Chris Smith
Office Sought: New Jersey's 4th Congressional District
Political Party: Republican
Age: 65
Campaign Website: http://smithfornj.org/
No. of Tweets: 1,065
No. of Facebook followers: 7,019
Slogan: A Leader We Trust
Biography: Smith is seeking his 20th term in Congress and touts himself as having the second-most bills enacted into law of all 435 lawmakers over the last two decades. He serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
On the Issues:
Rather than listing key party issues, Smith portrays himself as a dedicated and hardworking Congressman who "gets results". He says he's good at several things:
Effective Advocacy
"Congressman Chris Smith has a nationally recognized constituent services operation that gets results for the individual constituents and families. Chris is relentless in his pursuit of justice on behalf of the people of his district, and no problem is too big or too small for Chris and his office to tackle. And Chris put’s his same can-do attitude to work for towns, counties, and organizations across the state ensuring that they—and the state of New Jersey are getting the fair consideration for support they deserve from the federal government."
Solving Local Problems
"Chris takes lessons learned from solving individual casework matters–and helping local governments and organizations—and turns those successes into national policies. He is a trusted leader who believes passionately that government can and must help those who are struggling or have been wronged or disenfranchised by the federal government. Here are just a few examples of how Chris has worked to help on a local level or with an individual issue and then changed—i.e. improved—national policy."
Legislative Accomplishment
"According to aggregated empirical legislative data from the Library of Congress, Congressman Smith ranks second out of all 435 current members of the House of Representatives in authoring bills that have been successfully enacted into law. He has gotten more comprehensive bills signed into law than the rest of the New Jersey Congressional delegation combined."
Passion and Dedication
"Chris Smith has earned the reputation of a courageous advocate for the people. Media outlets across NJ, year after year, have recognized his tenacity, calling him a “bulldog” and “veteran’s best friend” because of his tireless commitment to seeking justice and helping those who cannot help themselves. Even when Congress is, in Chris’ words, “paralyzed with gridlock,” he has the determination, experience and know-how to get bills out of Congress and to the president’s desk."
