAR US NOW PAC INCSupporting$37,000.00
- NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PACSupporting$825.00
- FAMILY POLICY ALLIANCESupporting$500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 4, 2020 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H Smith (R) | $1,386,941.44 | $141,574.33 | 2020-12-31 |
| Stephanie Schmid (D) | $801,745.25 | $19,121.31 | 2020-12-31 |
| David Applefield (D) | $269,673.64 | $0.00 | 2020-07-22 |
| Christine Marie Conforti (D) | $32,172.72 | $0.00 | 2020-10-15 |
| James Keady (D) | $24,280.80 | $0.00 | 2020-04-19 |
| Tiffany Lynn Kaszuba (D) | $20,939.72 | $0.00 | 2019-12-31 |
| Hassan Shehadeh (D) | $1,000.00 | $971.00 | 2019-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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