Christopher H. Smith

person · Republican · case file

Christopher H. Smith

U.S. Representative · NJ-4 · R

U.S. Representative — NJ-4 (R)

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. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 1980–2026 cycles

$13,908,683 raised

Influence graph
Individual 60%
PAC 31%
Other

Where the $13,908,683 raised came from · FEC · 1980–2026 cycle

$13,908,683
Raised
FEC receipts · 1980–2026 cycle
$4,343,161
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 1980–2026 cycles
$496,006
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 25 sources

Verify at FEC.gov ↗

Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

  • Tammy Mrs. Frankel
    RETIRED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Keith Mr. Frankel
    WINDMILL HEALTH PRODUCTS · CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Mark Mr. Deangelis
    SELF · FINANCE · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Gong Yi Mr. Yuan
    HONG KONG PARLIAMENT ELECTORIAL CTTEE · FOUNDER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Peter Mr. Green
    RETIRED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • D'Arcy Mrs. Rohan Green
    RETIRED · COUNCILWOMAN · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Thomas E. Mr. Mcinerney
    BLUFF POINT ASSOCIATES · VENTURE CAPITALIST · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Denise Mrs. Crowley-Deangelis
    ZAIS GROUP, LLC · SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Richard Mr. Saker
    SAKER SHOP RITE · OWNER/PRESIDENT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • William Mr. Holmes
    SELF · OIL & GAS · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Laura Mrs. Saker
    RETIRED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,300
  • Diane Mrs. Kaunitz
    SELF · HOMEMAKER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,200
  • Leonard Mr. Berkeley
    WEINER LAW GROUP · ATTORNEY · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,200
  • Erica Ms. Wisniewski
    DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER · MARINE MAMMAL TRAINER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,000
  • Robert X. Mr. Sun
    CHINA AID ASSOCIATION · HUMAN RIGHTS · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $5,000

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$156,124
  • Retired$84,370
  • Real estate$25,425
  • Securities & investment$19,950
  • Lawyers & law firms$19,700
  • Not employed / self$18,300
  • Health professionals$17,875
  • Education$4,600

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$51,475
  • HONG KONG PARLIAMENT ELECTORIAL CTTEE$6,600
  • WINDMILL HEALTH PRODUCTS$6,600
  • ZAIS GROUP, LLC$6,600
  • SAKER SHOP RITE$6,600
  • BLUFF POINT ASSOCIATES$6,600
  • WEINER LAW GROUP$6,200
  • DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER$6,000
  • CHINA AID ASSOCIATION$5,000
  • DREXEL LIQUOR STORE, INC.$5,000

Committee assignments · 3

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs — AfricaChair
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Western Hemisphere

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 55

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.Res. 1400Condemning the People's Republic of China's Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress and the Chinese Communist Party's campaign of forced assimilation against ethnic and religious minorities.· International Affairs
  • H.R. 9531Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our Nation’s Heroes Act· Armed Forces and National Security
  • H.Res. 1382A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.· Law
  • H.R. 9202Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act· International Affairs
  • H.R. 9085Tibet Atrocities Determination Act· International Affairs

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 25 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations0
  • None on file
PACs / committees25

Connections · explore all 25

Every sourced counterparty, one row each (edges to the same party are merged and show the largest documented amount). Search, filter by type or direction, and sort. Money figures are FEC-sourced where marked.

Sort

Cite · embed · data

Embed a verified-only mini-card

<iframe src="https://dialogtracker.com/embed/christopher-h-smith" width="540" height="260" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Christopher H. Smith — Dialog Tracker"></iframe>
Download the sourced data (JSON) ↓

Get new sourced receipts as they land — roughly weekly. Built for reporters and researchers.

Entries here reflect documented financial, professional, or organizational ties drawn from public records — campaign-finance filings, corporate and regulatory disclosures, and reporting. Appearing in this graph is not an allegation of wrongdoing. Every claim shown links to its source. How we source this · Request a correction