Official portrait of Christopher H. Smith
U.S. House

Christopher H. Smith

U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 4th District

Party
Republican
In office since
January 5, 1981
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in NJ-4

Candidates registered with the FEC for NJ-4 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Christopher H. SmithIncumbentRepublican$592K$488K
Rachel PeaceDemocrat$34K$5,363
John David BlakeDemocrat$5,421$6,646

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments1
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    • Western Hemisphere
    • AfricaChair
Contact
Washington office
2373 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3004

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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