SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H
RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · New Jersey · District 4 · Election 2026 · IncumbentH8NJ04014
Overview
- Raised
- $797.2Kvs $838.7K 2023–2024
- Spent
- $608.3Kvs $701.1K 2023–2024
- Cash on hand
- $553Kvs $364.1K 2023–2024
- Debts owed
- $0vs $0 2023–2024
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
Candidate & race
- Office & constituency
- U.S. House · New Jersey · District 4
- Reported party
- Republican
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Incumbent
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH (C00096412)
The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.
Money in
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Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$394.8K
- Unitemized individual contributions$111.6K
- Other committees$268.6K
- Party committees$2,725
- Other receipts$88
Top contributors
- CONGRESS NJRepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participants$19.4K1 contribution
- KIM, GRACE MS.RepublicanDerived from contributions$11K4 contributions
- BERKELEY, LEONARD MR.
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$595.3K
- Contribution refunds$1,300
- Other disbursements$11.7K
Largest operating payments
- MINUTEMAN PRESS$20.2KPRINTING, MAILING, POSTAGE · Aug 27, 2025
- MINUTEMAN PRESS$15.8KPRINTING & POSTAGE · Oct 1, 2025
- MINUTEMAN PRESS$12.4KPRINTING & POSTAGE · Jan 6, 2026
- CHASE CARD SERVICES$11.1KCREDIT CARD: SEE BELOW · Sep 9, 2025
- SAGE STRATEGIES LLC$10.4KPOLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING/1STQTRCOMMISSION/EVENTFEE · Apr 17, 2026
- BREAKERS ON THE OCEAN$9,601EVENT HALL AND CATERING EXPENSES · Apr 1, 2025
- BREAKERS ON THE OCEAN$8,455EVENT HALL AND CATERING EXPENSES · Apr 1, 2026
- SAGE STRATEGIES LLC$7,625POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING,Q2 COMMISSION · Jul 17, 2025
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Financial timeline
2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. House
- State / district
- New Jersey · District 4
- Party affiliation
- Republican
- Race status
- Incumbent
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- PO BOX 1266 · TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, 08754-1266
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
FEC-reported relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $1,300
- Debts owed by committees
- $0
- Last report
- PRE-GENERAL
Source and provenance
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